Rachel Lee
Overview
Rachel Lee is an associate in Crowell & Moring’s San Francisco office, where she practices in the Litigation and the Energy, Environment, and Natural Resources groups.
Career & Education
- U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
Judicial Extern, 2024 - Superior Court of San Francisco County
Judicial Extern, 2020 - Department of Justice: United States Attorneys' Office
Central District of California, Criminal & National Security Extern, 2023
- U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
- Bark & Co Solicitors, Intern, 2021
- Volunteer Lawyers Project of the Boston Bar Association, Family and Guardianship Unit Intern, 2021
- Boston Court Service Center, Intern, 2020-2021
- University of California, Los Angeles School of Law, J.D., 2025
- Boston University, B.A., summa cum laude, 2022
- California
- Cantonese
Rachel's Insights
Client Alert | 5 min read | 06.01.26
California Court Upholds Insurer’s Duty to Defend After Covered Claim Is Dismissed
On April 30, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California issued a significant ruling in an insurance coverage dispute between a commercial general liability insurer and its policyholder. The decision addresses several critical issues in insurance law, including the scope and continuity of the duty to defend and the standard for insurer reimbursement of defense costs in mixed-claim actions. The court ruled largely in favor of the insured, SVO Building One, LLC ("SVO"), and the matter now heads toward settlement or trial on SVO's remaining counterclaims.
Client Alert | 4 min read | 05.04.26
EPA Places Microplastics, PFAS, Pharmaceuticals, and DBPs on Draft Sixth Contaminant Candidate List
Client Alert | 3 min read | 04.22.26
Insights
Landmark Verdicts Against Meta and YouTube Signal New Era of Social Media Platform Liability
|04.01.26
Crowell & Moring’s Retail & Consumer Products Law Observer
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03.06.26
Crowell & Moring’s State AG Blog
State AG News: Consumer Protection Enforcement, Federal Funding, AI (December 18-24, 2025)
|12.30.25
Crowell & Moring’s State AG Blog
Industries
Rachel's Insights
Client Alert | 5 min read | 06.01.26
California Court Upholds Insurer’s Duty to Defend After Covered Claim Is Dismissed
On April 30, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California issued a significant ruling in an insurance coverage dispute between a commercial general liability insurer and its policyholder. The decision addresses several critical issues in insurance law, including the scope and continuity of the duty to defend and the standard for insurer reimbursement of defense costs in mixed-claim actions. The court ruled largely in favor of the insured, SVO Building One, LLC ("SVO"), and the matter now heads toward settlement or trial on SVO's remaining counterclaims.
Client Alert | 4 min read | 05.04.26
EPA Places Microplastics, PFAS, Pharmaceuticals, and DBPs on Draft Sixth Contaminant Candidate List
Client Alert | 3 min read | 04.22.26
