Rachel S. Lesser

Counsel | She/Her/Hers

Overview

Rachel’s practice focuses on labor and employment and antitrust matters, including investigations and complex litigation. Her experience counseling clients on non-compete laws and other employment concerns adds value to her antitrust practice.

In her antitrust practice, Rachel helps clients facing civil lawsuits and government investigations. She has experience with a wide range of antitrust matters, including no poach and price fixing conspiracies. In addition, Rachel concentrates her labor and employment practice on internal investigations and class action litigation. Rachel’s litigation experience covers matters including multi-district antitrust litigations, wage and hour disputes, and wrongful termination claims. She has a nationwide practice in federal and state courts, representing clients effectively as both plaintiff and defendant. Rachel has advised client on pre-litigation issues, as well as handled complex fact and expert discovery and drafted dispositive motions.

Rachel also maintains a robust pro bono practice, serving as a Guardian ad Litem in multiple child custody disputes.

Prior to joining Crowell, Rachel was a legal intern for the majority staff of the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis.

While at Georgetown University Law Center, Rachel participated in a fact-finding human rights mission to Botswana with the International Women’s Human Rights Clinic. She also was the Managing Editor for the Georgetown Journal on Poverty Law & Policy. Upon graduating, Rachel received the Dean’s Certificate for special and outstanding service to the Georgetown Law community. She also interned for the Honorable Rosemary M. Collyer on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Career & Education

    • Georgetown University, B.A., 2015
    • Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., cum laude, 2020
    • Georgetown University, B.A., 2015
    • Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., cum laude, 2020
    • District of Columbia
    • District of Columbia

Rachel's Insights

Client Alert | 2 min read | 04.23.26

Two Lawsuits in One: The Growing Risk of Pairing Biometric Tech With Wage-and-Hour Violations

On April 16, 2026, a complaint alleging a putative class and collective action was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, alleging that a property management company violated Illinois’ biometric privacy law through the use of its biometric timekeeping software. The complaint, which begins with the statement that “[t]his is a wage theft and privacy case,” emphasizes the legal risks that may arise when employers deploy biometric timekeeping technology without adequate compliance measures, particularly in Illinois, one of the most employee-protective states for biometric privacy claims....

Rachel's Insights

Client Alert | 2 min read | 04.23.26

Two Lawsuits in One: The Growing Risk of Pairing Biometric Tech With Wage-and-Hour Violations

On April 16, 2026, a complaint alleging a putative class and collective action was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, alleging that a property management company violated Illinois’ biometric privacy law through the use of its biometric timekeeping software. The complaint, which begins with the statement that “[t]his is a wage theft and privacy case,” emphasizes the legal risks that may arise when employers deploy biometric timekeeping technology without adequate compliance measures, particularly in Illinois, one of the most employee-protective states for biometric privacy claims....