Rachel Owsley

Rachel is an experienced transactional attorney focusing on employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) transactions, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance and compliance matters, and other strategic commercial transactions. Rachel represents domestic and international businesses operating across the United States.

Recent News, Articles & Speaking Engagements

• Corporation Law: Kentucky Practical Law Corporate & Securities State Q&A
• UPDATE: FinCEN and Treasury Department Announce They Will Not Enforce CTA Despite March Deadline, with Edward H. Burrell III, William M. Joseph (Bill), Walter S. Robertson and Alison M. Zeitlin, Stites & Harbison Client Alert, March 6, 2025
• UPDATE: Corporate Transparency Act Back on as Potential Changes Loom, with Edward H. Burrell III, William M. Joseph (Bill), Walter S. Robertson and Alison M. Zeitlin, Stites & Harbison Client Alert, February 20, 2025
• Future of the Corporate Transparency Act is Uncertain, with Edward H. Burrell III, William M. Joseph (Bill), Walter S. Robertson and Alison M. Zeitlin, Stites & Harbison Client Alert, December 5, 2024

Recent Assignments

• Serves as outside general, ESOP, and corporate counsel to clients in the aerospace, telecommunications, engineering, manufacturing, and construction industries (including government contractors in these industries).
• Represents businesses, fiduciaries, and shareholders in transactions involving the establishment, maintenance, administration, and termination of ESOPs, including Department of Labor investigations.
• Advises businesses entering into a wide variety of significant commercial transactions, including supply agreements, manufacturing agreements, distribution agreements, teaming agreements, joint ventures, confidentiality or nondisclosure agreements, and services agreements (including related government funding requirements).
• Leads teams through M&A transactions and other strategic corporate transactions, including coordinating or advising on investment bank engagements, deal structuring, due diligence, and post-closing integration.

Community Involvement

• Hispanic National Bar Association Latina Executive Leadership Program, Class of 2021
• Leadership Louisville, Class of 2021
• Maryhurst, Inc., Board of Directors and Corporate Secretary (2012-18)

Before Stites & Harbison

Rachel joined Stites & Harbison in September 2007 after participating in the firm’s summer associate program in 2005 and 2006.

More Than Stites & Harbison

In her spare time, Rachel loves to travel and explore new places with her husband and sons.

Languages

• Spanish