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Raechel Keay Kummer

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Raechel Kummer focuses on complex litigation and high-stakes governmental and internal investigations. Raechel has litigated a range of matters before state and federal trial and appellate courts, including the US Supreme Court. Raechel argued as lead counsel in the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh and Eleventh Circuits, and successfully represented the District of Columbia as a lead defense counsel in multiple jury trials.

Extended Profile

Raechel recently served as lead counsel in a bid protest litigation in the US Court of Federal Claims. She also has experience briefing on a wide range of issues, including high value tax, bankruptcy, intellectual property, and white collar matters. Raechel serves as general counsel for an international industry exposition and as counsel for a prominent Washington-based trade association. Raechel is also an active member of the firm’s crisis management practice.

Additionally, Raechel has represented a variety of corporations and senior executives in congressional and other governmental investigations. She has defended against government investigations into technology firms, the music industry, and major financial institutions. Raechel has deposed the head of a federal agency and has prepared multiple senior executives to testify in depositions, at trial, and before Congress. She also has conducted confidential internal investigations for major institutions.

selected representations

  • Represents as lead counsel a nonprofit agency providing employment for individuals with differing abilities through the US AbilityOne Program in litigation before the US Court of Federal Claims
  • Represented as lead counsel pro bono individuals in the US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in a Section 1983 action establishing a constitutional principle on behalf of the hearing impaired
  • Represented clients in high-profile congressional investigations, including investigations by the Senate Judiciary Committee, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
  • Represented as a lead counsel the District of Columbia in multiple DC Whistleblower Protection Act jury trials and obtained judgment in favor of the District of Columbia
  • Represented multinational corporations in appellate briefing in significant tax matters before the US Courts of Appeals for the Second and Fifth Circuits
  • Represents a code development organization in intellectual property and administrative law litigation before state and federal courts
  • Represented health benefit funds in expedited bankruptcy appeals
  • Represented a media corporation in successful defense of defamation action

Education

  • Yale Law School, 2008, Juris Doctor
  • The University of Georgia, 2005, Master of Arts
  • The University of Georgia, 2005, Bachelor of Arts

Admissions

  • District of Columbia
  • Connecticut
  • US Supreme Court
  • US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
  • US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
  • US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
  • US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
  • US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
  • US Court of Federal Claims
  • US District Court for the District of Maryland
  • US District Court for the District of Columbia
  • US District Court for the Central District of Illinois

Clerkships

  • Clerkship to Judge Charles R. Wilson of the US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (2008 - 2009)

Awards and Affiliations

DC Bar Association

Judicial Clerk, Hon. Charles R. Wilson, Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals (2008–2009)

Benjamin N. Cardozo Prize for Best Moot Court Brief, Yale Law School (2008)

Development Editor, Yale Journal of International Law

Editor, Yale Law and Policy Review

University of Georgia Foundation Fellow

Phi Beta Kappa

Publications

7/8/2016 - Congressional Investigations: Witnesses Do Have Rights, BNA's White Collar Crime Report

1/11/2016 - Constitutional Limitations on an SEC Investigation of a House Committee, BNA's Securities Regulation & Law Report

4/9/2015 - Benghazi-Related House Subpoena of Clinton E-Mail Server Would Likely Fail

7/21/2014 - D.C. Circuit Decision in Ralls Corp. v. CFIUS May Provide a Peek Behind the Government’s CFIUS Curtain

6/27/2014 - The Global Reach of US Congressional Investigations

4/7/2014 - Constitutional Protections for Staff Investigating CIA

Summer 2013 - Case Highlight: Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. and the Breadth of the First Sale Doctrine

10/31/2012 - Supreme Court Considers Whether the First Sale Doctrine in Copyright Law Applies to a Copy That was Made and Legally Acquired Abroad and Then Imported Into the United States

6/25/2010 - Supreme Court Affirms Arbitrator’s Ability to Decide Enforceability of Arbitration Agreements When Parties Have Expressly Agreed That It Is Within Arbitrator’s Province

May 2010 - Choice of Law Theory and the Metaphysics of the Stand-Alone Trigger

2/24/2010 - Supreme Court Adopts “Nerve Center” Test for Corporate Citizenship in Diversity Jurisdiction

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