Rachel Tausend is an experienced civil litigator and government investigations attorney who has been counseling clients for nearly 20 years as they navigate the evolving challenges of electronically stored information (ESI) and evidence in the context of lawsuits, arbitrations, investigations, regulatory examinations and business transactions. She has represented companies and their officers, directors and employees in complex commercial disputes, securities litigation, class actions, IP litigation, employment disputes, and consumer finance litigation, and in internal corporate investigation and investigations by agencies such as the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Department of Justice, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Australian Securities and Investments Commission, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, Environmental Protection Authority, and U.K. Financial Conduct Authority. These investigations have involved a broad range of allegations, including accounting fraud, securities fraud, insider trading, data breach, lender misconduct, environmental violations, and failure to comply with licensing, reporting, books and records or other regulatory requirements. Her clients have spanned many industries, including financial services, healthcare and life sciences, technology, manufacturing and energy.
As a partner in K&L Gates’ e-discovery analysis and technology group (e-DAT), Rachel advises and advocates for clients at all discovery stages from identification, preservation and collection through production. She has substantial experience developing search and technology-assisted review (predictive coding) methodologies and protocols, negotiating ESI agreements, managing complex document reviews and resolving discovery disputes. In doing so, she leverages technologies with a focus on innovative, defensible and cost-effective solutions that meet her clients' needs.
Rachel also assists clients with information governance and data privacy and protection issues, and, as a certified project manager with an M.B.A., consults on project workflow and knowledge management strategies and best practices. Rachel is an active member of the International Legal Technology Association and prepares and presents educational and training materials and programs on e-discovery, data privacy and other related topics.
