Rachel Presa

Rachel Presa joined Kennedy Lewis in 2021 and is a Director and the Firm’s Chief Compliance Officer and Fund Counsel. Ms. Presa has over a decade of experience representing and advising investment funds, financial institutions, and other clients in legal and compliance matters, including regulatory investigations and enforcement, civil litigation, and bankruptcy and restructuring. Ms. Presa was formerly Senior Counsel at the law firm of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld. Prior to her legal career, Ms. Presa taught English and writing in public high schools in North Carolina and Maryland.

Ms. Presa is on the Junior Advisory Board of Her Justice.

Ms. Presa has a BA from Goucher College and earned her JD at New York University School of Law.