Rachel Cherington has extensive experience in complex commercial litigation.  Before joining Saxena White, Ms. Cherington was a partner with a boutique litigation firm in New York City, where she obtained substantial experience representing hedge funds, banks, law firms, and individuals in high-stakes securities, corporate governance, and contract disputes. She has particular experience litigating matters involving corporate governance, federal securities laws, and sophisticated financial transactions.

In recent years, Ms. Cherington has focused her practice on appellate work.  She has been a key member of the appellate teams in multiple successful appeals in the Second and Ninth Circuits, including most recently a Ninth Circuit appeal on behalf of investors in Snap Inc., resulting in reversal of the District Court’s dismissal of the case ($65 million settlement).  Issues addressed in these appeals have included Article III standing, pleading standards under the PSLRA, discovery sanctions, pretrial orders, and other complex questions of federal and state law.

Ms. Cherington received her Juris Doctor from the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School in 2005.  She received a Master of Public Administration from Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government in 2019, and a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Emory University in 1995.  While attending law school, Ms. Cherington served as an editor of the Journal of International Economic Law.

Ms. Cherington is a member of the Bar in New York and is admitted to practice before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second and Ninth Circuits, and the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York.