Rachel Clingman, Partner-in-Charge of Sutherland’s Houston office, is nationally recognized in litigation for energy, transportation and insurance companies and known for her experience in complex litigation, crisis management and related commercial issues. Rachel has counseled executives and boards of directors on how to deal with crises with billions of dollars of exposure and potential criminal consequences, and she has presented executives for litigation testimony and testimony before Congress and investigative entities. Rachel also has been honored regionally and nationally for legal excellence and industry and civic contributions. Regular clients include energy, chemical and transportation companies involved in complex litigation and/or government and regulatory investigations.

Rachel is also a member of Sutherland’s Crisis Management and Complex Litigation Team, helping clients navigate crises and develop legal response strategies tailored to each specific situation. To learn more about how Sutherland defends companies facing challenges on multiple fronts, including civil litigation and parallel criminal investigations, multi-district litigation proceedings, putative class actions, Congressional investigations and hearings, regulatory investigations, internal investigations, shareholder direct and derivative claims, and corporate disclosure issues, visit sutherlandcrisismanagement.com.