Rachel Staats is an associate in the Business Law department at Goodwin.

Rachel Staats

Associate
Rachel Staats
Washington, DC
+1 202 346 4278
Rachel Staats is an associate in the Business Law department at Goodwin. She joined Goodwin in 2025.

Experience

While attending law school, Rachel was a Notes Editor for the Business & Finance Law Review, a Teaching Assistant for Professor Melinda Roth’s Corporations class, and a Research Assistant for Professor Dalia Tsuk Mitchell. She also served as a Writing Fellow in the Legal Writing Center and as a member of both the Moot Court Board and the Alternative Dispute Resolution Board.

In her previous role as a Research Associate at Russell Reynolds Associates, Rachel helped identify and assess candidates for high-profile in-house legal positions, including General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer roles. She worked with Fortune 500 companies across industries such as healthcare, technology, and financial services.

Credentials

Education

JDBusiness and Finance Law Concentration2025

The George Washington University Law School

(High Honors, Order of the Coif)

ABEconomics and Justice & Peace Studies2020

Georgetown University

Admissions

Bars

  • District of Columbia