Rachel L. Wise is Senior Counsel in the Las Vegas office.
Commerical Litigation
- Obtained case canceling sanctions based on the opposing party’s discovery violations, resulting in an award of attorneys’ fees
- Prevailed in a water-abandonment matter before the district court, which the Supreme Court later upheld
- Obtained dismissal for failure to state a claim against a business owner in his individual capacity
- Negotiate a settlement that was 97% less than the initial demand of $950,000 in a medical malpractice matter
- Successfully obtained a preliminary injunction that enjoined a state agency from curtailing fifty percent of water rights in two major agricultural basins in northern Nevada
- Prevailed in summary judgment on a breach of fiduciary duty claim alleged against a purported corporate officer
- Successfully defended against secured lender’s attachment of the client’s assets
- Reversed a fraudulent transfer and clawed back retirement funds that the client’s investor misappropriated
- Obtained dismissal for lack of jurisdiction in a constructive trust matter
Securities Litigation
- Successfully represented a special litigation committee of a public corporation regarding claims asserted by a derivative plaintiff, which the Supreme Court later upheld
- Nevada Foreclosure and Workouts, presented a CLE regarding the Foreclosure Process in Nevada and Ethics, National Business Institution, November 2015
- Real Estate Foreclosure, a step-by-step workshop, presented Continuing Legal Education (“CLE”) on Foreclosure Mediation, National Business Institution, November 2014
- Visiting Lecture The Truth about Civil Litigation, Sierra Nevada College, Business Law 300 Level, April 2014
Admissions
- Nevada
- Washington
- Supreme Court of Nevada
- U.S. District Court, District of Nevada
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Memberships
- Member, Southern Nevada Disciplinary Board (2021-2027)
- Member, American Bar Association (2018-present)
- Member, Nevada Bar Association
- Barrister, American Inns of Court, Howard D. McKibben Chapter (August 2017 – present)
- Board of Directors, Tahoe Institute of Natural Science (May 2015 – 2019)
- Member, Women’s Chamber of Commerce (2018-2019)
- Associate, American Inns of Court, Bruce R. Thompson Chapter (August 2015 – August 2017)
- Board of Directors, Northern California Lawyer Access (May 2015 – December 2016, entity dissolved)
Education
- J.D., Michigan State University College of Law, 2010
- B.A., International Affairs, University of Nevada at Reno, 2006
Honors
- Best Lawyers in America® Ones to Watch distinction in Commercial Litigation (2022-2025)
Languages
- Italian