Rachael Lewis

Rachael is the Partner in Charge of the Canberra office of King & Wood Mallesons, and a Practice Lead for the firm’s national Mergers and Acquisitions practice group. KWM is a top tier, international law firm headquartered in Asia. The firm has over 3000 lawyers in 30 global locations, and draws from Western and Eastern perspectives to deliver incisive counsel. In Australia, the firm has offices in Canberra, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth. Rachael works primarily in the TMET and Government sector teams and has particular specialisations in telecommunications, IT, complex procurement and contracting acting for both public and private sector clients. Rachael has acted in some of the largest telecommunications transactions in Australia, and on some of the largest, most complex IT and whole-of-Australian government procurements for the Commonwealth government. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Rachael acted as part of a large KWM team for the Department of Health in procuring the COVID -19 vaccines for Australia, something she is immensely proud of. Rachael is also an advocate for diversity and inclusion at KWM. She chairs the firm’s Gender Working Group which is tasked with working towards the firm’s gender targets. She is also a member of KWM’s Diversity and Inclusion Counsel, which brings together the various diversity initiatives at the firm (including, cultural, gender and LGBTQI+). Rachael aspires for the firm to be as diverse as its international client base so that in working closely with its clients, it delivers a service that responds to and reflects their different needs and cultures.