Rachael Westmoreland is an associate in the Washington, D.C. office of Latham & Watkins.
Rachael represents clients in high-stakes litigation matters, with particular expertise on government-facing litigation and complex regulatory disputes. Rachael leverages over seven years of prior experience at the US Department of Justice to provide clients with a unique perspective in suits against the government.
She has experience working on matters in a number of highly regulated industries, including healthcare, agriculture, pharmaceuticals, trade, and energy.
After law school, Rachael clerked for the Honorable Leslie Abrams Gardner on the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia.
Experience
Rachael’s experience includes representing:
The Federal Trade Commission in challenges to the Non-Compete Rule*
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in challenges to the 340B program and drug pricing rules*
The US Department of Agriculture in challenges to nutrition benefits*
*Matter handled prior to joining Latham
Qualifications
Bar Qualification
District of Columbia
Georgia
Education
JD, University of Michigan Law School, 2016 Associate Editor, Michigan Law Review
BA in Environmental Studies, Emory University, 2013 Phi Beta Kappa Society, Dean’s List
A Latham team secured a decisive victory against the federal government in a challenge to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' calculation of Clover's 2026 Medicare Advantage "Star Rating.”
A team of Latham litigators once again secured a preliminary injunction allowing construction on the nearly finished, fully permitted Revolution Wind project to resume and blocking the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s stop work order.
A team of Latham litigators secured a court order allowing Revolution Wind, the 80% complete, US$6.2 billion offshore wind project, to restart construction.
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