Rachel Chalmers is an associate in the London office of Gibson Dunn, where she practises in the firm’s Disputes Resolution Group. Her practice covers high-value commercial litigation, international arbitration, and regulatory investigations, often involving multiple jurisdictions and parallel proceedings. Rachel regularly advises clients in the tech space on both disputes and regulatory matters, including online and digital safety regimes across multiple jurisdictions. She has also represented clients in complex, high-stakes international arbitration proceedings, as well as in litigation involving sovereign states, public international law and human rights.
Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Ms. Chalmers practised at a top-tier law firm in Sydney, where she advised on corporate and financial litigation and intellectual property disputes. She also served as a Judicial Clerk to the Honourable Justice Yates of the Federal Court of Australia, working on trials and appeals in commercial, intellectual property, and competition matters.
Rachel earned her Master of Law (LLM) from the University of Cambridge, graduating first in her cohort of 195 with a Class I with Distinction. She received the BRD Clarke Prize for best overall result, as well as subject prizes in International Dispute Resolution, Advanced Private Law, Criminal Justice and Human Rights, and Law of Armed Conflict.
She also holds a Bachelor of Laws (Honours Class I) and a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Adelaide, where she served as a student editor of the Adelaide Law Review legal journal and graduated as Valedictorian of her commerce degree.
She is admitted as a solicitor in the High Court of Australia, the Federal Court of Australia, and the Supreme Court of New South Wales.
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Credentials
Education:
- University of Cambridge - 2025 Master of Laws (LL.M.)
- University of Adelaide - 2021 Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)
- University of Adelaide - 2020 Bachelor of Commerce
Admissions:
- Australia - Law Society of New South Wales