Rachel Hawthorne is a Partner in the firm’s OSINT & Digital Forensics group who has been with the firm since its early years. She focuses on open-source attribution and digital forensics. recovered assets in matters involving dozens of banks and exchanges.

She advises clients across North America and Latin America and works with the firm’s investigators and forensic accountants to move from first report to first freeze as quickly as the facts allow. She is admitted in New York and regularly coordinates matters with local counsel worldwide.

Rachel is a graduate of Stanford Law School and Georgetown University, where she served on the law review. She writes and speaks frequently on fraud trends and is a member of the firm’s 24-hour incident-response desk.

• Traced and froze assets layered through 6 entities in 3 countries in a single matter
• Won restitution for 7 investors in a $71 million Ponzi scheme
Recovered a $57 million vendor-impersonation wire within 37 hours of the loss

Stanford Law School
B.A., Georgetown University

New York
U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York

English
Korean

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