Rachel E. Lowe is a special regulatory counsel in the Corporate Department and a member of the Private Investment Funds Group.
Rachel advises on financial services regulation specializing in sustainable finance and ESG regulation. She has particular expertise in drafting and advising on the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) and the Taxonomy Regulation. Rachel has also supported with EU MiFID and AIFMD sustainability updates for clients, including from a governance and organizational perspective, as well as providing drafting and training support. She also advises on the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), including analysis of its applicability for large international group structures.
From a UK perspective, Rachel supports clients with the TCFD-related requirements in the Financial Conduct Authority’s ESG Sourcebook and is increasingly engaged on the UK’s Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR).
More broadly, Rachel has worked with litigation colleagues to assist clients with understanding and mitigating greenwashing-related legal and regulatory risk.
Rachel is ranked in the Chambers Crisis & Risk Management Guide 2024 global guide for ESG where she is praised for being "proactive and receptive, she is also responsive and aware of our needs. I have really enjoyed working with her" and "Rachel's sophisticated commercial understanding enables her to build empathetic and practical relationships with her clients, then produce very successful outcomes".
Education
- College of Law, LL.B.
- College of Law, LPC
- College of Law, GDL
- University of Warwick, M.A.
- University College London, B.A. (Hons)
Admissions & Qualifications
- Admitted as a solicitor in England and Wales
Awards & Recognition
Chambers Crisis & Risk Management: Environmental, Social & Governance (Law Firms) 2024
Legal 500 United Kingdom: Risk Advisory: ESG: Private Investment Funds, 2025