Straus Named as Finalist for Women of Achievement Award

Shook Partner Rachel Straus was named a finalist for the 2025 Women of Achievement – Community Award, presented by the Century City Chamber of Commerce Women’s Business Council. The Community Award honors volunteer work, leadership and initiatives that benefit the Los Angeles community.

Practicing out of Los Angeles, Straus has been instrumental in helping Shook become one of the nationwide leaders in a new wave of privacy and data security class action defense. Straus was named in Chambers USA and Lawdragon 500 for her work in the automotive practice.

Straus maintains an active pro bono practice and recently obtained a winning verdict in a family law trial representing a client challenging the validity of a divorce the husband sought in Egypt. She is also a volunteer for Team Prime Time; an organization that provides intervention programs for at-risk children from low-income areas of Los Angeles.

The Chamber of Commerce recognized Straus (and fellow finalists) at the Women of Achievement Awards on October 16.