Rachel Peters

Senior Counsel at RBC

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

About

My name is Rachel Peters, and I have an extensive background in global studies, both professional and academic. I am licensed to practice law in both Ontario and New York and thrive in settings that allow me to leverage my skillsets in research, teamwork, and project management, among others.

Experience

  • RBC (Toronto, Ontario, Canada · Hybrid)
    • Senior Counsel
      Apr 2025 - Present · 1 yr 4 mos

      -providing strategic advice on banking product updates and use, client agreement negotiations and proposals, strategic partnerships and business account disputes, all within Commercial Banking.

    • Counsel
      Aug 2024 - Apr 2025 · 9 mos

      - on secondment from Blake, Cassels and Graydon LLP with RBC’s Corporate Secretary Department -assisting with coordination and drafting of the 2025 RBC proxy circular and Annual General Meeting (AGM) for RBC -providing research and other support for matters regarding Corporate Governance mandates, regulatory and legal matters affecting the group, and proxy circular requirements -liaising with stakeholders and vendors as required for planning of the proxy circular and AGM

  • Staff Lawyer at Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
    Feb 2024 - Apr 2025 · 1 yr 3 mos

    -staff lawyer in Blake, Cassels & Graydon's InSource program -on secondment as Counsel supporting Corporate Governance in RBC Law Group since August 2024

  • Associate at Hodgson Russ LLP
    Sep 2022 - Jul 2023 · 11 mos

    -associate for corporate and securities practice area and tax-exempt organizations practice area

  • Articling Student at KPMG Law
    Aug 2021 - May 2022 · 10 mos

    -assisting associates and partners with research, drafting, reviews, and other support in taxation litigation, taxation planning, wills, estates and trusts, labour and employment, and corporate practice areas

  • Summer Law Student at KPMG Law LLP
    Jun 2020 - Aug 2020 · 3 mos

    -working as tax law summer student