Kushel named partner

An attorney from Fairfield has been named a partner at the law firm of Robinson+Cole. Rachel V. Kushel is among the nine new partners announced by the firm, which has more than 200 lawyers in nine offices.

The other new partners are Kendra L. Berardi, Stephen O. Clancy, Dana M. Horton, Keisha S. Palmer, Timothy C. Twardowski and George W. Watson III.

Kushel is a member of the firm”™s labor, employment, benefits and immigration group and works primarily in its Hartford office. In addition to handling litigation in federal and state courts, she represents clients in administrative matters before the Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities, the Department of Labor and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.