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Robert S. Strauss Tower
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Washington, DC 20006-1037
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
United States
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Dr Rachel Elsby
Work Department
Partner; Intellectual Property
Position
Dr. Elsby is an experienced trial lawyer who represents clients in intellectual property disputes in a range of technology areas, most notably in the life sciences, pharmaceuticals, and medical device space. Her practice primarily focuses on patent and trade secret litigation in district courts and appeals to the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals. She also has significant experience handling cases before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) and the International Trade Commission (ITC). She is a leader on our trial teams and plays a key role in strategy development, case management, and trial presentation in highly-complex technical areas. Additionally, she often serves as the appellate specialist on our trial teams. Dr. Elsby has participated in numerous appeals as both counsel and in consulting roles, arguing several cases at the Federal Circuit. Furthermore, she is frequently called on by members of the biotech and life sciences industry to write amicus briefs in patent cases before the Federal Circuit and Supreme Court.
To learn more about Rachel, please visit her profile here: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/rachel-j-elsby
Education
- J.D., George Mason University School of Law, 2010
- Ph.D., University of Miami, 2007
- B.S., University of Miami, 2002
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
Akin’s patent litigation team are engaged in all major venues and demonstrates strength in the pharma and biotech industries. Its varied caseload includes Hatch-Waxman cases, IPR proceedings, and competitor disputes. Steven Maslowski, a life sciences patent specialist in Philadelphia, chairs the practice; Malowski’s notable roster of clients includes Johnson & Johnson and Boston Scientific. Also in Philadelphia, Matthew Pearson is a skilled litigator for life sciences patents, with a particular focus on biologics and antibody tech. Key attorneys in Washington DC include Cono Carrano, whose expertise spans semiconductors, computer and optics tech, and Rachel Elsby, who excels in business-critical life sciences cases. Meanwhile, Daniel Moffett, based in San Antonio, and Michael Kahn, based in New York, are experienced trial lawyers for patent infringement and misappropriated trade secret cases.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
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- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- International trade and national security > Trade remedies and trade policy
Firm Rankings
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- Industry focus > Education
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- M&A/corporate and commercial > Corporate governance
- Government > Government contracts
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: transactional
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Private equity buyouts: middle-market (Up to $500m)
- Investment fund formation and management > Private equity funds (including venture capital)
- Energy > Renewable/alternative power
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- Media, technology and telecoms > Telecoms and broadcast: regulatory
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
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- Energy > Energy transactions: electric power
- Environment > Environment: transactional
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- Labor and employment > Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions)
- Antitrust > Merger control
- Finance > Project finance
- Real estate > Real estate
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Finance > Commercial lending
- Finance > Commercial lending > Advice to direct lenders/private credit
- Healthcare > Life sciences
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
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- Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market (sub-$500m)