Latham & Watkins LLP

Rachel Blitzer is an experienced intellectual property litigator who represents clients in technically complex cases relating to trade secrets, patent infringement, copyright, breach of contract, business torts, and antitrust.

Rachel's litigation experience spans a broad range of technologies, including:

• Software, VR, and gaming applications
• Aerospace technologies
• Industrial machinery
• Financial products
• Medical devices
• Pharmaceuticals
• Chemical products

Rachel draws on her extensive trial experience and technical facility to advance her clients’ interests in their most critical matters. Her practice includes consulting clients at all stages (from start-up to Fortune 500 companies) on sound IP strategy in order to best position them for monetization, asserting or defending future litigation, and compliance with their management and financial reporting duties. Rachel's litigation practice is complemented by her robust experience with IP licensing and diligence matters, including patent portfolio analyses, freedom-to-operate opinions, and contract drafting.

In addition to her work in federal district and appellate courts, Rachel practices in state courts, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, and the International Trade Commission, and is admitted to practice before the US Patent and Trademark Office.

Additionally, Rachel maintains an active pro bono practice, which includes political asylum petitions, immigration appeals, Violence Against Women Act self-petitions, unemployment insurance representations, will drafting and end-of-life planning, patent prosecution and counseling for small entities, and case reviews for The Innocence Project. She has also served on the New York State Permanent Commission on Sentencing.