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Rachael A. Harris
Principal
Rachael Harris focuses her practice on litigation, with a particular emphasis on appellate litigation and intellectual property disputes. Rachael’s work includes civil and appellate litigation before both federal and state courts, as well as representing clients in arbitration proceedings.
Rachael represents and counsels clients in a wide range of matters, including patent and intellectual property disputes, as well as administrative law and healthcare litigation.
She has been named a Washington DC Super Lawyers – Rising Star, among the top up-and-coming lawyers, defined as 40 years of age and younger or in the practice of law for less than 10 years.
Prior to joining the firm, Rachael was a judicial intern for The Honorable Royce C. Lamberth of the United States District Court, District of Columbia.
- Successfully resolved a case for a packaging company accused of patent infringement, trademark infringement, unfair competition and breach of contract prior to trial in US District Court.
- Successfully defended a provider of underground utility location services in patent infringement action involving vehicle tracking systems.
- Successfully prosecuted a patent infringement claim and obtained an award for attorneys’ fees on behalf of a leading commercial product manufacturer.
- Represented a leading marketer of hoverboards in multiple patent infringement actions brought by competitors.
- Represented the respondent in ITC investigation involving resins used in lithium-ion batteries and other applications related to electric vehicles.
- Represented the appellant/respondent, a retailer of industrial diamond products, in appellate proceedings stemming from ITC investigation.
- Represented multiple respondents, including a Chinese supplier of accused products, in an ITC investigation and convinced the complainant to withdraw the complaint without concessions or settlement.
- Successfully defended a leading provider of corporate identity uniforms in a trade secrets dispute related to garment tracking systems, resulting in favorable settlement for the client.
- Successfully defended a watch marketer in trademark and unfair competition litigation brought by a competitor, and in related TTAB proceedings.
- Represented a national industry organization in pursuing Lanham Act false advertising claims by drafting multiple motions and briefs involving disgorgement and lost profits analysis, and oppositions to defendant’s motions.
- Obtained affirmance at the Federal Circuit of judgment in favor of a client in a patent inventorship dispute.
- Represented a major insurance provider regarding the applicability of various Medicare and Medicaid regulations.
- Successfully defended an insurance provider against breach of contract claims in AAA arbitration.
- On behalf of an international law firm, successfully obtained discharge of sanctions show cause order before the Ninth Circuit related to mandamus petition.
- Represented clients challenging the district court's interpretation of a final agency rule in the DC Circuit.
Education
- The George Washington University, J.D., notes editor, The George Washington International Law Review, 2007
- The Johns Hopkins University, M.A., 2002
- The Johns Hopkins University, B.A., 2000
Admissions
- District of Columbia, 2008
- Maryland, 2007
Courts
- U.S. Ct. of App., Ninth Circuit, 2010
- U.S. Ct. of App., Federal Circuit, 2011
- U.S. Ct. of App., Sixth Circuit, 2011
- U.S. Dist. Ct., Dist. of Columbia, 2010