Rachel E. Kopp
- Rachel E. Kopp
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Associate
- phone (215) 496-0300
- fax (215) 496-6611
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Rachel E. Kopp focuses her practice in antitrust, consumer practices and securities litigation. She is involved in a number of major cases, including In Re: American Express Anti-Steering Rules Antitrust Litigation, MDL 2221 (E.D.N.Y.) and In Re Municipal Derivatives Antitrust Litigation, MDL No. 1950 (S.D.N.Y.). She has also been heavily involved in In re Parmalat Securities Litigation, No. 04 Civ. 0030 (LAK) (S.D.N.Y.); In Re Converium Holding AG Securities Litigation, No. 04 Civ. 7897 (DLC) (S.D.N.Y.); Welmon v. Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. N.V., No. 06 Civ. 01283 (JES) (S.D.N.Y.); and In re Pharmaceutical Industry Average Wholesale Price Litigation, MDL No. 1456 (D. Mass.). Ms. Kopp was named one of Pennsylvania's Rising Stars for 2011.
Ms. Kopp earned her law degree from Villanova University Law School in 2003, and her undergraduate degree from the University of Maryland in 2000.
During law school, Ms. Kopp served as a legal intern with the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, D.C.; VH1 Save The Music; the mediation program of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit; and Philadelphia and New York Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts. She also served as president of Villanova Law School's Sports and Entertainment Law Society, and received a Public Interest Fellowship in 2002.
She is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, as well as in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Ms. Kopp is actively involved in the American and Philadelphia Bar Associations. Most recently, Ms. Kopp was appointed the Administrative Director of the American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division for the 2011-2012 bar year. She is also the Vice-Chair of the Philadelphia Bar Association YLD and is finishing her third year on the YLD's Executive Committee, where she co-chairs the YLD's Legal Education and Law School Outreach Committee. In these roles, Ms. Kopp frequently speaks on issues affecting young lawyers.
During law school, Ms. Kopp served as a legal intern with the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, D.C.; VH1 Save The Music; the mediation program of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit; and Philadelphia and New York Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts. She also served as president of Villanova Law School's Sports and Entertainment Law Society, and received a Public Interest Fellowship in 2002.
- Areas of Practice:
- Antitrust
- Consumer Fraud
- Securities
- Bar Admissions:
- Pennsylvania, 2003
- New Jersey, 2003
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 2005
- Education:
- Villanova University School of Law, Villanova, Pennsylvania, 2003, J.D.
- University of Maryland, 2000, B.A.
- Published Works:
- “The Digital Revolution is Being Downloaded: Why and How The Copyright Act Must Change to Accommodate an Ever-Evolving Music Industry”, (Co-Author with Marcy R. Wagman), 13 Vill. Sports & Ent. L.J. 271, 2006
- Professional Associations and Memberships:
- American Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division (YLD)
Administrative Director (2011-12) - Philadelphia Bar Association, (YLD)
Vice Chair(2011-12) - American Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division (YLD)
Membership Director (2010-2011) - Philadelphia Bar Association, (YLD)
Cabinet - Financial Secretary (2009-10) - Philadelphia Bar Association, YLD
Executive Committee (2008-11) - American Bar Association, YLD
Liaison to Standing Committee on Membership (2008-10) - American Bar Association, YLD
District Representative (2008-10) - American Bar Association, YLD
Editor-in-Chief, The Affiliate newsletter (2007-08) - Pennsylvania Bar Association
Young Lawyers Division House Delegate (2007-08) - Pennsylvania Bar Association
Chair, Law Student Division (2006-07)
- Past Employment Positions:
- Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.
Legal Intern - U.S. Court of Appeals Third Circuit, Mediation Program
Legal Intern - Philadelphia Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, New York
Legal Intern - Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, New York
Legal Intern - MTV Networks, VH1 Save the Music
Legal Intern
- Civic and Charitable Activities:
- Villanova Law School J. Willard O'Brien American Inn of Court
- Visitor Services Volunteer, National Museum of American Jewish History