Professional Biography
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Rachel Dalafave, Ph.D. Associate

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Overview

Rachel Dalafave is a member of the firm's Patent Litigation practice. Prior to joining Perkins Coie, Rachel served as a judicial law clerk for the Hon. Jennifer Walker Elrod of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

While attending Vanderbilt Law School, Rachel served as an articles editor for both the Vanderbilt Law Review and the Environmental Law and Policy Annual Review. In addition to earning her J.D., she also received a Ph.D. in law and economics.

Related Employment

  • Kellogg, Hansen, Todd, Figel & Frederick, P.L.L.C., Washington, D.C., Summer Associate, 2021, 2022
  • Professor W. Kip Viscusi, Vanderbilt Law School, Nashville, TN, Research Assistant, 2017 – 2022
  • U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, Trenton, NJ, Judicial Intern to the Hon. Peter G. Sheridan, 2019

Clerkships

  • Hon. Jennifer Walker Elrod, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 2022 - 2023

RELATED INFORMATION

Bar and Court Admissions

  • Texas

Education

  • Vanderbilt University Law School, J.D./Ph.D., Articles Editor and Policy Committee Chair, Vanderbilt Law Review, Articles Editor, Environmental Law and Policy Annual Review, 2022
  • The College of New Jersey, B.S., Physics, summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 2016