Rachel A.H. Horton

Rachel Horton represents pharmaceutical and medical device companies in multidistrict litigation and appeals throughout the United States. Rachel is a high-energy litigator who regularly handles complex matters. She has presented oral arguments in front of federal Courts of Appeals, state and federal trial courts and arbitration panels.

Rachel has significant experience drafting dispositive motions that have helped eliminate or narrow claims. For example, she has deep experience litigating preemption and standing issues. Recently, Rachel has collaborated with her colleagues to litigate False Claims Act and intellectual property lawsuits on behalf of life science companies.

Rachel also maintains an active pro bono practice. She regularly handles Court-appointed appeals in the Third Circuit, and she is a member of the Second Circuit's Pro Bono Panel.

Rachel graduated first in her law school class. During law school, she interned with the US Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, where she assisted in the government's litigation of Federal Tort Claims Act and False Claims Act cases. She also served as an intern for the Honorable Louis H. Pollak, US District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Then Rachel clerked for the Honorable Legrome D. Davis, US District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, and the Honorable Richard C. Wesley, US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

Before practicing law, Rachel worked as a molecular biologist in a breast cancer research lab at the University of Pennsylvania while simultaneously earning a Master of Bioethics degree. Rachel's research into the genetic underpinnings of cancer has been published in peer-reviewed scientific journals. Her background in science helps Rachel understand her clients’ business and litigation needs.