Rebecca Brownell works with clients in Choate’s Litigation Department. She represents a variety of clients in investigations, commercial disputes, and intellectual property matters, including patent litigation. While in law school, Rebecca served as a judicial intern to the Honorable Christopher K. Barry-Smith at the Massachusetts Superior Court, Middlesex County. Prior to law school, she worked as a litigation legal assistant for a local law firm. She has also interned in the Office of U.S. Senator Kirsten E. Gillibrand. Recognition High Honors Recipient, Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Pro Bono Honor Roll (2024) Representative Engagements Represent global pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies in patent litigation. Defend healthcare and hospital systems in Department of Justice False Claims Act investigations. Represent insurance companies in complex coverage disputes. Counsel for refugee referred through the Political Asylum / Immigration Representation (PAIR) Project and successfully went to trial on his behalf in Boston Immigration Court. Publications and Presentations “Strengthening Schools’ Abilities to Combat Cyberbullying in Denying Students’ First Amendment Challenge – Doe v. Hopkinton Pub. Schs., 19 F.4th 493 (1st Cir. 2021),” author, Suffolk Journal of Trial & Appellate Advocacy, 2023 Education & Credentials Suffolk University Law School, JD (2023) cum laude; Suffolk Journal of Trial & Appellate Advocacy, Best Oral Advocate Award Dartmouth College, BA (2018) Admissions Massachusetts U.S. District Court, Massachusetts