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Dr. Rachel Schweers, Counsel at Katten Muchin Rosenman, focuses on intellectual property transactions and litigation primarily for life sciences and biotechnology clients. Rachel brings a distinctive combination of scientific training and strategic business experience to pharmaceutical patent disputes. She holds a PhD in biochemistry from Rice University, completed postdoctoral research at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, and served as vice president of intellectual property for a major health care company. Her practice centers on Hatch-Waxman litigation, patent portfolio strategy, and complex life sciences transactions supporting product commercialization. She is recognized by the ANDA Litigation Intelligence Report as a top-performing ANDA attorney. Rachel's deep scientific, technical and legal experience supports her work coordinating global IP strategies across corporate, regulatory, and litigation settings