Rachel Fertig

Bringing prior experience in the media industry and U.S. Copyright Office to her practice, Rachel strategically advises clients on high-stakes copyright transactions, litigation before trial and appellate courts throughout the country, and counseling matters for clients across a broad array of industries, including music, technology, fashion, media, choreography, and pharmaceuticals. Rachel is Chambers-ranked for her work in AI-related copyright counseling and routinely works with clients to navigate evolving copyright risks in connection with developing and deploying AI models as well as with content owners and aggregators that license content for AI uses.

Prior to private practice, Rachel previously served as a Barbara Ringer legal fellow at the U.S. Copyright Office and worked on the Office’s public study on the effectiveness of the DMCA safe harbor provisions contained in Section 512 of Title 17, the U.S. government’s Supreme Court brief in Star Athletica, L.L.C. v. Varsity Brands, Inc., revising the Compendium of U.S. Copyright Office Practices (3d ed.), and determining whether to grant or deny final appeals of rejected copyright applications in connection with the Review Board.  Rachel started her career as a copyright counsel to the Association of American Publishers and drafted public comments on behalf of over 350 publishers about copyright issues raised by the Department of Commerce, Copyright Office, and Congress in a government-wide review of the Copyright Act.​

In addition to her work at DLA, Rachel is dedicated to giving back to the copyright community by working on pro bono matters for creators and serving as a Trustee of the Copyright Society as well as co-chair of the ChIPs NextGen Mock Pitch Committee.