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Q&A with Rachel Krevans

Managing IP Correspondent
September 30 2013
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Rachel Krevans started out her legal career as a tax lawyer. More than 20 years later, she’s serving as one of the lead counsel for Apple in the high-stakes patent infringement case Apple v. Samsung and as the chairperson of Morrison & Foerster’s intellectual property litigation practice group. She took time to speak with IP Top 250 about her start in patent litigation and subsequent career experiences.

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