Rachel Rice
Key details
- Job title: Senior Counsel, IP and Litigation
- Firm: Empower Annuity Insurance Company
- Jurisdiction: US
Rachel Rice is senior counsel for Intellectual Property and Litigation at Empower Annuity Insurance Company, with a career spanning senior roles at Polsinelli, Modus Law and Sheridan Ross. She specialises in complex intellectual property matters including trademark law, patent issues, licensing, enforcement, AI-related legal challenges and high-value litigation.
She has extensive experience managing end-to-end IP matters, including clearance, prosecution, TTAB proceedings, licensing, transactional work and global portfolio strategy for well-known and high-value brands. She is currently responsible for directing high-profile federal court trademark litigation and has recently completed similar complex proceedings.
Rice is also actively involved in TTAB disputes and plays a hands-on role in litigation strategy, including pleadings, discovery and brief writing. Her practice is recognised for combining legal precision with commercially driven problem-solving, particularly in resolving complex IP disputes through business-focused solutions.
She is widely regarded for her leadership in IP strategy and has been described by senior practitioners as an outstanding counsel with deep expertise across domestic and international IP frameworks.
Outside her legal practice, Rice is actively engaged in diversity, equity, inclusion and mental health initiatives, integrating these values into her teams and broader professional work.