Rachel Scholz-Bright is an associate in Ropes & Gray's litigation and enforcement practice group. Her practice focuses on government investigations and commercial litigation, and she has experience representing companies in the healthcare industry, including hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, and medical device manufacturers. Rachel maintains an active pro bono practice focused on immigration and civil rights law. Rachel rejoined the firm in 2025 after serving as a law clerk to the Honorable Lorna G. Schofield of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
During law school, Rachel interned for the Honorable Reggie B. Walton of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, the Senate Judiciary Committee in the Office of Senator Richard Blumenthal, and for GLBTQ Legal Advocates and Defenders. She served as senior articles editor for the Georgetown Journal of Gender and the Law and participated in the Appellate Courts Immersion Clinic, where she co-authored briefs in multiple United States Courts of Appeal.
Experience
- Represented major pharmaceutical company in antitrust enforcement action by Federal Trade Commission and state attorney general focused on bundling and rebate walls.
- Defended hospital in a complex commercial dispute and arbitration.
- Represented medical device manufacturer in antitrust merger review before the Federal Trade Commission.
- Defended asset management company in state attorney general investigations focused on ESG products and practices.
- Represented EHR software company regarding its compliance with OIG, the DOJ, and the government-appointed oversight organization.
- Represented pro bono asylum seeker before the First Circuit in appeal of asylum denial related to changed country conditions.
- Aided in development of database of police brutality civil rights complaints and litigation outcomes.