Rachelle A. Dubow
Rachelle Dubow’s practice focuses on counseling, protection, and licensing of intellectual property rights, with an emphasis on trademark prosecution and global brand management. Recognized for her exceptional work by World Trademark Review, The Best Lawyers in America, and The Legal 500 US, Rachelle assists domestic and multinational companies in the selection, clearance, registration, and enforcement of trademarks, the licensing of trademark rights, and the assignment and integration of trademark rights acquired in commercial transactions. Rachelle is currently serving as Board Counsel for the International Trademark Association (INTA) and has previously served on the association’s Board of Directors.
In addition, Rachelle assists on trademark diligence in M&A, private equity, and investment-related transactions. Rachelle represents clients in a wide variety of industries, including finance, entertainment, sports, consumer products, medical and pharmaceutical products, life sciences, technology, and the Internet.
Rachelle currently assists many of the firm’s pro bono clients with IP-related matters, including Partners in Health, a nonprofit corporation, Hillel Foundation, and Winter Walk. Rachelle is also actively involved in her community, including serving on the Board of Trustees for Gann Academy and as Chair of the Governance Committee, and co-founding the Women's Business Leaders group at Combined Jewish Philanthropies, bringing together C-suite and senior-level professional women to both network and deepen engagement in the Jewish Community.
Representative Clients
Retail, Ecommerce, & Consumer Goods
- Boot Barn
- Kravet
- LeVian Corporation
- Office Depot
- OrthoLite
- Puma North America
Technology, Automotive, and Mobility
- Amazon
- CarGurus
- Cybereason
- Uber Technologies Inc
- Holley Performance Products
- SimpliSafe
Life Sciences
- Factor Bioscience
- Finch Therapeutics
Food & Beverage
- Tropicana Brands Group
- North Coast Seafoods
Other
- Boston Options Exchange Group
- Gensler
- Boston University School of Law, 1998, Juris Doctor
- The George Washington University, 1995, Bachelor of Arts, Psychology
- Massachusetts
Board Counsel, International Trademark Association (2026–2027)
Board Member, International Trademark Association (2020–2023)
Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, Trademark Law, Boston (2020–2026)
Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, Litigation - Intellectual Property, Boston (2022–2026)
Listed, WIPR, US Trademark Rankings Guide (2024)
Recommended, Intellectual property: Trademarks: non-contentious (including prosecution, portfolio management and licensing), The Legal 500 US (2019–2025)
Ranked, Intellectual Property, Massachusetts, Chambers USA (2018, 2019, 2022–2025)
Leading Trademark Practitioner, Prosecution & Strategy, Massachusetts, WTR 1000, World Trademark Review (2017–2025)
Member, Massachusetts Editorial Advisory Board, Law360 (2024)
Member, Intellectual Property Editorial Advisory Board, Law360 (2020)
Member, Practice Group of the Year, Intellectual Property, Law360 (2019, 2024)
Member, Litigation Department of the Year–Intellectual Property, The American Lawyer (2019)
Listed, Circle of Excellence, Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly (2025)
Recognized, Top Women in Law, Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly (2014)
40 Under 40 East Region, The M&A Advisor (2012)
Featured, “Climbing the Ranks: Women Make Headway in New Partner Classes of Law Firms Here and Nationwide,” Boston Business Journal (2010)
Member, International Trademark Association; chair, Roundtable Committee (2016–2017); Leadership Meeting Planning Committee (2007, 2010, 2014); Annual Meeting Planning Committee (2016); Young Practitioners Committee (2016–2017); Roundtable Committee (2005–present)
Member, Intellectual Property Owners Association; Annual Meeting Planning Committee (2016)
Member, Massachusetts Bar Association
Member, Boston Bar Association
Member, Women’s Bar Association
Corporate Advisory Board, The Commonwealth Institute (2010–2015)
Co-Founder, Women Business Leaders, Combined Jewish Philanthropies (2018–2021)
Recognized, 2018 Superstar, Combined Jewish Philanthropies
Co-Chair, Lawyers & Accountants Reception 2018, Combined Jewish Philanthropies
Board of Directors, Primary Source Inc., a nonprofit corporation; chair, Marketing and Development Committee (2003, 2004)