Rachel S. Christenson

Associate ( San Francisco )

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Bio

Rachel Christenson focuses her practice on commercial litigation, intellectual property litigation, and white-collar defense. Clients turn to Rachel for her keen ability to understand and explain key details and issues around complex legal matters.

Rachel has extensive deposition experience, including analyzing discovery to determine necessary exhibits and drafting deposition outlines, then taking and defending plaintiff, defendant, key third-party witness, and expert depositions.

She is also adept at managing the large volumes of e-discovery documents and data in complex commercial litigation and class action antitrust actions involving numerous plaintiffs and defendants.

Rachel has drafted motions for summary judgment/adjudication, motion for reconsideration, motion for relief under Section 473, motions to compel discovery responses, and motions in limine. Rachel combines her knowledge of case facts and issues with her understanding of the legal nuances to persuasively argue summary judgment/adjudication motions, ex parte applications, discovery, and dismissal motions in state and federal court.

Experience

Clerkships

Judicial Extern, Hon. Judge Dabel, San Mateo County Superior Court (2020)

Credentials

Education

University of San Francisco School of Law, J.D., 2021
USF Intensive Advocacy Program
USF Law Review
Moot Court

San Francisco State University, B.A., Biology, 2016

Bar Admissions

California
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas

Professional Memberships

American Bar Association

Honors & Awards

Northern California Rising Star (2025)
RSHC Pro Bono Award (2024)