Rachel Carpman is a media and IP attorney who provides comprehensive legal support to entertainment, media, and tech clients. She is experienced in trademark and copyright litigation, defamation matters, and publication torts, with additional expertise in fair use, parody, and pre-publication counseling.
Rachel regularly advises media organizations on production and daily pre-broadcast review for unscripted television programs. She also represents clients involved in anti-SLAPP claims and First Amendment litigation, including high-profile cases in state and federal courts. A dedicated advocate for freedom of speech and the press, Rachel maintains an active pro bono practice focused on First Amendment and open records cases. In law school, Rachel was honored with the Lee C. Bollinger Prize, which recognizes excellence in the study of the First Amendment.
Admitted to Practice
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New York, 2022
Education
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J.D., University of Michigan Law School, 2021
- Managing Notes Editor, Michigan Technology Law Review
- Secretary, Entertainment, Media, and Art Law Student Association
- Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse
- Lee C. Bollinger Prize
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M.F.A., Dramaturgy and Dramatic Criticism, David Geffen School of Drama at Yale University, 2015
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B.A., English, Wesleyan University, 2010
Background
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- Associate, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, New York, 2021-2025
- Legal Intern, Office of the General Counsel, National Public Radio, Washington, D.C., 2021
- Summer Fellow, Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic, Yale Law School, New Haven, Conn., 2019
- Curriculum Writer/Researcher, Flocabulary, Brooklyn, N.Y., 2017-2018
- Literary Associate, Yale Repertory Theater, New Haven, Conn., 2015-2017