Rebecca L. Rabenstein

Rebecca L. Rabenstein is an intellectual property litigation partner at Latham & Watkins with a practice that covers high-stakes disputes in both the life sciences and technology sectors. While her firm biography emphasizes her work for pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies—drawing on her doctoral degree in neuroscience—the public record of her case appearances shows significant experience in software and video streaming technology. Her practice encompasses all stages of litigation, from pre-suit investigation through trial and appeal. Before joining Latham, Rabenstein served as a law clerk to Chief Judge Kimberly A. Moore of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

Based on her tracked appearances, Rabenstein primarily defends operating companies, with five of her six listed cases being on the defendant side. Her work shows a balanced practice, representing clients as both patent holders and accused infringers. The provided case list is dominated by her representation of streaming company fuboTV as a defendant in a series of patent infringement lawsuits brought by DISH Technologies concerning adaptive bitrate video streaming technology. She has also appeared on the plaintiff side for DISH in a related matter.

In addition to her work in the streaming technology space, Rabenstein was part of the Latham & Watkins team that secured a major trial victory for Sarepta Therapeutics. In that life sciences litigation, a Delaware jury invalidated a patent held by Nippon Shinyaku and awarded Sarepta $115 million in damages. Rabenstein also has experience in post-grant proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), where she has represented petitioners, including fuboTV, in inter partes review (IPR) challenges to patents asserted in district court litigation.

Dr. Rabenstein earned her J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School, her Ph.D. in Neuroscience from Yale University, and her B.S. from The Ohio State University.