Rachel A. Remke

Experience

• Rachel is part of the team that serves as national trial counsel for a manufacturer of home and office products and ladders. Her work includes minimizing the company’s exposure to litigation involving serious injuries in many jurisdictions across the country.
• Rachel employs a similar strategy with a trial team serving as national counsel for a distributor of recreational products. 
• Represented an architectural firm seeking to enforce a contract with client for multi-million dollar project and obtained a jury trial victory.
• Obtained a complete jury defense verdict for a manufacturer client in a ladder case after a multi-day trial in Lafayette, La.
• Obtained a complete jury defense verdict for a manufacturer client in a ladder case after a multi-day trial in Brownsville, Texas.
• Obtained a complete jury defense verdict for a manufacturer client in a car seat case after a multi-day trial in Lafayette, La.
• Ongoing representation of a Fortune 100 company related to its product liability matters for its consumer products.
• Obtained a not guilty for a pro bono client charged with armed robbery.
• Assisted with a complete jury defense verdict for a distributor client in a recreational products case after a multi-day trial in Baltimore, Md.
• Assisted with an investigation of numerous fire scenes and artifact analyses, often demonstrating to a potential plaintiff’s attorney why her client’s product could not have caused the fire.
• Assisted with ongoing representation of a Fortune 100 company challenged with allegations and investigations concerning fire and explosions of consumer products.

Publications

• “Rising Regulations as E-Scooters Continue to Hit the Streets,” (co-author) Schiff Hardin Product Liability & Mass Torts Blog (Nov. 30, 2021)
• “UPDATE: Companies Defending Personal Injury or Wrongful Death Suits in Illinois Now Face Prejudgment Interest,” (co-author) Schiff Hardin Product Liability & Mass Torts Blog (Jun. 29, 2021)
• “Companies Defending Personal Injury or Wrongful Death Suits in Illinois Will Face Prejudgment Interest If New Bill Becomes Law,” (co-author) Schiff Hardin Product Liability & Mass Torts Blog (Mar. 16, 2021)
• “Not So Organic: The FTC Takes Action Against Personal Care Products,” (co-author) Schiff Hardin Product Liability & Mass Torts Blog (May 5, 2020)
• “What’s Ahead: An Amendment to Rule 30(b)(6) That Requires Parties to Confer,” Schiff Hardin Product Liability & Mass Torts Blog (Apr. 22, 2020)
• “Chipotle Gets a (Nearly) Clean Bill of Health,” (co-author) Schiff Hardin Product Liability & Mass Torts Blog (Apr. 12, 2017)
• “Chipotle Faces New Challenges,” Schiff Hardin Product Liability & Mass Torts Blog (Jun. 20, 2016)

Speeches and Presentations

• “Product Development and Innovation,” Illinois State Bar Association Food Law Section, Conference (Sep. 15, 2023)
• “Food Court: Labeling and Recent Developments,” The Chicago Bar Association’s Food and Beverage Law Committee, Webinar (Apr. 17, 2023)
• “Consumer Products Quickfire: Hot Takes on Hot Topics,” PLI: Manufacturing and Consumer Products Law Institute 2022, New York, NY (Apr. 13, 2022)
• “Label & Claims: Legal and Regulatory Review,” The Hatchery Chicago, Chicago, Ill. (Sep. 10, 2019, Jun. 9, 2020)

Teaching Appointments

• Chicago-Kent College of Law, Intensive Trial Advocacy, Legislative Process, Academic Support Program, Teaching Assistant (2011-2012)