Rachel Tarko Hudson

Ms. Hudson is an associate in the Business Trials Practice Group in the firm's San Francisco office.

Areas of Practice

Ms. Hudson has experience handling a variety of litigation and pre-litigation matters including consumer class actions and arbitrations.

Ms. Hudson also advises clients in the retail, technology, media and other industries in online and mobile e-commerce transactions and vendor agreements, complying with domestic and international privacy laws, clearing advertising campaigns, conducting contests and sweepstakes promotional initiatives, intellectual property licensing, and other transactional matters.

Education

• J.D., Georgetown University Law Center, 2010, Executive Editor, Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics
• B.A., University of Pennsylvania, 2004, cum laude

Clerkships

• Extern to the Honorable Roger Titus, District of Maryland

Admissions

• California
• U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Central Districts of California

Honors

• Received Outstanding Volunteer in Public Service award from the Volunteer Legal Services Program of the San Francisco Bar Association, 2011

Articles

• Chevron Fails to Stall Enforcement, The Recorder, March 20, 2012
• In Context: The Chevron-Ecuador Litigation, Law360, Dec. 17, 2010
• Pick Your Poison: Abuse of Legal Versus Illegal Substances as Mitigation in Attorney Disciplinary Cases, 22 Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics 911 (2009).

Class Action Defense Strategy Law Blog Articles

• California Court of Appeal Continues the Trend of Limiting Tobacco II, Nov. 15, 2010

Covering Your Ads Blog Articles

• Third Circuit Issues Decision in New Jersey Gift Card Escheat Suit, January 30, 2012

Latin American Law Blog Articles

• "The Chevron Ecuador Saga Continues as Second Circuit Overturns Anti-Enforcement Injunction," March 12, 2012

Social Media Law Blog Articles

• "California Bill to Expand Data Security Breach Notification Law Clears Senate Hurdle," May 23, 2013
• "California AG to Begin Enforcing Privacy Law Against App Developers - $2500-per-Download Fines," December 7, 2012
• "New York AG Addresses Cause Marketing on Social Media," November 28, 2012
• "Companies Using Pinterest, Be Careful Not to Get Pricked," April 26, 2012
• "Occupiers' Motion to Quash Subpoenas of Tweets Raises Privacy Questions," April 3, 2012