Rachele S. Sokolis

Rachele Sokolis focuses on complex pharmaceutical litigation. This includes the defense of companies in multidistrict litigation and statewide coordinated proceedings. Rachele has experience drafting various court submissions, including dispositive motions; assisting with the factual development of the "company case"; preparing corporate designees and expert witnesses for depositions; and taking fact witness depositions. Rachele has helped develop the defense strategy in an MCL involving thousands of plaintiffs, and her direct oversight of plaintiff-specific discovery responses has resulted in dismissals of nearly 2,000 plaintiffs for non-compliance with discovery orders. She attends case management conferences and has successfully argued various motions to dismiss.