Rebecca Gentilli
Associate
Rebecca Gentilli is an associate in the IP litigation group in Boston. Prior to joining the firm, Rebecca served as a law clerk to the Honorable Todd M. Hughes of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; the Honorable Timothy S. Hillman of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts; the Honorable Richard G. Stearns of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts; and the Honorable Patti B. Saris of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts.
During law school, Rebecca served as a research editor on the Duke Law Journal, a teaching assistant for Legal Analysis, Research, and Writing, and a student attorney in the Health Justice Clinic. She also externed for a semester with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina.
Publications
- Rebecca Gentilli, “A Free Bite at the Apple: How Flawed Statutory Drafting Has Undermined the Purpose of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board,” 67 Duke L.J. 1579 (2018)
Education
- JD, magna cum laude, Duke University School of Law, 2018; Order of the Coif
- BA (Psychology), magna cum laude, Amherst College, 2013
Admissions / Qualifications
Qualifications
- Massachusetts, 2018
- District of Columbia, 2022
Court Admissions
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 2019
- U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, 2020