Rachel Fleder Joins Morrison Cohen

Morrison Cohen welcomes Rachel Fleder, who joins the firm in our Digital Assets practice. Rachel focuses her practice on complex commercial litigation and white collar defense relating to cryptocurrency, digital assets and securities.

Rachel’s experience includes representing individuals and businesses in civil litigation and employment disputes. Rachel also has experience representing clients in criminal prosecutions and government and internal investigations.

Rachel has a strong commitment to public service and pro bono work. Her pro bono practice has involved representing an incarcerated woman in her application for resentencing under the Domestic Violence Survivors Justice Act and documentary film organizations in a suit challenging U.S. Department of State rules pursuant to the First Amendment and Administrative Procedure Act.

Prior to joining Morrison Cohen, Rachel was an associate at a major international law firm and litigation boutique and clerked for the Hon. Ona T. Wang in the Southern District of New York. Before law school, she worked as a paralegal at the New York County District Attorney’s Office. Rachel holds a J.D. from Harvard Law School and a B.A., summa cum laude, from Duke University.

“With Rachel’s breadth of experience in white collar criminal defense, government and internal investigations, and civil and commercial litigation, she will be a tremendous asset to our clients and our practice. We are delighted that she has joined our team,” said Partner Jason Gottlieb, chair of the White Collar and Regulatory Enforcement Practice and the Digital Assets Practice.