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# Rachel Abrams

*Rachel Abrams practices in the areas of pharmaceutical/medical device litigation and in particular MDL procedures and litigation. She has been identified as a “Rising Star” and “Super Lawyer” by Super Lawyers for eight years.*

*She actively worked with the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee of the Zyprexa Multi-District Litigation, which was conducted in the Eastern District of New York and served on the committee for the California State Sulzer Hip Implant litigation and is currently an active member of the Science and Expert Committee for the DePuy ASR Hip Implant litigation. Recently, Ms. Abrams was appointed by Judge Matthew Kennelly of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois to the PSC of In re: Testosterone Replacement Therapy Products Liability Litigation*(*14-MDL-2545*)*.*

### Articles written by this author:

## [Multidistrict Litigation Consolidation: Pros and cons](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-february/multidistrict-litigation-consolidation-pros-and-cons "Multidistrict Litigation Consolidation: Pros and cons")

MDL has commonalities of purpose with the class action, but they are quite different in practice

[Rachel Abrams](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/rachel-abrams "Rachel Abrams")

[2016 February](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-february)

## [Multidistrict Litigation Consolidation: Pros and cons](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-february/multidistrict-litigation-consolidation-pros-and-cons-2 "Multidistrict Litigation Consolidation: Pros and cons")

MDL has commonalities of purpose with the class action, but they are quite different in practice

[Rachel Abrams](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/rachel-abrams "Rachel Abrams")

[2016 February](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-february)