Mr. Zack has over thirty years of experience in litigation. After graduating with high honors from a top law school, he clerked for a United States District Judge. Thereafter, he practiced law at a premier San Francisco “Big Law” firm and a top Miami litigation boutique law firm.
This broad and front-line experience in complex business disputes has marked Mr. Zack’s career. His practice spans state and federal courts as well as arbitral forums while representing both plaintiffs and defendants. His focus has included unfair business practices, corporate governance, antitrust, partnership dissolutions, class actions, torts, intellectual property, and trade defamation litigation.
The matters below represent the complexity and Mr. Zack’s practice:
- Represented a prominent payment processor in multiple matters.
- Defended a tribal lender in multiple lawsuits.
- Obtained summary judgment on a defamation claim against a major private equity firm.
- Successfully appealed and won reversal of punitive damages determination of an intentional tort claim.
- Prevailed at jury trial in defending a breach of contract claim on behalf of a major distribution company.
- Obtained relief from the Florida Supreme Court upholding a client’s attorney-client privilege and privacy rights.
- Prevailed in trial regarding alleged ethical violations of an attorney and law firm.
- Succeeded in defending a building supplier at jury trial in a breach of contract claim.
- Prevailed in defending a local government’s zoning determination in state trial and appellate courts.
- Defended major payment processors in various litigation matters.
- Represented major sports drink manufacturer in settlement negotiations.
- Obtained multimillion dollar judgment after trial for telephone distributor.
- Succeeded in securing foreclosure actions of commercial properties for Ocean Bank.
- Represented Exxon in class action litigation, including preparation of motion to dismiss hundreds of millions of dollars claims.
- Successfully litigated copyright and trademark actions on behalf of art dealers, law firms, a sports league, hotel companies, and a foreign manufacturer.
- Obtained $750,000 arbitration judgment on behalf of condominium purchaser.
- Obtained million-dollar arbitration award against brokerage house.
- Argued appeal resulting in enforcement of multi-million dollar judgment.
- Represented First Data in antitrust litigation against Visa.
- Successfully represented a cellular phone distributor in trade secrets litigation.
- Represented Chase Manhattan Bank in class action involving privacy rights.
- Represented Donaldson Lufkin and Jenrette in securities litigation.
- Represented “Big Four” accounting firm in professional negligence cases.
- Represented a non-profit hospital in a consumer challenge to sale.
- Represented an executive of an internet start-up in litigation with WebMD.
- Represented Microsoft in antitrust litigation involving its operating system.
- Represented tribal members in personal litigation.
- Law clerk to the Honorable Patrick J. Duggan, United States Court, Eastern District of Michigan.
- University of Michigan Law School, magna cum laude, 1996
- Order of the Coif
- Contributing Editor, Michigan Journal of International Law
- Michigan State University, Bachelor of Arts, 1991
- The Florida Bar
- State Bar of California
- State Bar of Michigan (inactive)
- Florida Bar, Lawyers Advising Lawyers Program
- Super Lawyers
- Legal Elite
- Martindale-Hubble AV Preeminent