Zach represents clients in patent, trademark, copyright, and trade secret disputes nationwide, delivering strategic results aligned with their business objectives.
Overview
Zach is an intellectual property litigator representing both plaintiffs and defendants in federal courts across the country. He counsels clients at every stage of a dispute with a focus on practical strategies and results that advance their long-term business interests.
A proven trial advocate, Zach has served as lead associate in multiple multi-week trials and obtained a favorable jury verdict as first-chair counsel. He brings that trial-focused perspective to every matter he handles, ensuring litigation strategy is built from the start with the courtroom in mind.
Zach's clients span a wide range of industries, including software and technology, gaming, consumer products, retail, media, and internet services. He has handled high-stakes matters involving complex technical subject matter and multimillion-dollar claims and has extensive experience taking and defending depositions of fact witnesses, corporate representatives, and experts. Zach regularly briefs and argues dispositive and discovery motions in federal courts nationwide.
Zach also represented consumer products, retail, and internet services clients in data privacy matters, including the successful defense and resolution of consumer data breach class actions. He is a member of Stinson's firm-wide artificial intelligence task force, advising on AI-related legal developments and working to integrate emerging tools into litigation practice.
Prior to joining Stinson, Zach served as an Assistant Attorney General in the Missouri Attorney General's Office, where he was lead counsel in more than 50 civil matters defending state agencies and employees on breach of contract, constitutional, negligence, discrimination, and class action claims. He obtained a favorable defense verdict as first-chair counsel in a five-day jury trial on employment discrimination claims and regularly argued dispositive motions and conducted depositions across a broad federal and state docket.
Experience
Patent Infringement Litigation
- Represents clients in patent infringement matters in federal court and before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board across a range of technologies—including consumer products, commercial construction, and software and technology—achieving successful outcomes including favorable rulings, dismissals, and settlements.
- Lead trial associate in a patent infringement matter in the Central District of California, assisting with pre-trial strategy, witness preparation, and coordination across all phases of trial readiness.
Trademark Infringement Litigation
- Served as lead trial associate in a $40M+ trademark and contract dispute, overseeing all aspects of litigation strategy and pre-trial preparation and securing a favorable pre-trial settlement for the client.
- Secured complete summary judgment victory in federal trademark litigation, resolving all claims in client's favor and eliminating the need for trial.
Trade Secret Misappropriation Litigation
- Representing plaintiff in multimillion-dollar trade secret litigation under the Defend Trade Secrets Act in the Northern District of California, alleging that a major health system improperly shared client's proprietary patient care software platform—including its confidential architecture and core trade secrets—with a competitor to enable reverse-engineering and development of a rival application.
Copyright Infringement Litigation
- Represents plaintiffs and defendants in copyright infringement matters in federal courts nationwide, spanning industries including retail, consumer products, and technology, achieving successful outcomes including dismissals and favorable settlements across all phases of litigation from pre-suit investigation through trial preparation.
Data Privacy Litigation
- Successfully resolved multiple consumer data breach class actions on behalf of clients in the consumer products, retail, and internet services industries, achieving favorable settlements through proactive pre-litigation counseling and early litigation strategy that positioned clients for efficient resolution.
School Funding Litigation
- Served as lead associate through two-week and four-week trials on behalf of the State of New Hampshire in high-profile constitutional school funding litigation, conducting direct and cross-examination of both fact and expert witnesses.
News & Insights
News
Recognitions
Recognitions
Recognized on the Best Lawyers in America® "Ones to Watch" list, 2027
Professional & Civic Activities
Professional & Civic Activities
St. Louis Survivors Legal Support
The Missouri Bar
The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
Practices & Industries
Admissions
- Missouri
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Education
Saint Louis University School of Law, J.D., 2019
University of Illinois – Springfield, M.A., Public Affairs Reporting, 2013
Marquette University, B.A., Journalism, 2012
