Zach represents companies, executives, boards, government entities, and individuals facing significant legal, regulatory, and business challenges. Before joining McCarter, he served as a federal prosecutor for fourteen years at the Department of Justice (DOJ), including as US Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana and as an Assistant US Attorney in both the District of Maryland and the Southern District of Indiana where he led investigations, prosecutions, and appeals of a wide range of federal offenses, with a focus on cybercrime and technology-facilitated crimes.
An experienced trial lawyer, Zach advises clients across industries on a wide range of complex civil and criminal disputes. His experience includes matters involving the False Claims Act, Lanham Act, trade secrets, defamation, national security, intellectual property, and government contracts. He also defends clients facing federal and state investigations and enforcement actions, represents victims of fraud and other crimes, and advises organizations responding to government enforcement and other regulatory matters.
Zach has extensive experience conducting complex and sensitive corporate internal investigations for both public and private sector clients. He leads internal investigations involving allegations of executive misconduct, fraud, and compliance failures. Drawing on his experience overseeing high-profile federal investigations and working with law enforcement and regulatory agencies, Zach helps clients navigate government enforcement actions and regulatory investigations. He also advises boards of directors and executive leadership on corporate governance, compliance, whistleblower allegations, and crisis management.
Zach is co-leader of McCarter’s Cybersecurity & Data Privacy group, where he advises clients on cybersecurity risk management, data privacy compliance, incident response, and technology governance. He works with clients to identify risks, implement and evaluate security programs, and respond to cyber incidents, including data breaches and ransomware attacks. He also counsels clients on cybersecurity, data privacy, artificial intelligence, digital evidence, intellectual property, and technology-related issues involving HIPAA, the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA), the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA), state and federal privacy laws and regulations, money transmission regulations, and other emerging technology issues.
During his tenure as US Attorney, Zach chaired the Attorney General’s Advisory Subcommittee on Cyber and Intellectual Property and served as a member of various committees and working groups that developed policy relating to cybercrime and technology. As an Assistant US Attorney for the District of Maryland, he helped create the office’s National Security & Cybercrime Section and served as the office’s first Cybercrime Counsel, a role in which he worked closely with law enforcement agencies and the US intelligence community to investigate transnational cybercrimes and handle national security matters involving espionage, digital currency crimes, and computer hacking. His government service provides clients with firsthand insight into federal investigations, prosecution strategy, cybersecurity enforcement, and national security matters.
A frequent speaker, Zach presents on a range of topics related to cybersecurity, government investigations, artificial intelligence, and emerging legal and technology issues. He also brings his experience to the classroom as an adjunct professor at the Indiana University Maurer School of Law, where he teaches a course on federal investigations and electronic evidence.
