Zachary R. Lazar represents clients in large-scale consumer disputes, including class actions, mass arbitrations, and multidistrict litigation. Zach focuses his practice on the technology sector, with clients including video game publishers and developers, web services providers, ecommerce companies, and cybersecurity firms. He has experience with a variety of consumer claims—including privacy, false advertisements, and public nuisance claims—as well as commercial disputes.
Zach counsels some of the country’s top technology companies and has delivered decisive victories both at trial and in pre-trial practice on bet-the-company litigation. He is a member of the Video Game Bar Association and works with lawyers across the firm to coordinate and enhance representations of video game industry clients.
Zach maintains an active pro bono practice and co-chairs the Chicago office’s annual fundraiser for the Chicago Bar Foundation’s “Investing in Justice” campaign. Zach’s acumen has been recognized by his peers through his inclusion in the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch list every year since the list was created in 2020.
Previously, Zach worked for the Office of the Attorney General of the State of New York and several environmental nonprofits. While in law school, he served as a senior staff editor on the New York University Environmental Law Journal and as a teaching assistant for first-year legal writing.
Class Action Defense
Mass Arbitration Defense
Multi-District Litigation Defense
Other
Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, Ones to Watch, Commercial Litigation, Chicago (2022–2025)
Member, Chicago Bar Association
Member, Video Game Bar Association