Zachary M. Johns represents US and international clients in a variety of high-stakes complex commercial matters with a focus on civil and criminal antitrust and class action litigation. Zak also counsels businesses on antitrust and litigation risks and advises on risk management strategies. Zak represents companies across a broad range of industries, including financial services, pharmaceutical, healthcare, technology, and consumer products.
Zak has experience handling complex single plaintiff and class actions from inception through trial and appeal. As part of his litigation practice, Zak recently co-chaired an eleven-day trial in which he delivered the opening statement and conducted multiday examinations of two key witnesses. In addition, Zak has experience arguing pretrial and mid-trial motions in federal court, briefing numerous pretrial motions, including motions to dismiss and for summary judgment in complex cases, and has taken and defended multiple fact and expert depositions. Zak has secured dismissals and achieved favorable settlements in class actions and single-plaintiff cases involving allegations of exclusive dealing, tying, monopolization, price-fixing, discrimination, and violations of state antitrust, consumer protection, and business tort laws.
Zak also maintains an active pro bono practice and volunteers for the HIAS division in Philadelphia, representing asylum applicants and individuals seeking citizenship. Zak recently represented an asylum applicant from Eritrea who was persecuted on the basis of religion and secured a grant of asylum following a trial. He also serves on the board of trustees of the nonprofit Philadelphia Youth Orchestra, the area’s premier youth orchestra for gifted, young, classical musicians. While in law school, Zak worked as a summer intern for Judge Gene E.K. Pratter of the US District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and participated in a legal clinic representing low-income individuals in family law matters.
Zak was recently named a “Lawyer on the Fast Track” by The Legal Intelligencer, which recognizes Philadelphia lawyers under 40 who have demonstrated a commitment to excellence and community service.
Zak also participates in the ABA’s Antitrust Section and has taken a leading role in the ABA Antitrust Section’s Young Lawyer Division. He is also a member of the firm’s Class Action Working Group, and is a contributor to the Morgan Lewis Year-End and Mid-Year Cartel Enforcement Reports.
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Lawyers on the Fast Track, The Legal Intelligencer (2019)
Member, Practice Group of the Year, Competition, Law360 (2017–2020)
Rising Star, Antitrust Litigation, Pennsylvania Super Lawyers (2015–2020)
Member, American Bar Association
Member, Pennsylvania Bar Association
Member, Philadelphia Bar Association
Member, Order of the Coif
Executive Editor, University of Illinois Law Review
Recipient, Rickert Award for Academic Excellence (2012)
Recognized, US News & World Report and Best Lawyers 2017 Practice Group of the Year for Antitrust Law
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