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Education

St. Thomas University College of Law, 2012

J.D., magna cum laude (Top 3%) 

St. Thomas Law Review, Articles Editor

Assisted Learning Instructor

Civil Procedure; Contracts

Best Student Awards

Antitrust; Civil Procedure I; Civil Procedure II; Constitutional Law II; Criminal Law; Intellectual Property; Trade Secrets

Dean’s List Recipient (2009–12)

Research Assistant, Professor Dennis Corgill, Trade Secrets

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Florida Atlantic University, 2009

B.A., Entrepreneurial Management

B.A., Marketing

Minor, Music Performance

Image by Wesley Tingey

Experience

St. Thomas University College of Law

Director, Intellectual Property Certificate Program, 2024–

Assistant Professor of Law, 2021–

Adjunct Professor of Law, 2019–21

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Nova Southeastern University College of Law

Adjunct Professor of Law, 2020

Courses Taught

Fall 2024

Trademarks & Civil Procedure

Cyberlaw Seminar

Intellectual Property Seminar

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Previous

Civil Procedure

Property

Blockchain & Digital Assets

Copyright & Content Management (Skills)

Cyberlaw (Skills)

Cyberlaw (Seminar)

Cyberprivacy

Intellectual Property Overview

Publications

conferences

  • Algorithmic Dead Hands, Intellectual Property Scholars Conference, Berkeley Law (Aug. 9, 2024)

  • Evolution of Property: Cryptocurrency, Nova Southeastern Shepard Broad College of Law (April 5, 2024) 

  • The Future of Law in an Era of Artificial Intelligence, St. Thomas University College of Law (Feb. 9, 2024) (moderator)

  • Artificial Intelligence, Crypto, NFTs, and the Metaverse: Applying Today’s Law to Tomorrow and Beyond, Nova Southeastern Shepard Broad College of Law (Sept. 22, 2023) 

  • Artificial Intelligence in the Classroom, St. Thomas University (Aug. 15, 2023) 

  • Works-in-Progress Series: Civil Procedure and Federal Courts, Southeastern Assoc. of Law Schools (July 27, 2023) (moderator) 

  • Beyond Incentives: Art in the Age of Algorithmic Production, Governance of Emerging Technologies and Science Conference, Arizona State University, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law (May 18, 2023) 

  • AI and Copyrights, IP Palooza, St. Thomas University College of Law (March 30, 2023) (moderator)

  • Cryptocurrency Symposium, St. Thomas University College of Law (March 24, 2023)

  • NFT Tethered Sound Recordings and Digital Resale, Intellectual Property Scholars Conference, Stanford University Law School (Aug. 12, 2022)

Talks

  • Annual Small Business Summit, A.I. & Entrepreneurship, Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce (May 1, 2024) 

  • A.I. and the Practice of Law, Fla. Bar Winter Meeting (Jan. 18, 2024) (keynote)

  • IP Issues in Synthetic Media, Fla. Bar Bus. L. Sec., Intellectual Property Roundtable (Oct. 4, 2023)

  • Staying Abreast of Generative AI and Ahead of the AI Revolution, Amer. Bar Assoc. CLE (Sept. 26, 2023)

  • Generative AI and Copyright Law, Fla. Bar Bus. L. Sec., Intellectual Property Roundtable (July 7, 2023)

  • NFTs: Where Digital Art Meets Legal Confusion, 13th Annual Intellectual Property Symposium, Fla. Bar Bus. L. Sec. (March 31, 2023) 

  • NFTs and Intellectual Property, Suffolk University Law School, Intellectual Property Clinic (Feb. 9, 2023) (guest lecturer)

  • Non-Fungible Token Study: Copyrights and NFTs, United States Copyright Office (Jan. 31, 2023)

  • NFTs and Copyrights, Fla. Bar Bus. L. Sec. CLE (June 23, 2022)

  • Florida Bar's 2022 Annual Technology Symposium: The Next Frontier: Blockchain, NFTs and the Metaverse, Fla. Bar CLE (June 22, 2022)

  • Machine Learning and Your Legal Practice, Fla. Bar Bus. L. Sec. CLE (June 24, 2021)

  • Searching for Truth: The Use (and Abuse) of AI & Search Term Managed eDiscovery, Fla. Bar Bus. L. Sec. CLE (June 11, 2021) (moderator)

  • Keyword Search Basics, Playing Fair, Fla. Bar CLE (May 4, 2021) (moderator)

  • Using Standing Orders Under Rule 1.200 to Manage (Electronic) Discovery, Fla. Bar Bus. L. Sec. CJE (April 29, 2021)

  • Blockchain Industry and Academic Program Panels, Florida Legislature, Florida Blockchain Task Force (Dec. 13, 2019) 

  • The Future of Digital Evidence is Here: Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Records: Correcting the Myth of Anonymity, Fla. Bar CLE (June 28, 2019) (panelist)

  • Fundamentals of Trade Secret Law, St. Thomas University College of Law, Patents and Innovations (Feb. 2019) (guest lecturer)

  • Blockchain Regulatory Strategies for Florida Regulators, Fla. Bar Bus. L. Sec. (August 31, 2018) (presenter)

MEDIA

  • Artificial Intelligence & Copyright Theory, Ipse Dixit Podcast (Sept. 25, 2023)

  • Understanding Washington: A Conversation about our Current Moment, National Academy of Television Arts & Science (February 12, 2021) (panelist)

Service & Associations

St. Thomas University College of Law

Education & A.I. Committee, Member, 2023–

Academic Standing Committee, Member, 2022–

Clinic & Externships Committee, Member, 2021–22

Ad Hoc Computer Task Force, 2022–

Ad Hoc Online JD Programing Task Force, 2021–22 

Fashion Law Society, Faculty Advisor,  2022–

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American Bar Association, Member, 2021–

                         

Florida Bar, Member, 2012–

Business Law Section, Member 2012–

Blockchain & Digital Assets Committee, Academic Chair 2021–, Member 2018–

eDiscovery and Digital Evidence Committee, Academic Chair 2021–, Chair 2020–21, Vice Chair 2019-20, Member 2019–

Computer & Technology Law Committee, Member 2018–

Intellectual Property Committee, Member 2018–

Florida Civil Rules Amendments Task Force, Member 2018–22

Article 12, U.C.C. Digital Assets Taskforce, Vice Chair 2022–

Entertainment, Arts, and Sports Law Section, Member 2015–

Florida Bar Standing Committee on Lawyer Advertising, Vice Chair 2020–22; Member 2018-22

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​International Trademark Association, Member 2019–

 

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Member 2019–

White Papers

  • Proposed House Bill 991, An act relating to defamation, false light, and unauthorized publication of name or likenesses. . ., Fla. Bar Bus. L. Sec. Comp. L. & Tech. Committee (2023) (author)

  • Proposed Senate Bill 1316, An act relating to information dissemination . . ., Fla. Bar Bus. L. Sec. Comp. L. & Tech. Committee (2023) (author)

  • Proposed Senate Bill 501.2041, Transparency in Technology Act, Fla. Bar Bus. L. Sec. Comp. L. & Tech. Committee (2021) (principal author)

  • Proposed House Bill 439, Senate Bill 810: An act relating to prohibited governmental transactions with technology companies and for Chinese products; Prohibition against purchasing goods from or contracting with certain technology companies, Fla. Bar Bus. L. Sec. Comp. L. & Tech. Committee (2021) (principal author)

  • Proposed 2020 Revisions to Florida’s eDiscovery Civil Rules of Procedure, Fla. Bar Bus. L. Sec. Civil Rules Task Force (2020) (editor & contributing author)

  • Proposed House Bill 735: An act relating to blockchain technology; et al., Fla. Bar Bus. L. Sec. Comp. L. & Tech. Committee White Paper (2019) (principal author)

  • Digital Currency & Distributed Ledger Glossary for Legislators, Fla. Bar Bus. L. Sec. Digital Currency Task Force (2018)

  • A Survey of Current Regulatory Efforts Concerning Distributed Ledger Technologies, Fla. Bar Bus. L. Sec. Digital Currency Task Force (2018)

blogs

awards

  • SSRN Top 10 Downloads, Fixing ReDigi: NFT Tethered Sound Recordings (Misc. Consumer Matters)

Industry

Law Office of Zachary L. Catanzaro, P.A., Boca Raton, FL

  • Legal Consulting 2021–

  • Cyberlaw & Intellectual Property Litigation, 2015–2021

Shearin & Kahn, LLC, Boca Raton, FL

  • Trial Practice; Partner, 2013–15, Associate, 2012–13

Kain Spielman, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, FL

  • Cyberlaw & Intellectual Property; Law Clerk, 2012

Supreme Court of Florida, Tallahassee, FL

  • Certified Legal Intern for the Hon. Justice James E.C. Perry (ret.), 2011

Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office, Miami, FL

  • Certified Legal Intern, 2011

United States District Court, Southern District of Florida, Fort Lauderdale, FL

  • Intern for the Hon. Magistrate Judge Barry S. Seltzer (ret.), 2010

Admissions

The Florida Bar (2012)

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United States District Court, Southern District of Florida (2014)

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The Supreme Court of the United States (2017)

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United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (2018)

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United States District Court, Middle District of Florida (2019)

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United States District Court, Northern District of Florida (2019)

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