Zachary L. Catanzaro, Esq.

St. Thomas University College of Law

• Assistant Professor of Law (2021–)

• Adjunct Professor of Law (2019–21)

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Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad College of Law

• Adjunct Professor of Law (Fall 2020)

Current Academic Year

• Civil Procedure

• Copyrights and Content Management

• Cyberlaw

• Property Law

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Previously Taught

• Blockchain & Cryptocurrency Law

• Cyberprivacy

• Intellectual Property Overview

St. Thomas University College of Law, 2012

J.D., magna cum laude (Top 5%) 

• 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, Trade Secrets

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Florida Atlantic University, 2009

B.A., Entrepreneurial Management

B.A., Marketing

Minor, Music Performance

• Senior Thesis: License Royalty Forecasting for Cellphone Network Engineering Firm’s Patent Portfolio

• Art in the Age of Algorithmic Production, forthcoming

• NFT-Tethered Sound Recordings and Digital Resale, 14 Harv J. of Sports and Ent. L. 1 (2022)

• Blockchain & Digital Assets Law, forthcoming Casebook 

• Patients as Peers: Blockchain Based EHR and Medical Information Commons Models for HITECH Act Compliance, 44 Nova L. Rev. 3, 290 (2020) (with Robert Kain)

• The Revolution Will be Memorialized: Selected Blockchain-Based Smart Contract Use Cases, 94. Fla. Bar. J. 5 (2020) (with Robert Kain)

• 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 White Paper (2023) (author)

• Proposed Senate Bill 1316, An act Relating to Information Dissemination . . ., Fla. Bar Bus. L. Sec. Comp. L. & Tech. Committee White Paper (2023) (author)

• Letter RE: S.3663, the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), (Dec. 6, 2022) (signatory)

• Letter to Senate Committee on the Judiciary, RE: Law Professor Concerns about the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act (Sept. 7, 2022) (signatory)

• Hachette Book Group, Inc., et al., v. Internet Archive, 1:20-CV-04160-JG (S.D. NY 2020) (signatory of Brief of Cyberlaw Scholars as Amici Curiae)

• Columbia House of Brokers Realty, Inc. v. Designworks Homes, Inc., 21-1217 (2021) (signatory of Brief of Copyright Scholars as Amici Curiae)

• Letter to Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Intellectual Property; RE: Civil Society and Ranking Member Tillis, (March 29, 2022) (signatory)

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

• Florida’s New FinTech Sandbox Statute Removes Barriers to Innovation in Digital & Cryptocurrency Servicing, Fla. Bar Bus. L. Sec. (2020) (with Robert Kain)

• Proposed 2020 Revisions to Florida’s eDiscovery Civil Rules of Procedure, Fla. Bar Bus. L. Sec. Civil Rules Task Force (2020) (principal 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 White Paper (2018) (author)

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

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

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

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

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

• Guest Lecturer, Suffolk University Law School, IP Clinic Class (Feb. 9, 2023)

• Copyright and NFTs Roundtable, U.S. Copyright Office (January 18, 2023)

• Fixing ReDigi: NFT Tethered Sound Recordings, Annual IP Scholars Conference, Stanford University (August 12, 2022) (presenter)

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

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

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

• 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) (moderator & panelist)

• Blockchain Industry and Academic Program Panels, Florida Legislature, Florida Blockchain Task Force (December 13, 2019) (Fla. Bar. liaison)

• Protecting Your Brand as an Artist, City of Delray Beach Arts Warehouse, (September 10, 2019) (presenter)

• 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; Innovations and Inventions Class (February 2019) (guest lecturer)

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

• Litigation Strategy and Public Relations, Florida Atlantic University undergraduate marketing program (April 14, 2017) (guest lecturer)

• The Public Policy Goals of Advertising Regulation, Florida Atlantic University undergraduate marketing program (April 14, 2017) (guest lecturer)

• Litigation Strategy and Public Relations, Florida Atlantic University (December 1, 2016) (guest lecturer)

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

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

St. Thomas University College of Law

• Academic Standing Committee, Member (2022–)

• Clinic & Externships Committee, Member (2021–)

• Ad Hoc Computer Task Force (2022–)

• Ad Hoc Online JD Programing Task Force (2021–22) 

• Fashion Law Society, Faculty Advisor (2022–)

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–)

• 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–)

• The Florida Bar (2012)

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

• The Supreme Court of the United States (2017)

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

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

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

Law Offices of Zachary L. Catanzaro, P.A.

• Owner (2015–)

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Shearin & Kahn LLC

• Partner (2013–15)

• Associate (2012–13)

Kain Spielman, P.A.

•  Law Clerk (2012)

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Florida Supreme Court

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

Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office

• Certified Legal Intern (2011)

United States District Court, Southern District of Florida

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