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Zachary L. Catanzaro, Esq.

Assistant Professor of Law

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7000 West Palmetto Park Road

Suite 210

Boca Raton, Florida 33433

Academics

St. Thomas University College of Law

  • Assistant Professor of Law (2021–)

  • Adjunct Professor of Law (2019–21)

Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad College of Law

  • Adjunct Professor of Law (Fall 2020)

Courses

Current Academic Year

  • Civil Procedure

  • Copyrights and Content Management

  • Cyberlaw

  • Property Law

Previously Taught

  • Blockchain & Cryptocurrency Law

  • Cyberprivacy

  • Intellectual Property Overview

Education

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

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

Articles

  • 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)

Policy Work

  • 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)

Selected Talks

  • 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)

Media

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

Honors & Awards

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

Service & Associations

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)

International Trademark Association, Member (2019–)

 

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Member (2019–)

Admissions

  • 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)

Industry Experience

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

  • Owner (2015–)

Shearin & Kahn LLC

  • Partner (2013–15)

  • Associate (2012–13)

 

Kain Spielman, P.A.

  •  Law Clerk (2012)

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)

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