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Academics

St. Thomas University College of Law

Assistant Professor of Law (2021–)

Adjunct Professor of Law (2019–21)

Nova Southeastern University College of Law

Adjunct Professor of Law (Fall 2020)

COURses

Spring 2024

Property

Civil Procedure

Property

Blockchain & Digital Assets

Cyberlaw (Skills)

Cyberlaw & Artificial Intelligence (Seminar)

Cyberprivacy

Intellectual Property Overview

Publications

Beyond Incentives: Copyright in the Age of Algorithmic Production
13 NYU J. of Intellectual Property & Ent. L. 1 (2023)

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

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)

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

Florida Atlantic University, 2009

B.A., Entrepreneurial Management

B.A., Marketing

Minor, Music Performance

Policy

Letter to Senate Judiciary Committee, RE: S.1094, Journalism Competition and Preservation Act, (June 12, 2023) (signatory)
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 Committee White Paper (2023) (author) (unpublished)
Proposed Senate Bill 1316, An act Relating to Information Dissemination . . ., Fla. Bar Bus. L. Sec. Comp. L. & Tech. Committee White Paper (2023) (author) (unpublished)
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)

Talks

Staying Abreast of Generative AI and Ahead of the AI Revolution, Amer. Bar Assoc., (Sept. 26, 2023)(panelist)
Artificial Intelligence, Crypto, NFTs, and the Metaverse: Applying Today’s Law to Tomorrow and Beyond, NSU Shepard Broad College of Law (Sept. 22, 2023)(panelist)
Artificial Intelligence in the Classroom, St. Thomas University Faculty Training, (August 15, 2023)(panelist)
Works-in-Progress Series: Civil Procedure and Federal Courts, SEALS 2023, (July 27, 2023) (moderator)
Art in the Age of Algorithmic Production, 10th Annual Governance of Emerging Technologies Conference, ASU (May 18, 2023) (presenter)
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) (panelist)
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)

Awards

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

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–)

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)

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

Law Offices of Zachary L. Catanzaro, P.A., Intellectual Property & Cyberlaw

Owner (2015–)

Shearin & Kahn LLC, Civil and Criminal Trial Practice

Partner (2013–15)

Associate (2012–13)

Kain Spielman, P.A., Intellectual Property & Cyberlaw

Law Clerk (2012)

Florida Supreme Court

Certified Legal Intern for the Hon. Justice James E.C. Perry (ret.) (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 (ret.) (2010)