Zac Cohen

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Experience

Zac is a trial lawyer who handles intellectual property, business, and media disputes. Zac’s practice also covers Name, Image, and Likeness (“NIL”) issues for content creators, athletes, and influencers. Zac represents both plaintiffs and defendants in state and federal courts across the country.

Zac also does pro bono work with organizations like Human Rights First and Public Counsel to help refugees get asylum in the United States. 

Zac received his J.D. from Loyola Law School in Los Angeles. While there, he served as an editor for the Loyola of Los Angeles Entertainment Law Review. Zac also spent a semester externing for the Honorable Judge Klausner of the Central District of California. Before law school, Zac received his B.A. from Fordham University in the Bronx. 

In his free time, Zac enjoys spending time with his family, watching College Football, and trying new restaurants.

4DD Holdings, LLC v. The United States of AmericaTrial counsel for 4DD Holdings, LLC—a Virginia-based and veteran-owned developer of complex data federation software—in a case in the Court of Federal Claims against the United States Government for alleged violation of a software copyright license agreement. This case represented one of the largest software copyright infringement actions against the Government. 4DD asserted that the Government infringed 4DD’s copyright by copying its proprietary software program, TETRA® Healthcare Federator, on servers and other computing devices associated with tens of thousands of unauthorized processor cores in express breach of its license. 4DD successfully obtained sanctions award of almost $1.2 million in fees against the Government for destroying evidence. In April of 2022, the Court partially granted 4DD’s summary judgment motion, holding that 4DD has a valid copyright in its software and that the end-user license agreement prohibited the defendant from installing certain unauthorized copies or “cores” of its software. The Court also denied the Government’s summary judgment motion in its entirety. In November of 2022, 4DD’s claims were heard at trial before the Court of Federal Claims. In August 2023, after post-trial briefing and closing arguments, the Court awarded 4DD an 8-figure damages award.

$270,000 Verdict
Justine E. Lewis v. Cunado Enterprise et al: Secured jury verdict for pain and suffering, as well as lost wages, for a client who was hit by a speeding cement truck when driving in Los Angeles, California.

  • Named a "Southern California Rising Star," Super Lawyers (2024)
  • Awarded the Wiley M. Manuel Pro Bono Certificate by the California Lawyers Association for providing at least 50 hours of pro bono legal services (2023)
  • Gary Paul Scholarship for Excellence in Torts (2015)
Bar Admissions
  • California
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Federal Claims
  • U.S. District Court, Central District of California
Education
  • Loyola Law School of Los Angeles, J.D. (2017); Entertainment Law Review, Note and Comment Editor (2016-2017)
  • Fordham University, Rose Hill, B.A. in Communications (2014) 

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PUBLICATIONS

July 24, 2024
June/July 2024
A Dive Into Intellectual Property Liability For E-Commerce Platforms
David Martinez, Zac Cohen - The Licensing Journal
March 2024
e-Commerce: Pitfalls and Protections
David Martinez, Zac Cohen - Los Angeles Lawyer
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