A former law clerk on the Supreme Court, Zach Savage is a sophisticated trial and appellate lawyer who represents clients in complex business disputes. Zach has practiced in a broad array of litigation areas including breach of contract, class actions, defamation, intellectual property, employment, and insurance litigation. His clients range from industry leaders such as General Electric and Walmart to smaller businesses and individuals in the financial, technology, and media sectors.
Several of Zach’s matters have attracted substantial media attention, including his representation of Dominion Voting Systems in its historic defamation suits against Fox News , as well as his representation of the former shareholders of Yukos Oil against the Russian Federation seeking to confirm $50 billion in arbitral awards.
Zach’s notable results and representations include:
- Dominion Voting Systems Defamation Suits. Zach represented Dominion Voting Systems in its suit against Fox News (Del. Super.), which resulted in a historic $787.5 million settlement. He also represents Dominion in other defamation suits, including one against Mike Lindell (D.D.C.). In the Lindell suit, Zach secured complete dismissal of Lindell’s counterclaims against Dominion..
- Wren v. Transamerica Life Insurance Company. Zach represents a putative class of life insurance policyholders in a breach-of-contract case against Transamerica Life Insurance Company, challenging its failure to pay certain policy benefits. After the district court dismissed the claims on summary judgment, Zach briefed and argued the case at the Ninth Circuit, obtaining a full reversal.
- Hulley Enterprises v. Russian Federation. Zach represents the former investors in Russian oil and gas company Yukos, seeking confirmation of a $50 billion arbitral award against the Russian Federation. Zach played a key role in briefing the Russian Federation’s sovereign immunity motion to dismiss, which the District Court denied.
- PHT Holding I LLC v. Security Life of Denver Insurance Company. Zach represented a class of life insurance policyholders in a breach-of-contract suit against Security Life of Denver challenging increases to cost-of-insurance charges. Zach secured class certification of a 31-state class on a state law breach-of-contract claim. On the eve of trial, the parties settled for $30 million, a settlement the Court subsequently approved.
- GE v. Nebraska Investment Finance Authority. Won breach-of-contract jury verdict for General Electric, obtaining relief valued at over $100 million. The suit, against the Nebraska Investment Finance Authority, concerned above-market interest payments under the parties’ investment contracts. On appeal, the Second Circuit affirmed the verdict.. See GE Funding Capital Markets Services, Inc. v. Nebraska Investment Finance Authority, 767 Fed. App’x 110 (2d Cir. 2019).
- Avi Dorfman v. Compass. Represented Avi Dorfman in a co-founder dispute against real estate brokerage Compass. After seven years of litigation, the parties settled on confidential terms, with Compass acknowledging Dorfman’s role as a founding team member.
Updated Oct 2024
