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Zachary R. Glasser
Attorney

310.272.7930
zglasser@kbkfirm.com
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Zachary R. Glasser is an important member of the KBK team, providing a focus on media and entertainment litigation. He has represented a wide range of clients in the entertainment industry and beyond, including digital media companies, music record labels, TV streaming services, film studios, and sports leagues. He also is experienced at litigating a diverse array of issues, including copyright, defamation, fraud, breach of contract, and negligence. He has authored many successful dispositive motions, taken key depositions, argued in court for injunctive relief, and negotiated favorable resolutions for his clients, as well as generally managed litigation at all stages.

Mr. Glasser earned his Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School, where he graduated cum laude and served as an executive editor of the Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review. After graduating law school, Mr. Glasser served as a law clerk for the Honorable Dolly M. Gee of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

Education

Harvard Law School, J.D., 2019

  • Cum laude
  • Executive Editor for Online Content, Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review

University of California, Berkeley, B.A., 2014

  • High Distinction
  • Phi Beta Kappa

Clerkships

U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, 2020 – 2022

  • Law Clerk, Hon. Dolly M. Gee

Media, Entertainment, and Intellectual Property Litigation

  • Successfully defended a prominent social media company in multidistrict litigation against allegations of harm from third-party content and recommendation algorithms, including as an author of a motion that won dismissal with prejudice of claims brought by a class of plaintiffs.
  • Represented record labels and publishers in mass copyright infringement litigation against internet service providers for music piracy in cases that resulted in favorable settlements.
  • Defended production company, streaming platform, and showrunner against right of publicity and defamation claims based on documentary show.
  • Represented sports league in dispute with cable companies over television distribution deals.
  • Defended radio service provider against RICO claims stemming from alleged FCC violations.

Complex Commercial Litigation and Trials

  • Defended know-your-customer service against defamation and RICO claims stemming from public information reports made about the plaintiffs.
  • Represented consumer products companies in putative class actions alleging mislabeling, winning complete dismissal of claims at pleading stage.
  • Defended sports organization against claims based on alleged misconduct by a coach, winning complete dismissal of case against client on jurisdictional grounds.

Pro Bono

  • Litigated on behalf of civil rights organizations against a local government body over lack of public access and deliberately concealed discrimination and bias; earned a favorable settlement for clients after leading a successful oral argument in court.
  • Authored amicus appellate brief on behalf of citizen-journalist who faced retaliatory arrest by local police.
  • Defended legal aid lawyer against retaliatory lawsuit brought by disgruntled opposing party in wage theft case, winning a complete dismissal of claims.
  • Represented service members in lawsuit against Trump Administration over transgender military ban.

  • Covington & Burling LLP
    Litigation Associate, 2019 – 2020; 2022–2025
    Summer Associate, 2018
  • California Attorney General’s Office
    Summer Law Clerk, 2017
  • Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP
    Litigation Analyst, 2014 – 2016

  • California, 2019
  • U.S. District Courts
    Central and Northern Districts of California (2020)