Zachary Tobolowsky

Zach is a trusted associate in Dorsey’s Commercial Litigation and Trial Group. His practice focuses on complex business disputes, and he has represented clients from a broad range of industries. Zach has handled a wide variety of high-stakes lawsuits involving a broad spectrum of commercial and intellectual property disputes, including breach of contract, fraud, trade secret misappropriation, tortious interference, breach of fiduciary duty, unfair competition, trademark and trade dress infringement, patent infringement, copyright disputes, antitrust claims, DTPA violations, UCC violations, the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), insurance coverage, employment disputes, and various other business torts.

Zach has substantial experience in all phases of litigation—including drafting pleadings, preparing critical briefs and motions, handling all aspects of discovery, presenting oral arguments at hearings, obtaining favorable settlements for his clients, and presenting evidence and examining witnesses at trial. Zach has successfully drafted and presented oral arguments on various dispositive motions before both states and federal courts throughout the country, including in Texas, California, Delaware, and New York.

Zach has an impressive academic record with honors in both college and law school. Zach received a B.A. in political science from Yale University, where he was a multi-year starter on Yale’s baseball team and was named the Most Valuable Freshman Player. He also served as President of Yale’s Special Olympics Organization and spent a summer studying at the London School of Economics. Zach received his J.D. from Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law, where he graduated cum laude, was elected President of the SMU International Law Review Association, and served as a student attorney in SMU’s Civil Clinic. While in law school, Zach completed a judicial externship with the Honorable Harlin D. Hale of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas.

Prior to joining Dorsey, Zach was a senior associate at Munck Wilson Mandala, LLP, where he handled both complex commercial litigation and intellectual property litigation matters.