Meet Zachary Reynolds, Associate at First & Fourteenth
Zack is a litigator with experience in complex commercial disputes, high-stakes appeals, and the defense of constitutional rights. He represents clients in courts across the country, and judges and commentators have recognized him for his “remarkable judgment,” his “ability to serve as a rapid-response trial lawyer,” and for successfully “representing clients in intense crisis moments.”
His practice has exposed him to nearly every area of law, from foundational constitutional disputes and resisting government regulatory overreach to intellectual property, commercial contract disputes, antitrust actions, and biometric and data privacy issues. He represents clients at all levels of the judiciary and has significant trial, oral advocacy, and critical motion and brief drafting experience.
Zack has played key roles in litigating complex commercial disputes with hundreds of millions of dollars on the line and has first-chaired mediations and federal trials. He has also briefed matters before federal and state appellate and Supreme Courts seeking to vindicate his clients’ First, Second, Fourth, Eighth, and Fourteenth Amendment rights.
Before entering private practice, Zack served as a law clerk to the Honorable Edith H. Jones of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and the Honorable Benjamin J. Beaton of the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky. Before joining First & Fourteenth, Zack began his private practice as an associate at Gibson Dunn & Crutcher.
Zack earned a Master’s in Statesmanship from Hillsdale College to learn what the law should be, then attended the University of Chicago Law School to learn what the law is, graduating with honors. That approach shapes how he serves clients: working within the world that is to fight for the world that ought to be.
Outside of work, Zack is an aspiring renaissance man with an eclectic collection of hobbies. He is an outdoor and adrenaline enthusiast (often with a rambunctious toddler in tow) and a practitioner of the hammered dulcimer.
We’re proud to have Zack on our team!