Zachary Faigen
Counsel, Litigation; Artificial Intelligence
Zack Faigen practices complex civil litigation in state and federal court, representing clients in a wide range of cases, including securities and other class action litigation, shareholder derivative actions, antitrust lawsuits, contract disputes and fraud claims.
Bio
Mr. Faigen has worked on numerous matters, including:
- Tower Semiconductor Ltd. in a patent and trade secret dispute in connection with semiconductor patents
- Keurig Dr. Pepper and American Bottling Co. in an alleged breach-of-contract action
- RTI Infrastructure, RTI Solutions and several of its executives in multijurisdictional litigation involving a variety of tort and contract claims
- Centene Corporation in a:
- putative class action arising out of an alleged data breach
- federal securities class action and follow-on derivative action arising out of a corporate merger
- Credit Acceptance Corp. in an antitrust suit stemming from a patent dispute associated with computer programming and AI-related issues
- a social media company in a case regarding audience targeting and machine-generated algorithms
- Cheetah Mobile Inc., a China-based mobile and computer applications developer, in multiple federal securities actions arising out of alleged misstatements related to a business dispute involving Google mobile ads
- The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation in a probate action seeking to invalidate a large bequest to the charity
- Jumei International Holding Ltd. in a putative federal securities class action arising out of a take-private transaction
- FirstEnergy Corp. in a putative shareholder class action alleging fraud and breach of contract
- several “Big Four” accounting firms in multiple actions involving claims arising out of alleged tax shelter activities
- Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc (now Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals) in a federal securities class action litigation
Mr. Faigen is committed to his pro bono practice, having represented clients in matters ranging from immigration defense to First Amendment challenges. He also is a member of the Los Angeles office’s Hiring Committee.
In recognition of his work, Mr. Faigen has been repeatedly named one of Best Lawyers’ Ones To Watch in America.
Credentials
Education
- J.D., UCLA School Of Law, 2013 (Order of the Coif)
- B.A., Princeton University, 2005
Admissions
- California
Associations
- Board of Directors, Inner City Law Center
- Co-Chair (Vice President), Board of Trustees, The Willows School (2019-present)
Zachary Faigen
Counsel, Litigation; Artificial Intelligence
zack.faigen@skadden.com