Practice Areas
Zach is a member of Davis Polk’s Financial Institutions practice. He focuses on the regulation of broker-dealers and other securities market participants and intermediaries. This includes advising on SEC, FINRA and exchange rules relating to the conduct of business, financial responsibility, margin, market structure and related compliance obligations. He also advises on regulatory matters in connection with corporate transactions. His clients include international banks, broker-dealers, securities exchanges, digital asset businesses and other financial institutions.
Zach also helps clients with regulatory and legislative advocacy and has assisted in drafting proposed language for legislation, including aspects of three bills that became law.
He has testified before the House Financial Services Committee and guest lectured at Columbia Law School on the interplay between digital assets and securities laws.