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Zachery Roth advises clients in the technology, gaming, advertising and financial services industries on legislative and regulatory issues. Zach has particular experience assisting technology and gaming clients in navigating the complex, rapidly developing body of laws and regulations governing online sports betting, i-gaming and daily fantasy sports. He has successfully procured sports wagering and i-gaming licenses/registrations on behalf of vendors and suppliers in several states, including Pennsylvania, Michigan and New Jersey.
Zach is also routinely called upon to perform 50-state surveys on compliance-related questions concerning a variety of topics, including internet advertising, professional/trade licensing and consumer financing/lending. He takes pride in developing innovative, cost-effective strategies for meeting regulatory obligations and minimizing risks, giving clients the freedom to focus on achieving their business goals.
In addition to the above, Zach has significant insurance coverage and construction litigation experience. He has represented major property and casualty insurers in complex coverage matters involving environmental pollution, long-term exposure to hazardous substances and directors and officers liability. He has also represented construction contractors and surety companies in matters involving construction delay and disruption, breach of an indemnity agreement, and breach of payment or performance bond obligations.
While in law school, Zach served as Managing Editor of the Temple Law Review. He also worked as a judicial intern to the Honorable Thomas I. Vanaskie, of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, and the Honorable M. Faith Angell, United States Magistrate for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Recognition and Involvement
Recognition & Involvement
Zach is a pro bono attorney with Philadelphia VIP’s Home Ownership program.
He has been recognized as a Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America since 2021 for Insurance Law. He was also named a Pennsylvania "Rising Star" by Super Lawyers for 2023 & 2024.
Credentials
Bar and Court Admissions
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Education
Temple University Beasley School of Law, JD, cum laude, 2015
Lafayette College, BA, cum laude, 2012
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REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS
- Performed 50-state surveys on professional/trade licensing and internet advertising laws across more than 70 verticals for Fortune 25 internet advertising company
- Counseled higher education institution on compliance-related issues in connection with the addition of an online masters degree program
- Obtained summary judgment in federal court in favor of surety client in regard to indemnity claims arising out of a botched construction project for a minor league baseball stadium in Hartford, Connecticut
- Obtained summary judgment on behalf of insurer in dispute over coverage for breach of contract claims
- Counseled a Fortune 100 technology company on regulatory compliance issues in connection with the rollout of nationwide software application
- Counseled ceding company in a series of reinsurance arbitrations involving cumulation of asbestos losses
- Counseled reinsurer seeking to setoff mutual debts against insolvent insurer in liquidation
- Represented major property and casualty insurer in negotiating settlement of an environmental coverage dispute involving one of the most heavily-polluted industrial sites on the East Coast
- Counseled online retailer facing a class-action lawsuit related to its automatic subscription renewal policy