Zachary B. Copeland

Zac Copeland is a senior litigation associate in Gibson Dunn’s Washington, D.C. office. He practices in the firm’s Appellate and Constitutional Law, Antitrust and Competition, and Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice Groups.

Before joining the firm, Zac served as a law clerk to the Honorable Debra Ann Livingston of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and the Honorable John D. Bates of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. He also served as Special Assistant to General Counsel Caroline Krass at the U.S. Department of Defense.

Zac earned his J.D. magna cum laude in 2018 from Harvard Law School, where he was an Executive Editor of the Harvard Law Review. Before law school, he worked as an accountant for a Fortune 15 company in the San Francisco Bay Area. He received his undergraduate degree cum laude in 2012 from the University of Washington, where he majored in Business Administration with concentrations in Accounting and Finance.

Zac is a member of the bars of the District of Columbia and Oregon (inactive) and is admitted to practice before the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Fifth, Seventh, Ninth, and Eleventh Circuits and the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Capabilities

• Appellate and Constitutional Law
• Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice
• Antitrust and Competition

Credentials

Education:

• Harvard University - 2018 Juris Doctor
• University of Washington - 2012 Bachelor of Arts

Admissions:

• District of Columbia Bar

Clerkships:

• USDC, District of Columbia, Hon. John D. Bates, 2019 - 2020
• US Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit, Hon. Debra Ann Livingston, 2018 - 2019