Elizabeth Zakheim

Elizabeth Zakheim is an associate at Mound Cotton who represents clients in complex litigation with a focus on third-party claims. She brings a practical, analytical approach to litigation, informed by her experience working on challenging legal issues and communicating complex subjects to diverse audiences. Her experience includes developing and executing litigation strategies, conducting in-depth legal research, analyzing complex legal issues, drafting substantive pleadings and motions, overseeing discovery, and appearing in court to advocate for clients in contested discovery matters while handling matters throughout all stages of litigation.

Elizabeth’s broader litigation interests include disputes involving new and evolving technologies, where understanding the underlying technology is essential to evaluating the legal issues, developing an effective litigation strategy, and communicating the issues clearly. She is interested in helping clients navigate novel claims and emerging areas of litigation with thoughtful legal analysis and a practical, results-oriented perspective. Elizabeth has a particular interest in litigation involving website pixels, online tracking, and related data-collection technologies. Her experience defending a company in a pixel-related lawsuit informs her interest in the legal and insurance and reinsurance questions these technologies raise. She has presented on pixel litigation and welcomes opportunities to discuss developments in this evolving area with clients, insurers, claims professionals, and industry audiences.

Before attending law school, Elizabeth served as a Press Officer for the New York City Fire Department (FDNY), experience that strengthened her ability to communicate clearly and effectively in demanding environments. She earned her J.D. from Brooklyn Law School in 2018, where she was a member of the Brooklyn Journal of International Law and Phi Delta Phi International Honor Society, and received the CALI Excellence for the Future Awards in Fundamentals of Legal Drafting: Litigation and Law of War Seminar.