Zoe Staum focuses on antitrust and competition matters, including complex civil litigation, investigations, and government reviews. Zoe has experience before the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), as well as federal and NY state court. She also advises clients on compliance and risk. Zoe represents clients in life sciences, technology, healthcare, manufacturing, media, payment card services, and other industries. She frequently works on pro bono matters related to education and child welfare. Zoe is currently partnering with the ACLU on litigation protecting First Amendment rights.
In addition to representing clients, Zoe is an adjunct teaching at Columbia Law School.
Zoe clerked in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. She graduated with honors from Columbia Law School, served as the Managing Editor of the Columbia Journal of Asian Law, and interned in the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Prior to law school, Zoe worked as Director of Debate at Truman State University and earned her undergraduate degree from Lafayette College.
Experience
- Visa Inc. in defending a government enforcement action and private follow-ons alleging anticompetitive conduct related to debit payments.
- Healthcare company in conduct investigation by the FTC.
- Boston Scientific in securing antitrust clearance for the acquisition of Bolt Medical, Inc., a medical device company that is developing an intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) device to treat coronary and peripheral artery disease.
- Pharmacosmos A/S in its $405 million acquisition of G1 Therapeutics Inc.
- Boston Scientific in securing antitrust clearance by the FTC with no formal action after a second request for its $3.7 billion acquisition of Axonics, Inc.
- Onex in connection with the sale of ASM Global, a leading venue operator, to Legends.
- AbbVie in its $8.7 billion acquisition of Cerevel Therapeutics.
- Daher Aerospace in commercial dispute in the Commercial Division of New York Supreme Court relating to breach of indemnity and fraud claims against seller arising from purchase of manufacturing facility.
Perspectives
Credentials
Education
- J.D., Columbia Law School, 2018
- B.A., Lafayette College, 2014
Admissions
- New York
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
Clerkships
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, The Honorable Chad F. Kenney
Activities
- Lecturer-in-Law, Columbia Law School
- Pathfinder, Leadership Council on Legal Diversity
- Member, Media & Technology Committee, American Bar Association
- Member, Antitrust Section, American Bar Association
- Member, ABA Antitrust Law Section Young Lawyers Advisory Panel (2019-2020)