Zoe Rachael Staum

Zoe Rachael Staum focuses on antitrust and competition matters, including complex civil litigation, investigations, and government reviews of mergers and acquisitions. Zoe has experience before the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), as well as state and federal court. She also advises clients on pre-transaction risk and antitrust compliance. Zoe represents clients across a variety of industries, including life sciences, technology, healthcare, manufacturing, and media. Zoe is committed to pro bono and recently served as co-lead counsel for the nation’s leading nonprofit organization promoting mental health awareness for young adults in a favorably resolved dispute.

Prior to joining Arnold & Porter, Zoe served as a law clerk in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Zoe graduated with honors from Columbia Law School, where she was the Managing Editor of the Columbia Journal of Asian Law and a judicial intern in both the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Prior to law school, Zoe served as Director of Debate at Truman State University and earned her undergraduate degree from Lafayette College.