Zach Blumenfeld focuses his practice upon complex music transactions, including the acquisition, sale and securitization of composition catalogs, with an emphasis upon copyright law issues.

Before joining Alter, Kendrick & Baron, Zach began his legal career at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, LLP, where he practiced across the mergers and acquisitions and intellectual property groups of the firm’s corporate department, gaining extensive experience in negotiating and drafting transaction documents and conducting diligence on intellectual property assets.

Zach received his J.D. from Columbia Law School, where he was a James Kent Scholar, a Hamilton Fellow and the 2019 recipient of the Michael D. Remer Memorial Award, given annually to one graduating student who exhibits an aptitude for and interest in arts and copyright law. During his time at Columbia, he served as the online editor of the Columbia Journal of Law and the Arts and interned in the Business and Legal Affairs department of Epic Records.

Prior to attending law school, Zach wrote about pop culture for various internet magazines. He graduated summa cum laude from Vanderbilt University in 2015 with a B.A. in Psychology and Philosophy. In his spare time, Zach is an avid musician and songwriter who enjoys performing with his band, the Lateblumers.