Joshua E. Zakharov
Overview
Joshua Zakharov maintains a broad litigation practice. He joins the firm after serving as a law clerk to the Honorable Kenneth M. Karas of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York and to the Honorable Anthony J. Scirica of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
Before law school, Josh was a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant in Uzbekistan, where he organized legal English seminars at the Academy of the General Prosecutor’s Office and assisted in undergraduate classes at the Uzbekistan State World Languages University. He also worked as a consultant in Deloitte’s Global Trade Advisory practice, advising clients on trade policy and import and export matters.
Clerkships
- Hon. Kenneth M. Karas, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York (2025–2026)
- Hon. Anthony J. Scirica, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (2024–2025)
Education
New York University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, Order of the Coif, 2024; Butler Scholar; Pomeroy Scholar; Articles Editor, New York University Law Review)
University of Chicago (B.A., Public Policy Studies and Political Science, magna cum laude, 2020)
Bar and Court Admissions
- New York
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit