Zackary J. Rogers

Zackary Rogers is a Senior Associate at Moore & Lee, P.C. His practice focuses on helping clients navigate all phases of complex and multi-party commercial litigation.

Zack represents owners, contractors, design professionals, and developers in construction litigation and government contract disputes. He has also represented manufacturers, major healthcare institutions, and investment groups, and has experience with class action litigation involving product liability and consumer protection claims. Zack has particular experience managing discovery in high-volume, document-intensive litigation, coordinating attorneys, experts, and consultants across jurisdictions, and shaping litigation strategy to advance his clients’ objectives at every stage. He has litigated high-stakes disputes in federal courts across the country, including in the Southern District of Florida, the Southern District of New York, the Eastern District of California, and the Western District of Oklahoma.

Zack earned his J.D., cum laude, from George Mason University School of Law, where he served as Senior Notes Editor of the George Mason Law Review and was a member of the moot court board. He interned for the Honorable Penney S. Azcarate of Virginia’s Nineteenth Judicial Circuit before joining Moore & Lee as a summer associate.

Education

• George Mason University School of Law, J.D., Cum Laude
• The University of South Carolina, B.A., Magna Cum Laude

Bar Admissions

• Virginia
• District of Columbia

Court Admissions

• U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

Affiliations

• Virginia State Bar Association
  • Business Law Section
  • Construction Law Section
  • Litigation Section
• District of Columbia Bar Association
  • District of Columbia Affairs Section
  • Litigation Section
  • Public Interest and Courts Section
• Fairfax Bar Association

Notable Representations

• Representing engineering firm in arbitration involving a $300+ million interchange reconstruction design-build project in Texas.
• Lead associate on team that represented engineering firm in federal court litigation against contractor related to a $800+ million design-build signature bridge project in Miami, Florida. Contractor sought more than $405 million in damages, while engineering firm pursued a counterclaim of more than $30 million for unpaid fees. Secured favorable summary judgment rulings, leading to a settlement on the eve of trial that resulted in a net recovery for engineering firm.
• Member of team that successfully defended manufacturer and distributor against putative class action product liability claims seeking as much as $2 billion in damages by securing the complete exclusion of the plaintiffs’ damages and liability experts, which ultimately resulted in all plaintiffs voluntarily dismissing their claims with prejudice.
• Member of team that obtained a multi-million dollar settlement during trial for construction manager at risk in lawsuit against public owner and its owner’s representative involving a $600+ million convention center project.
• Assisted in negotiating a six-figure settlement on behalf of a client involved in a multi-million dollar real estate transaction.

Personal

• Originally from the South Carolina–Georgia CSRA, Zack grew on the banks of the Savannah River and still enjoys spending time outdoors—usually playing tennis or exploring restaurants in Washington, D.C.

Rachel E. Bauer is a Senior Associate at Moore & Lee, P.C. Her practice includes representing various parties in complex commercial litigation and government contracts disputes. Ms. Bauer’s government contracts work involves various industries, including aerospace, transportation, and translation services. Notably, Ms. Bauer worked as a member of a team that successfully protested the exclusion of a government contract hidden from the competitive range for an approximately $700 million WMATA contract. Ms. Bauer also represents major healthcare and long-term care institutions, including privately and publicly owned senior care providers, acute care facilities, insurers, and investment groups.

Ms. Bauer joined Moore & Lee following her graduation from American University Washington College of Law. In law school, Ms. Bauer worked as a student-attorney for the Janet R. Spragens Federal Tax Clinic, where she represented and worked towards settlements for low income clients being audited by the IRS. Ms. Bauer also has experience in financial regulatory compliance.

Prior to joining the firm as an associate, she worked at Moore & Lee as a summer associate where she was part of a trial team in a multi-week trial against a local government entity.

Education 

• J.D., American University Washington College of Law, 2019
• B.A., American University, 2016

Bar Admissions

• Virginia

Affiliations

• Ms. Bauer is a member of the American Bar Association’s Public Contract Law Section.