Attorneys Zach Shelley

Biography

Zach Shelley is an Associate in the firm’s Antitrust group. He joins the firm following roles as a Supreme Court Assistance Project Fellow and Litigation Fellow at Public Citizen Litigation Group.

Mr. Shelley has successfully helped public-interest litigants oppose Supreme Court review and has served as lead counsel in cases preserving and extending public access to government information. He has been quoted in The New York Times, Politico, The Wall Street Journal, and NPR, among other publications.

A graduate of Yale Law School, Mr. Shelley gained experience representing homeowners in foreclosure proceedings and consumer lawsuits as a member of the Housing Clinic of the Jerome N. Frank Legal Services Organization. Following law school, he clerked for the Honorable James A. Wynn on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.

Prominent Judgments & Settlements

  • Doctors for America v. Office of Personnel Management, Case No. 25-cv-00322 (D.D.C.). Lead counsel. Successfully argued motion for a temporary restraining order and won summary judgment, requiring federal agencies to restore public access to health information.

Publications

  • Affirmative Action Still Hasn’t Been Shown to Reduce the Number of Black Lawyers: A Response to Sander, International Review of Law and Economics (2022) (with Ian Ayres & Richard Brooks). Read more here.
  • The Walmart Effect: Testing Private Interventions to Reduce Gun Suicide, Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics (2020) (with Ian Ayres & Fredrick Vars). Read more here.

In the News

  • Judges Continue to Block Trump Policies Following Supreme Court Ruling, The Wall Street Journal (Jul. 28, 2025). Read more here.
  • Judge Orders Trump Admin to Restore Removed Health Agency Webpages, Politico (Feb. 11, 2025). Read more here.
  • Judge Orders C.D.C. to Temporarily Restore Deleted Web Pages, The New York Times (Feb. 11, 2025). Read more here.
  • Judge Orders Restoration of Federal Health Websites, NPR (Feb. 11, 2025). Read more here.
  • Judge Orders Health Agencies to Restore Data Scrubbed by Trump Administration, The Hill (Feb. 11, 2025). Read more here.
  • Judge Orders CDC and FDA to Restore Webpages Removed After Trump Order, The Guardian (Feb. 11, 2025). Read more here.
  • Judge Orders CDC to Restore Webpages That Doctors Consult but Were Dropped Under Trump Order, USA Today (Feb. 11, 2025). Read more here.
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Education

Law School
Yale Law School, J.D.

Undergraduate
Johns Hopkins University, B.A., with honors

Admissions

  • Member – District of Columbia Bar
  • Admitted – United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
  • Admitted – United States District Court for the District of Columbia

Clerkships

Hon. James A. Wynn, United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit