Eric H. Zagrans, managing partner of Zagrans Law Firm LLC in Columbus, Ohio, is a nationally known trial lawyer with more than 45 years of experience in complex business litigation and sophisticated transactions matters. He has represented clients ranging from Fortune 500 companies to middle market businesses in significant litigation in a majority of state jurisdictions and in 25 federal districts throughout the United States, trying over 40 jury trials and countless bench trials.
His practice concentrates in cases and class actions involving:
- Securities
- ERISA
- Antitrust
- Accounting and auditing liability
- Professional liability and medical malpractice
- Director and officer liability
- Corporate Investigations and white-collar defense
- Policyholder rights and other “bet-the-company” complex litigation in financial services
- Capital Markets
- Bankruptcy litigation
- Health care
- High-tech and manufacturing industries
A former law professor and Associate General Counsel of Ernst & Young, Mr. Zagrans has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America® since 2012 in Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs and has been three times awarded “Lawyer of the Year” for Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs (2017 and 2021) and for Appellate Practice in 2023.
He has been rated AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell for over 35 consecutive years, is perennially selected for Chambers USA Guide and Ohio Super Lawyers has repeatedly named him a Top 100 Lawyer in Ohio and an Ohio Super Lawyer for business litigation since 2010. Eric has argued before the U.S. Supreme Court, the Ohio Supreme Court, the California Supreme Court and the United States Courts of Appeals for six different circuits. He has recovered over $250 million for his clients and successfully defended other clients from claims totaling more than $5 billion.
Zagrans Law Firm has an impressive history of accomplishments in business litigation and high-stakes disputes. The firm can successfully litigate even the most complex case from presuit through appeal irrespective of number of parties or amount at issue.
With offices Columbus and Cleveland, the firm provides litigation, alternative dispute resolution and appellate representation to businesses and individuals in a broad range of industries across Ohio and throughout the United States.
