Leading law firm chairs and chief marketing officers often select Kent Zimmermann to help them increase the size, strength, and profitability of their firms. Kent's interdisciplinary perspective grows out of his experience as a general counsel, a CEO, and an intellectual property litigator.

Focused on growth programs, Kent consults in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, strategic growth planning, and client feedback. In connection with law firm combinations and other growth initiatives, Kent often is engaged by law firms to conduct client service interviews with key clients to expand and safeguard those relationships.

Earlier in his career, Kent was one of the three equity partners who transformed Hubbard One from a small technology start-up to one of the fastest-growing private companies in North America. After Hubbard One's acquisition, in his role as chief executive Kent helped rebrand and reorganize West Legalworks, a live-education and conference business focused on the legal marketplace.

Kent has been a principal and member of advisory boards of a number of technology-focused enterprises, including Traitspikes (a start-up, co-founded by a McKinsey partner, that increases predictability of law firm hiring), Openmarket Wine (an online wine information company), and Fronterion (an international technology outsourcing business).

Before becoming a lawyer, Kent was a television news producer. A frequent speaker at law firm leadership meetings and at conferences sponsored by law-related organizations, Kent publishes regularly. He is a past board member of the Association of Corporate Counsel's Chicago chapter.

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