Kent Zimmermann Email & Phone Number

With more than two decades of experience, Kent Zimmermann is one of the leading strategic advisors to law firm leaders in the United States. He has been called “an exceptional presenter” who is “the definition of value.”Working with his partners and a team of analysts, Kent has advised a large group of law firms, including nine of the 20 most profitable firms globally. His advisory practice focuses on strategic planning, M&A, leadership succession, and special situations.Kent has taken the lead role in advising on a large group of high-profile law firm combinations. He is presently advising on multiple active merger discussions among New York firms and other Am Law 50, 100, Global 100 firms, and smaller firms.As part of his broader practice, he has developed a substantial-specially in advising firms that are open to combining with same size or larger firms to achieve greater benefits of scale, market-leadership, and profitability. Kent has also taken the lead role in advising on firmwide strategic planning for a large group of market-leading firms in the US and UK.He recently co-authored a widely cited book titled Law Firm Mergers: Lessons from Successful Strategic Combinations, published by Globe Law and Business of London.Kent is engaged on an ongoing basis by a group of Global 100 and 200 firms as a trusted advisor to their chairs and senior leadership teams. In these engagements, many of which have been ongoing continuously for more than a decade, Kent is valued for his well-informed and sophisticated understanding of the evolving market for legal services and inside knowledge of the strategies, cultures, and best practices of a large group of firms. Clients also appreciate his ability to spot and help them act on sought-after opportunities for strategic growth.Kent speaks and does fireside chats at about 30 law firm retreats and leadership meetings annually and publishes regularly. Kent also serves as a Law.com fellow, contributes to The American Lawyer, and his insights have been featured by Bloomberg, CNBC, Law360, and Reuters.Before joining Zeughauser Group, Kent was one of three equity partners who developed a small startup into one of the fastest-growing private companies in North America. He led the sale of the business to the public company now known as Thomson Reuters.Kent is originally from Connecticut. He graduated with honors from Washington University in St. Louis and earned his J.D. from Illinois Institute of Technology’s Chicago-Kent College of Law. He lives in Newport Coast, California with his family.

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