Monica Zent Email & Phone Number

Shaping innovation, opportunity and policy in the legal realm with industry leaders and luminaries at the intersection of law, tech, compliance and venture.

Sunnyvale, CA, US

ZentLaw brings innovative on-demand legal solutions to in-house legal departments and law firms nationwide. Upon its launch in 2002, ZentLaw broke the mold for legal services delivery as one of the earliest alternative legal services providers (ALSPs) that pioneered the concept of offering tech-enabled solutions, on-demand legal resources, flexible legal.

Santa Clara, CA, US

Advisor to the SCU Bronco Venture Accelerator across areas pertaining to business, startups, funding, outreach to underserved founders and the venture community.

New York, NY, US

Early member of the premier network for women in executive leadership roles.

San Mateo, CA, US

Investing in women-led businesses in SaaS, tech, digital media.

New York, US

Silicon Valley moderator for Above the Law’s Innovation Center, co-leading programs and events for the in-house, legal operations and LegalTech communities. As a Contributor, I write the "Innovative Thinkers" series as well as pieces about legal technology, legal innovation, legal operations, and modern legal practice that run on Above the Law's Innovation.

New York, NY, US

I serve as a founding Advisory Board member to Breaking Media's Above the Law/Evolve the Law property focused on the Corporate Legal Department offering and summit.

New York, NY, US

Advisory board member of High Performance Counsel, a leading digital content publisher and platform for the legal industry. https://highperformancecounsel.com/project/monica-zent/

New York, US

I write articles for various ALM publications such as Corporate Counsel Magazine, on topics related to legal technology, alternative legal industry business models, innovative approaches to the practice of law, women in the legal industry and social media for lawyers.

Chicago, IL, US

I write articles regarding legal technology, the evolution of the legal industry, social media for lawyers, and best practices for in-house counsel.

New York City, NY, US

I write articles on topics such as innovation in the legal industry and law practice generally, the plight of women in technology and women in business, guidance for startup company founders and executive teams, and keys to balance and healthy living for entrepreneurs.

Real estate development and investment company, including sourcing, development and management of multi-family and commercial real property assets.

Palo Alto, CA, US

LawDesk360 is a SaaS-based, secure, AI-powered workflow efficiency solution for today’s legal departments and law firms, developed in ZentLaw Labs. As Founder, I conceived of and collaborated with our engineering leadership and team to build the product and the brand, initiating our go-to-market strategy, establishing key partnerships and addressing.

ZentLaw Labs was one of the earliest LegalTech incubation and innovation hubs within a legal services organization. In ZentLaw Labs we create, incubate and experiment with new and emerging Legal Technology offerings for the legal industry and the clients served by ZentLaw. We have developed patented technology used in the legal industry and continue to.

New York, New York, US

I write the "Execs on the Go" Column, contributing pieces that inspire and help business leaders, executives and entrepreneurs.

New York, NY, US

I contribute pieces on productivity, wellness, optimism and leadership strategies for entrepreneurs and female business owners.

San Francisco, California, US

I write articles regarding women in technology, women in business, women in venture capital, startup strategies and the journey of startup founders and founding teams.

Arlington, Virginia, US

I write articles regarding major shifts in the legal industry, legal technologies involving collaboration, machine learning and artificial intelligence, legal operations and the evolution of the legal industry along with the practice of law.

Irvine, CA, US

I write articles regarding startup life, practical wisdom for business owners, advocacy for women in business and women in technology, and practical tips for how to leverage social media and other technology in marketing and business operations.

Foxwordy is the collaboration and social networking destination for individual lawyers and legal professionals. www.foxwordy.comThe legal industry is being transformed by increased connectivity and an emphasis on efficiency. Foxwordy is the vital digital collaboration network for individual legal professionals need to meet the industry’s evolving.

Mountain View, CA, US

My investment activities involved legaltech, digital media, enterprise and B2B SaaS businesses. Provided entrepreneurial and general business advice and guidance to founding teams of portfolio companies and fellow members of the investment group. Investor in companies such as: Spinnakr, 500 Startups, PicCollage, Junar, Silver Bullet Therapeautics, Clean.

Wrote and delivered the weekly "Legal Minute" on popular San Francisco Bay Area radio news station, 1590 KLIV as a public service to the community. Fun being in the studio with the legendary late Bob Kieve. (The news program and the Station 1590 was later sold.)

Handled intellectual property law and licensing, technology law and licensing, Internet law, digital media, music law, entertainment law, open source software licensing and privacy law and compliance for enterprise and venture-backed startup clients of this global law firm. Was responsible for extensive drafting and negotiation on a wide range of.

Founded this company and built the product on my own as a side hustle. Assembled an expansive music database of licensed materials and detailed metrics on clip licensing data for the entertainment industry, including music publishing data and performing rights royalty data and splits per song. Built this product on a database program in which all data was.

Served as Legal Director responsible for all licensing and transactions for the company's original television productions, including music law and licensing. Provided legal advice and counseling as to the company's domestic and foreign music publishing interests, as well as the company's in-bound and out-bound licensing activities involving original.

Co-founded a music publishing company that produced compilation albums with recordings performed by rock/pop music industry talent, benefiting charitable causes such as the Starlight Children's Foundation. We produced a number of records. Had fun learning a lot about the music production business (and that artists can sometimes flake on their commitments)..

Was responsible for rights and licensing, drafting and negotiation for in-bound and out-bound content, including music. Handled all legal work associated with music licensing and music publishing matters for the company and its film, television, merchandising and other properties. Provided advice and briefings to executive team members regarding rights.

Was responsible for all in-bound content and music licensing for the company's original productions. Had oversight as to all out-bound clip and music licensing for the company's original productions and assets, including the company's archives of classic productions. To drive efficiencies within the legal department, I designed and built a database in.

Founded a company that bought and sold domain names and keywords. Amassed an extensive catalog of TLDs at a time when most didn't understand a need for domain names. The catalog was acquired. First real exit. In hindsight, sold too early for too little but allowed me to bootstrap for my next startup. Learned that I'm comfortable taking some risks in.

Santa Clara, CA, US

After evening classes in college, went to work the night shift as a law librarian helping stressed out law students find the law.Learned early on how to help people when they're stressed and juggle my time wisely across multiple commitments.

Billings, MT, US

Handled new account formation and relationships with high net worth customers and sold investment instruments. Ranked top regional salesperson for two quarters. Worked full days while attending evening classes. Learned how to cold call customers and build relationships with regular customers. I also learned about the importance of relationship building in.

San Francisco, California, US

Handled new account services. Prior to that, was a bank/merchant teller with perfect balance histories. Worked consistently while attending school. Learned the importance of never ending the day out of balance, literally, and that a smile goes a long way because people do business with people they like.

Santa Clara, CA, US

Banking role. Was responsible for new account relationships, certificates of deposit, lending support. Learned about banking but, more importantly, I learned about how to deliver good customer service.

Education record

Executive Education

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Entertainment Law Certificate

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Mba Program

Bs/Bs, Summa Cum Laude; Phi Beta Kappa

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