Estrada Legal Consulting

Ed is a trusted advisor to law firm leaders and a skilled consultant with a track record of solving individual through firm wide business issues. He brings diverse perspectives to his work, having worked at local, national and global law firms during 25 years in private practice, developing a leading global legal practice and working with and advising two global chairs during his last 15 years in law firm management. Ed founded Estrada Legal Consulting to work with law firms to create, implement and track business strategies, and to re-evaluate and refine in process strategies. A key focus of that work includes structuring, analyzing and translating data to inform progress and create actionable tasks for business units and their leaders. He also advises on maximizing industry group performance, assessment of new markets and existing market positioning, and the assessment of combination opportunities. A hallmark of his work is listening to his clients' needs and tailoring pragmatic and meaningful solutions that address the issues and do so in a way that is consistent with firm culture and results in sustainable growth. He provides market insight from his network of clients and other professionals across Global 100 and AmLaw 200+ firms, and through his frequent speaking engagements across the legal industry. Key leadership roles have included: -Global Head of Business Strategy -Chair - Global Financial Industry Group -Two Executive Committee terms -Co-Head of U.S. Litigation -New York Office Managing Partner -Interim Chief Marketing Officer Ed also currently serves as an independent director on the boards of CION Investment Corporation (NYSE:CION) and The Leon Lowenstein Foundation. He also serves on the Advisory Board of LegalMation, a leader in litigation automation and data analytics. Ed is personally committed to furthering equality, diversity and inclusion within the legal profession, and work with non-profits focused on access to education.