Kent Schmidt is a partner at the international law firm of Dorsey & Whitney LLP, and is based in California. His practice includes virtually all types of business litigation, with an emphasis on unfair business practices, trade secret litigation, consumer class actions, product liability, securities litigation and enforcement, commercial disputes, and environmental claims. Having spent his entire 25-year legal career at Dorsey, Kent often collaborates with partners in other offices around the world. Besides his commercial litigation practice, Kent is the author of Avoiding and Managing US Business Litigation Risks (Globe Law and Business 2021) and frequently speaks to and advises companies on how to avoid litigation claims, develop compliance policies and strategies, and conduct internal investigations. Kent is the host of SharkCast, a podcast on these topics.  More information is available at litigationrisks.com.