Hey there!

I am Ross Kimbarovsky.

I’m a trial lawyer and entrepreneur who works at the intersection of law, technology, and design. 

Law and regulation

I’m an attorney with deep roots in legal and regulatory work. I’ve litigated complex commercial and intellectual property cases in state and federal courts across the United States, as well as before the World Intellectual Property Organization. I’ve also handled regulatory proceedings before agencies such as the Illinois Commerce Commission and the U.S. Department of Transportation, and participated in federal investigations and prosecutions arising from the failure of financial institutions.

I began my legal career at Hopkins & Sutter, focusing on regulatory litigation and complex commercial and IP disputes, and later became a partner at Ungaretti & Harris LLP, where I chaired the firm’s Intellectual Property group. During that time, I was recognized as an Illinois Super Lawyer and as one of “40 Illinois Attorneys Under Forty To Watch.”

After shifting from large-firm practice to building technology companies, I continued to serve as general counsel for several ventures, handling complex commercial and IP matters. In recent years, I’ve returned to active trial and appellate practice, with a focus on plaintiffs’ class actions and complex disputes involving generative AI, copyright, right of publicity, biometric privacy, and consumer protection. I serve as lead trial counsel in class actions against the generative AI music companies Suno and Udio and regularly collaborate with other firms on high-stakes technology and AI matters.

You can find more details on my law practice and representative cases on the Law page of this site.

Jurat

I’m the Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel at Jurat. Jurat bridges the gap between blockchain technology and the U.S. legal system. Our patent-pending platform connects blockchains to U.S. courts, enabling web3 innovations to thrive with full legal support while combining decentralized technology with the reliability of traditional legal systems.

crowdspring and other ventures

I’m the founder and CEO at crowdspring. Since 2007, more than 220,000 experienced designers and namers on crowdspring have helped over 100,000 small businesses, startups, agencies, and nonprofits with custom logo, web, graphic, and product design, and business naming. Crowdspring has worked with brands such as Amazon, LG, Starbucks, Microsoft, Barilla, and Philips, with agencies around the world, and with tens of thousands of entrepreneurs and nonprofits.

I’m a serial entrepreneur. In addition to crowdspring, I’ve started other ventures, including Startup Foundry (a tech startup incubator), Quickly Legal (a platform for smart legal contracts), and Respect (a technology-enabled home care service for the elderly).

Speaking and writing

I frequently speak about law, generative AI, branding, and entrepreneurship at conferences, on podcasts, and in interviews. I also write about branding, design, small business, and technology for various publications and on the crowdspring blog. 

If you’d like to invite me to speak at an event or interview me on a podcast, please visit the Connect page. 

A bit more about me

I’m an avid cyclist. I typically ride around 6,000 miles per year (indoors and outdoors—Chicago winters are not friendly to cyclists). My personal best is 9,000 miles in a year, which is roughly the distance of riding across the United States three times. I also love tennis and play 3 to 4 days per week.

I emigrated from Kyiv, Ukraine, to the U.S. with my family in 1979 and now live near Chicago. I’m also happiest in shorts—a preference that helped nudge me out of traditional law practice in 2007 and into building my own companies.  Thanks to pandemic-era video hearings, I’ve now figured out how to (sometimes) practice law in shorts, too (at least from the waist down).