Quarles & Brady

What Quarles & Brady does

Quarles & Brady LLP is a U.S. national law firm founded in 1892 and structured as a private Limited Liability Partnership, operating from 13 offices across the Midwest, Southwest, West, Southeast, and Mid-Atlantic. The firm employs approximately 525 attorneys practicing across more than 60 specialty areas, with primary concentrations in Healthcare & Life Sciences, Labor & Employment, Real Estate (75+ attorneys), Business Law, Intellectual Property, Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Immigration, Data Privacy/Cybersecurity, and Artificial Intelligence advisory services. Its core technology consists of legal service delivery rather than proprietary software platforms; the firm offers no public API or SDK and operates through direct attorney-client engagements across its office network. Quarles generates revenue primarily through professional services billing, including hourly rates, fixed-fee arrangements, bespoke flat-fee engagements, and transaction-based fees for M&A and real estate work, supplemented by continuing legal education (CLE) seminar registrations (e.g., $150 per attendee for the annual Employment Law Update). The go-to-market motion is traditional enterprise field sales, with named attorneys cultivating clients through publications, industry events, CLE seminars, webinars, and lateral partner hires publicized to signal market strength. Client segments are vertically organized and dominated by enterprises and institutions, including hospitals and health systems, retail pharmacies, pharmaceutical distributors, PBMs, REITs and real estate developers, employers facing labor relations risk, higher education and research institutions, and tribal governments.

Name

Quarles & Brady

Legal name

Quarles & Brady LLP

Website

https://quarles.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1892

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Quarles & Brady LLP is a private Am Law 200 national law firm with approximately 525 attorneys across 13 U.S. offices, providing full-service legal counsel in healthcare, real estate, labor and employment, corporate, IP, and litigation matters for enterprise clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) & Securities Law (BPAHAAAI)

Keywords

• Legal advisory services
• Corporate legal counsel
• Healthcare regulatory law
• Real estate legal services
• Labor employment law

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices13 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Legal Services Billing: Traditional law firm revenue through hourly billing, fixed fee arrangements customized to client needs, and transaction-based fees for M&A and real estate deals. Brad Vynalek bio mentions creating bespoke flat fee engagements and fixed fee arrangements for clients.
2. CLE Seminar Registration: Revenue from continuing legal education seminars such as the 27th Annual Paul Plevin Quarles Employment Law Update, priced at $150 per attendee.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Quarles & Brady LLP is an Am Law 200 national law firm providing full-service legal representation through approximately 525 attorneys across 13 U.S. offices. The firm sells legal services across nine main practice areas—Health & Life Sciences, Labor & Employment, Real Estate, Business Law, Intellectual Property, Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Immigration & Mobility, Data Asset Management/Privacy & Cybersecurity, and Artificial Intelligence—serving enterprise clients in healthcare, real estate, higher education, tribal government, manufacturing, and financial services industries.

Product overview

Quarles & Brady LLP is a national law firm (Am Law 200) with approximately 525 attorneys. The firm offers legal services across multiple practice areas including Health & Life Sciences, Labor & Employment, Real Estate, Business Law, Intellectual Property, Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Immigration & Mobility, Data Asset Management/Privacy & Cybersecurity, and Artificial Intelligence. The firm operates from 12 office locations serving clients across the United States.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Health & Life Sciences Legal Services Healthcare regulatory, compliance, transactions, and litigation services including pharmacy law, drug and device, controlled substances, health information technology, privacy and security, healthcare transactions, and medical device regulation. For hospitals, health systems, pharmacies, PBMs, and pharmaceutical distributors.
• Labor & Employment Legal Services Employment law counseling, litigation, labor management relations, union avoidance, collective bargaining, wage and hour compliance, class action defense, OSHA matters, and workplace investigations. For unionized and non-unionized employers across healthcare, manufacturing, financial services, hospitality, and other industries.
• Real Estate Legal Services Commercial real estate transactions, acquisitions and dispositions, commercial construction, data center transactions, land use and zoning, development, leasing, real estate finance, and public-private partnerships. For REITs, developers, financial institutions, manufacturers, and retailers.
• Business Law Services Mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, commercial finance, private equity, outside general counsel services, tax planning, and business succession planning. For privately held businesses, tax-exempt organizations, and corporate clients.
• Intellectual Property Legal Services Patent preparation and prosecution, trademark, IP litigation, technology transfer, technology transactions, and patent portfolio management across biotechnology, chemistry, high tech, manufacturing, and university research. For corporations, universities, and research institutions.
• Litigation & Dispute Resolution Commercial litigation, class action defense, product liability, professional liability, financial institutions litigation, insurance coverage litigation, appellate litigation, and trust inheritance fiduciary litigation. For corporate, financial, healthcare, and other enterprise clients.
• Immigration & Mobility Services Corporate immigration, visa processing, and mobility counseling for employers. Includes compliance with international trade and immigration regulations.
• Data Asset Management, Privacy & Cybersecurity Data privacy compliance, cybersecurity advisory, internal investigations, and regulatory compliance for data assets including health information privacy and security. For enterprise clients handling sensitive personal and health data.
• Artificial Intelligence Legal Services Legal guidance on AI-related issues including intellectual property rights, regulatory compliance, risk management, and IP enforcement for businesses implementing AI technologies.
• CLE Seminars (Continuing Legal Education) Continuing legal education seminars such as the 27th Annual Paul Plevin Quarles Employment Law Update, priced at $150 per attendee. Designed for practicing attorneys seeking CLE credit, includes materials download, social hour, and parking with financial hardship fee waiver available.

Quantifiable outcome

• Created flat fee engagement enabling international tech company to save 30% of annual legal spend.
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Benesch: Mid-size full-service firm with comparable regional Midwest base and overlapping healthcare, corporate, real estate, and litigation capabilities serving enterprise clients. Similar mid-market positioning.
• Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c. Midwest-anchored full-service firm comparable in size and scope, with overlapping business law, labor & employment, and litigation practices serving enterprise clients. Closely comparable Midwestern platform.
• Foley & Lardner LLP: Am Law 200 full-service firm with comparable scale (~1,000 attorneys, 20+ offices) and overlapping healthcare regulatory, IP, and corporate practices. Highly comparable due to similar mid-tier national positioning and healthcare/life sciences focus.
• Vedder Price: Am Law 200 full-service firm with comparable size, multi-office platform, and overlapping labor & employment, healthcare, and corporate practices. Comparable full-service client base with similar mid-market enterprise orientation.
• Dinsmore & Shohl: Mid-size full-service firm with strong Midwest presence and overlapping healthcare, labor & employment, and corporate practices. Comparable mid-tier positioning and similar client industries.
• Dorsey & Whitney LLP: Am Law 200 firm with strong healthcare regulatory and litigation practices across similar geographic markets. Comparable Midwest anchoring and full-service platform with regulated industry expertise.
• Polsinelli: Am Law 200 firm with comparable national growth trajectory, healthcare regulatory depth, and full-service mid-market enterprise focus. Similar headcount scale and practice mix to Quarles & Brady.
• Husch Blackwell LLP: Mid-size Am Law 200 full-service firm with similar national office footprint, healthcare, real estate, and labor & employment depth. Closely comparable structure, scale, and practice mix to Quarles & Brady.
• Ice Miller LLP: Midwest-based full-service firm with comparable size and similar practice emphasis on healthcare, real estate, and government-related work. Strong overlap in Midwest enterprise client base.

Broad incumbents

• Baker Hostetler: Larger Am Law firm (Am Law 100) with overlapping healthcare, litigation, IP, and corporate practices. Operates at broader scale and broader practice span but with significant overlap on key verticals.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/quarlesandbrady
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@QuarlesandBradyLLP
• Facebookfacebook.com/quarlesandbrady
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/quarles-&-brady-llp

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A1 record

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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