What Jackson Lewis P.C. does

Jackson Lewis P.C. is a U.S. national law firm founded in 1958 that practices exclusively on the employer side of employment and labor law. Headquartered in White Plains, New York, the firm operates from 52 offices across major U.S. markets and is staffed by more than 1,100 attorneys, including a dedicated 180-attorney Restaurant Team. Its client base spans more than 1,100 employer clients across industries such as restaurants, technology, healthcare, higher education, and financial services; the firm represents more than one-third of the top 100 U.S. restaurant chains and was ranked the #1 law firm defending FLSA lawsuits in federal court in 2025 by Lex Machina. Through founding membership in the L&E Global alliance, the firm accesses a network of 1,750+ employment law professionals across six continents for cross-border mandates.

The firm's service portfolio spans employment litigation defense, wage and hour class actions, discrimination and harassment claims, labor relations and union negotiations, workplace investigations, executive compensation, benefits administration, immigration, privacy/cybersecurity, and AI/automation advisory. Jackson Lewis complements its legal services with a proprietary technology stack of client-facing portals — CheckIt VIA JL (compliance tracking), LeaveSuite VIA JL (leave and accommodation management), Jackson Lewis Collaborate (client collaboration), workthruIT (workplace technology matters), and EngageMD (medical leave management). Thought leadership is delivered through blog networks, client webinars, podcasts (We Get AI for Work, We Get Privacy), and the Workplace Horizons conference series.

The firm generates revenue through professional service fees on a quote-based model combining hourly rates and alternative fee arrangements, with multi-year engagements typical. Its go-to-market is sales-led, driven by direct attorney-to-client engagement, industry-specific practice teams, and content-driven brand authority. The firm is a privately held New York professional corporation led by Firm Chair Kevin G. Lauri, with no parent company or institutional investor.

Name

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Legal name

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Website

https://jacksonlewis.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1958

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Jackson Lewis P.C. is a U.S. national law firm with 1,100+ attorneys across 52 offices, practicing exclusively on the employer side of employment and labor law. It serves 1,100+ employer clients across industries including restaurants, technology, healthcare, and financial services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Employment and Labor Law Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110), Offices of Lawyers (54111)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Employment & Labor Law (BPAHAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Labor Relations & Employment Practice Advisory (BPAHAGAK), HR Compliance, Policy, EEO & Labor Law (BPACAPAM)

Keywords

• Employment law services
• Labor law counsel
• Workplace compliance
• Employment litigation defense
• Wage and hour compliance

Headquarters

HQ city

White Plains

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices58 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Legal Professional Services: Jackson Lewis generates revenue through legal fees charged to employer clients for employment and labor law representation, counseling, and compliance services. Fees are typically quoted based on matter complexity, with both hourly rate arrangements and alternative fee arrangements common in the legal industry.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Jackson Lewis P.C. is a U.S. workplace law firm that provides employment and labor law representation, counseling, and compliance services exclusively to employer clients. Its practice spans wage and hour compliance, employment litigation defense, discrimination and harassment claims, labor relations, immigration, benefits and executive compensation, privacy and cybersecurity, and workplace investigations, delivered through industry-specific practice teams across 52 U.S. offices.

Product overview

Jackson Lewis P.C. is an employment and labor law firm offering legal services through a network of 1,100+ attorneys across major U.S. cities. The firm's technology portfolio includes proprietary client tools for compliance and leave management: CheckIt VIA JL (compliance tracking), LeaveSuite VIA JL (leave and accommodation management), Jackson Lewis Collaborate (client portal), and workthruIT (workforce compliance management). The firm also produces thought leadership content through podcast series including the 'We Get Privacy Podcast' and 'We Get AI for Work Podcast,' which provide insights on workplace AI and privacy compliance topics. Jackson Lewis serves clients across diverse industries including restaurants, technology, healthcare, financial services, and manufacturing, offering practice areas spanning wage and hour, immigration, labor relations, workplace training, and privacy/cybersecurity.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CheckIt VIA JL: Internal client portal for compliance management tools
• LeaveSuite VIA JL
• Jackson Lewis Collaborate
• NetDocuments
• Workplace Horizons
• We Get AI for Work
• We Get Privacy

Products and services

• CheckIt VIA JL Client extranet portal for employment compliance and case management that allows employers to manage workplace compliance tasks and track status.
• LeaveSuite VIA JL Comprehensive leave and accommodation management platform that helps employers track and manage employee leave requests and compliance requirements.
• Jackson Lewis Collaborate Secure online portal for clients to collaborate with Jackson Lewis attorneys, share documents, and communicate on matters.
• workthruIT® Proprietary platform for managing workplace technology matters, supporting workforce compliance and workforce management tasks for employers.
• We Get Privacy Podcast Podcast series hosted by Jackson Lewis attorneys discussing privacy, security, and compliance topics for employers, including AI-powered smart glasses, wearable technology, and data collection risks in workplaces.
• We Get AI for Work Podcast Podcast series exploring AI implementation in workplace settings, discussing topics such as AI governance, vendor selection, and integration with legacy systems, particularly in healthcare environments.

Quantifiable outcome

• #1 law firm defending FLSA lawsuits in federal court in 2025 (Lex Machina)
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• L&E GlobalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJackson Lewis is a founding member of L&E Global, a global alliance network of premier employer counsel. The alliance provides Jackson Lewis clients with access to coordinated employment and labor law services across international jurisdictions, with a network of over 1,750 professionals spanning six continents. This partnership enables the firm to offer seamless cross-border services to multinational employer clients.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Littler Mendelson P.C. Littler is the closest direct peer and historically the largest dedicated U.S. employment and labor law firm by headcount, serving the same employer-side client base with a similar single-practice-area, multi-office model.
• Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart, P.C. Ogletree Deakins is a top-tier employer-side employment law firm with comparable scale, multi-office U.S. footprint, and exclusive focus on labor and employment matters — a head-to-head competitor for the same client relationships.
• Seyfarth Shaw LLP: Seyfarth Shaw is a major employment-focused national law firm with a similarly large attorney base, overlapping service lines in labor and employment, and comparable client mix of large U.S. employers.
• Fisher Phillips LLP: Fisher Phillips is a national labor and employment law firm focused exclusively on employer-side representation, making it a direct competitor for similar corporate clients and matters.
• Epstein Becker & Green, P.C. Epstein Becker & Green is a national firm with a strong employment, labor, and workforce management practice — overlapping client base and similar advisory and litigation services to employers.

Broad incumbents

• Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP: Morgan Lewis is a global full-service law firm with a sizable labor and employment practice that competes for the same large enterprise employer mandates, but as part of a broader portfolio.
• Latham & Watkins LLP: Latham is a global full-service firm whose employment practice competes for complex, high-end employment and equity-related mandates on behalf of large corporate clients.
• DLA Piper LLP: DLA Piper is a global full-service firm with a significant employment practice, often competing with Jackson Lewis for multinational employer work that crosses borders.
• Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP: Faegre Drinker is a full-service firm with a strong labor and employment group serving employers — a comparable but broader competitor that competes in similar mid-to-large enterprise engagements.
• Akerman LLP: Akerman is a national full-service firm with a substantial labor and employment practice that serves similar employer clients, especially in healthcare and hospitality verticals.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/jacksonlewispc
• Facebookfacebook.com/jacksonlewispc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/jackson-lewis-p-c

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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