Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP

What Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP does

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP is a full-service law firm headquartered in Beverly Hills, California, founded in October 1953 by Ed Jessup, Leonard Cohen, and John W. Ervin, and recognized as the oldest law firm in Beverly Hills. The firm serves employers of all sizes, real estate owners and developers, private wealth clients, and individuals across more than a dozen practice areas including employment law, litigation and alternative dispute resolution, construction, real estate transactions and land use, corporate law, intellectual property, tax planning and controversies, healthcare, bankruptcy and receivership, and trust and estate planning. Its core employer-defending employment law practice covers counseling, workplace investigations, policy drafting, management training, and litigation defense for wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, wage-and-hour, and PAGA claims, with a preventive orientation that distinguishes it from purely reactive defense shops.

The firm operates as a private limited liability partnership with 101–250 employees and no public revenue disclosure. Its technology footprint is conventional for a mid-market professional services firm — a SurePoint Cloud payment portal for invoices and retainers, plus content marketing via blogs, client alerts, and events — with no proprietary software, AI capabilities, or patents. Engagement economics follow standard law firm models: hourly billing, fixed fees for defined matters, contingency fees where applicable, and transaction-based fees for M&A and real estate deals; pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. Customer acquisition is relationship-driven through direct attorney engagement, professional referrals, bar association involvement, and earned media in publications such as the Daily Journal, Law360, and the Los Angeles Business Journal.

Operationally, the firm has been in a measured but deliberate growth phase since 2024. Headcount was augmented by 6 attorneys and 3 support staff via the January 2026 combination with Carico McDonald Kil & Benz LLP, which also opened a Beach Cities office in El Segundo. In November 2025 the firm opened its first office outside California in over 70 years — a New York City location led by partner Matthew S. Blum — explicitly targeting real estate and private wealth work on both coasts. Management is led by Managing Partner Barry MacNaughton (also head of the Construction Department and lead trial lawyer on the $93 million verdict against Lakha Properties), with Kelly O. Scott chairing the Employment Law Department and Randall S. Leff leading litigation and a newly launched mediation practice. Notable engagements include the $160 million sale of Todd Pipe & Supply to Reece Ltd. and a $93 million verdict for CRCH LLC in the Chino Hills Power Center fraud case.

Name

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP

Legal name

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP

Website

http://ecjlaw.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1953

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Legal Services (5411), Offices of Lawyers (541110)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Litigation Support & Expert Witness Services (BPAHALAG)

Keywords

• Business litigation services
• Employment law counsel
• Real estate transactions
• Construction law representation
• Estate planning legal services

Headquarters

HQ city

Beverly Hills

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 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 Services Billing: Traditional law firm billing including hourly rates, fixed fees for specific matters, contingency fees in applicable cases, and transaction-based fees for deals and mergers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP is a full-service law firm providing comprehensive legal counsel across employment law, construction law, real estate transactions and disputes, corporate law, intellectual property, tax planning, healthcare law, bankruptcy and reorganization, and estate planning. The firm serves primarily business clients, defending and advising employers in employment matters, handling real estate and construction transactions and disputes, and providing transactional and litigation counsel across multiple practice areas.

Product overview

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP is a full-service California law firm offering a comprehensive portfolio of legal services across multiple practice areas. The firm's core offerings include Employment Law Department (defending employers in discrimination, harassment, wage and hour claims), Construction Law, Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution, Food/Beverage/Hospitality, Real Estate, Corporate Law, Intellectual Property, Tax, Health Care, Bankruptcy/Receivership, and Estate Planning. The firm supplements its core legal services with specialized compliance products including an Employee Handbook Program (customizable California employment handbooks) and an Employer Audit Compliance Service (four-tier PAGA compliance audit packages ranging from Basic to Comprehensive). The firm operates offices in Beverly Hills, El Segundo (Beach Cities), and New York City.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Employment Law Department Full-service employment law practice defending employers in wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, wage and hour claims, and class actions. Offers counseling, workplace investigation services, policy drafting, and management training.
• Construction Law Department Construction law practice with trial and arbitration experience, providing contract formation, delay claims, construction defect litigation, mechanics liens, and environmental due diligence services.
• Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution Civil litigation services including trial, arbitration, and mediation across commercial, employment, construction, and business disputes.
• Food, Beverage and Hospitality Legal Services Legal services for food and beverage industry including labeling, advertising, false advertising litigation, employment matters, and regulatory compliance.
• Real Estate Transactions, Land Use and Finance Commercial and residential real estate services including transactions, development, land use, and financing matters.
• Corporate Law Business and corporate legal services including transactions, governance, and commercial matters.
• Intellectual Property & Technology Law IP protection and technology law services including patent, trademark, copyright, and technology-related legal matters.
• Tax Planning and Controversies Tax planning and controversy resolution services for businesses and individuals.
• Health Care Law Legal services for health care industry including regulatory compliance, transactions, and litigation.
• Bankruptcy, Receivership and Reorganization Bankruptcy, receivership, and business reorganization services including Chapter 11 proceedings and distressed asset management.
• Estate Planning Trust, estate, and probate law services including estate planning, probate litigation, and wealth transfer planning; capacity expanded through combination with Carico McDonald Kil & Benz LLP.
• Employee Handbook Program Customizable California employment handbook program designed to keep employers compliant with state employment law, including policies, arbitration agreements, and required notices.
• Employer Audit Compliance Service PAGA compliance audit service with multiple tiers (Basic, Intermediate, Advanced, Comprehensive) assessing payroll, timekeeping, wage and hour policies, and HR practices.

Quantifiable outcome

• $93 million verdict secured in Chino Hills property fraud case
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Carico McDonald Kil & Benz LLPcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Combination effective January 1, 2026, bringing six attorneys and three support staff to expand ECJ's trust, estate, and probate law expertise in California. The combination added a new Beach Cities office in El Segundo, significantly enhancing the firm's estate planning and probate litigation capabilities.
• Matthew S. BlumcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2025Addition of Matthew S. Blum as partner to lead the new New York City office, marking the firm's first office outside California in over 70 years. The expansion aims to serve clients on both coasts, particularly in real estate and private wealth sectors.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Akerman LLP: AmLaw 200 national firm with very strong California employment, real estate, and litigation practices that directly overlap ECJ's core offerings from a larger-scale platform.
• Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP: Large national litigation firm with significant California presence and dominant employment and construction defense practices, competing for the same employer defendants.

Direct peers

• Selman Breitman LLP: California-based insurance and business defense firm with overlapping employment, construction, and civil litigation practices targeting similar mid-market defendants.
• Frandzel Robins Bloom & Csuto, LC: California-based business and employment law firm with comparable employer-defense, real estate, and litigation focus and a similar boutique-mid-market positioning.
• Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger LLP: Beverly Hills-headquartered full-service firm with comparable real estate, entertainment, IP, and corporate offerings, targeting similar high-net-worth and middle-market business clients.
• Stubbs Alderton & Markiles LLP: California-based business law firm with analogous employment, litigation, real estate, and corporate practices serving entrepreneurs and middle-market companies.
• Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP: Century City-based California full-service firm with overlapping employment, real estate, construction, and corporate practices, very similar size profile and mid-market employer client base.
• Best Best & Krieger LLP: California-founded full-service firm with comparable employment, real estate, and litigation practices serving mid-market public and private clients.
• Buchalter: West Coast full-service firm comparable in size and practice mix, with strong employment, real estate, construction, and corporate offerings to mid-market clients.
• Newmeyer & Dillion LLP: California-based full-service firm of comparable size with overlapping employment, real estate, construction, and business litigation practices.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ecjlaw
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ervin-cohen-&-jessup-llp
• Facebookfacebook.com/ervin-cohen-jessup-llp-115983235341

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles19 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments

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