Hausfeld LLP

What Hausfeld LLP does

Hausfeld LLP is a privately held, partner-owned global litigation law firm founded in 2008 by Michael D. Hausfeld and headquartered in Washington, DC, with 12 offices across the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, the Netherlands, France, and Sweden, operating through five separately constituted regulated legal entities. The firm is claimant-focused, representing individuals, class members, NGOs, and corporations in complex disputes against large defendants, with practice areas spanning Antitrust/Competition, Commercial & Financial Disputes, Environmental & Product Liability, Human Rights, and Technology & Data Breach. Its work has produced several landmark outcomes, including a UK Competition Appeal Tribunal ruling awarding approximately £1.5 billion in compensation to 36 million Apple App Store users, an ongoing Google Play collective action covering 20 million UK consumers with around £1 billion in potential damages, and a $20M+ US jury verdict against BNP Paribas for Sudan-related human rights abuses.

The firm generates revenue through professional legal services, with a mix of traditional hourly billing and alternative fee arrangements including contingency, flexible fees, and third-party case funding where permitted. Client acquisition is driven by reputation, referrals, professional directory rankings (Legal 500, Chambers & Partners, Super Lawyers, Best Lawyers), and an active thought-leadership apparatus (Competition Bulletin, Perspectives blogs/podcasts/videos, conference speaking). The firm has won 53 industry awards and recorded 660 individual lawyer rankings in the last five years, including top-tier Legal 500 US Antitrust recognition for 17 consecutive years.

Hausfeld's operating model is built on specialist talent (170+ lawyers globally), multi-jurisdictional regulatory standing, and the ability to underwrite large, multi-year collective actions through flexible fees and case funding. There is no AI or proprietary technology platform; competitive advantage rests on legal expertise, precedent-setting case outcomes, brand reputation, and cross-border litigation infrastructure rather than software or data assets.

Name

Hausfeld LLP

Legal name

Hausfeld LLP

Website

https://hausfeld.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Hausfeld LLP is a privately held global claimant-side litigation law firm founded in 2008, operating 12 offices across the US and Europe with 170+ lawyers. It represents individuals, class members, and NGOs in complex antitrust, environmental, human rights, and technology disputes.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Legal Services (5411)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Litigation & Dispute Resolution (BPAHAAAB)

Keywords

• Complex litigation
• Antitrust law
• Class action lawsuits
• Competition law
• Commercial disputes

Headquarters

HQ city

Boston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices12 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Legal Services - Litigation Representation: Hausfeld provides legal representation in complex litigation cases including antitrust, commercial disputes, environmental liability, human rights, and technology matters. The firm offers flexible fee structures and case funding where permissible, allowing clients to pursue disputes with no or limited legal cost risk or up-front financial burden.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Hausfeld LLP is a global law firm that represents claimants in complex, high-stakes litigation, with particular focus on antitrust, competition, human rights, securities, and commercial disputes. The firm advises corporates, public bodies, and groups of affected individuals seeking redress through domestic and cross-border claims. Its practice combines strategic counseling, settlement negotiation, and courtroom advocacy across multiple jurisdictions.

Product overview

Hausfeld LLP is a global law firm operating as a single unified legal practice rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The firm provides legal services through six core practice areas: Antitrust/Competition, Commercial & Financial Disputes, Environmental & Product Liability, Human Rights, Technology & Data Breach, and Current Claims. These practice areas work in conjunction with specialized service delivery models including Collective Redress (class actions), Business Disputes, and Flexible Fees & Case Funding. The firm also produces knowledge publications including the Competition Bulletin and Perspectives content series. With 12 offices across the US and Europe, Hausfeld delivers complex litigation services to individual and corporate clients, with particular emphasis on claimant-focused collective actions and landmark precedent-setting disputes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Antitrust & Competition Litigation

Quantifiable outcome

• £1.5 billion compensation awarded to 36 million UK users in Apple App Store case
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 July 2021Hausfeld partnered with BIICL to host 'Our Future in the Balance: The Role of Courts and Tribunals in Meeting the Climate Crisis' - a landmark international virtual summit exploring the role of courts and tribunals in addressing global climate governance. The partnership brought together judges, policymakers, academics, and climate activists for this critical COP26 lead-up event.
• Hecht PartnersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-counsel with Hecht Partners in filing petition to UN Global Compact calling for BNP Paribas removal over Sudan human rights violations allegations.
• DiCello LevittminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-counsel with DiCello Levitt in filing petition to UN Global Compact calling for BNP Paribas removal over Sudan human rights violations allegations.
• Democracy Reporting International (DRI)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-filed second lawsuit against Elon Musk's X (Twitter) over failure to provide researchers access to data under EU's Digital Services Act for disinformation research related to Hungary's elections.
• Society for Civil Rights (GFF)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGerman civil rights organization that co-filed lawsuit with Hausfeld Rechtsanwälte against X/Twitter for DSA compliance regarding election research data access.
• Legal Action Network (LAW)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIngrid Gubbay serves as Trustee of LAW, an organization working to bring legal accountability for women living in conflict zones.
• Sea RangersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIngrid Gubbay serves as legal trustee of this Dutch environmental social enterprise which professionally trains and empowers unemployed youth to work with nations to protect marine environments.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan: Global litigation-only firm widely regarded as the leading claimants-side and complex-disputes practice; deep overlap with Hausfeld in antitrust damages, tech-platform, and securities class actions across the US and Europe.
• Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll: Pioneering US plaintiff-side firm with categories-leading antitrust and consumer protection class action practices - one of the closest US comparables to Hausfeld's claimant-only orientation.
• Scott+Scott Attorneys at Law: Antitrust and consumer protection boutique with a strong international foot print and focused practice on complex class action litigation, directly comparable to Hausfeld's collective redress engine.
• Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein: Plaintiff-side boutique recognised for mass tort, consumer protection, and antitrust class actions; competes for similar high-profile claimant matters in the US.
• Berger Montague PC: Philadelphia-based complex civil litigation and class action boutique; has a long-standing antitrust and consumer protection practice closely comparable in client profile.
• Labaton Sucharow LLP: Plaintiff-side securities and antitrust boutique with significant class action activity; overlaps with Hausfeld on antitrust damages claims and large consumer-side litigation.
• Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro: US consumer protection class action firm active in tech and antitrust mass actions; mirrors Hausfeld's Big Tech accountability positioning.
• Geradin Partners: Brussels-based competition law boutique focused on abuse-of-dominance and digital markets claims, including acting for claimants against Big Tech - directly comparable niche EU practice to Hausfeld's European arm.
• Milberg LLP: Long-standing US plaintiffs' complex litigation boutique with antitrust, securities, and consumer class actions; peers directly with Hausfeld on compensation-driven litigation in the US.

Broad incumbents

• Boies Schiller Flexner LLP: High-stakes litigation and dispute resolution firm with major US/UK presence and active antitrust/antitrust arbitration practice; broader portfolio but overlapping in headline competition and tech disputes.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/hausfeldglobal
• YouTubevimeo.com/user125654635
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hausfeld

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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