BraunHagey & Borden

What BraunHagey & Borden does

BraunHagey & Borden LLP is a private, bi-coastal litigation boutique law firm founded in 2009 and headquartered in San Francisco, with a second office in New York. The firm specializes in representing innovative businesses, entrepreneurs, and investors in bet-the-company commercial disputes across federal and state courts nationwide. Its core Litigation Practice covers intellectual property, antitrust, class action defense, corporate governance, financial fraud, trade secrets, unfair competition, digital assets, securities litigation, founders' disputes, investor litigation, contested bankruptcies, and real estate litigation. The firm distinguishes itself through lean staffing with pedigreed attorneys and reports cumulative judgments and settlements exceeding several billion dollars since founding, including multiple Top-100 national judgments.

A defining element of the firm is its dual-practice model: alongside commercial litigation, it operates a nationally recognized Impact Practice handling civil rights, First Amendment, environmental, human rights, elder care, prisoner rights, and privacy matters, often pro bono and in partnership with organizations such as the ACLU, EFF, Human Rights Watch, Sierra Club, AARP, and CANHR. The firm employs 50+ attorneys and 75+ professionals across both offices, with the New York presence recently upgraded to a 20,000-square-foot Class A space. Revenue is generated through professional services billing on a quote-based model that varies by matter complexity, attorney seniority, and scope; pricing is not publicly disclosed.

The firm operates as a founder-led partnership (Managing Partner Noah Hagey and Partner Matthew Borden) with no external institutional investors or parent company. It pursues client acquisition through reputation-driven channels including industry rankings (Chambers, Benchmark, Lawdragon, Daily Journal, Legal 500, Vault), press coverage of case victories, and referrals. The firm has received Top 5 National Litigation Group recognition from AmLaw, National Law Journal, Daily Journal, and Chambers & Partners, and maintains a 16-year unbroken streak of never having a class certified against any client.

Name

BraunHagey & Borden

Legal name

BraunHagey & Borden LLP

Website

https://braunhagey.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

BraunHagey & Borden LLP is a bi-coastal litigation boutique founded in 2009 that represents businesses, entrepreneurs, and investors in bet-the-company commercial disputes and operates an Impact Practice for civil rights and public interest cases, with 50+ attorneys across San Francisco and New York offices.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Litigation Legal Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Litigation & Dispute Resolution (BPAHAAAB)

Keywords

• Commercial litigation services
• Intellectual property litigation
• Class action defense
• Antitrust litigation
• Impact litigation

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal Services: Professional legal services rendered to businesses, entrepreneurs, and investors in complex litigation matters. Services include prosecution and defense of bet-the-company disputes, trial representation, and appellate work.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

BraunHagey & Borden LLP is a bi-coastal litigation boutique that prosecutes and defends bet-the-company disputes for innovative businesses, entrepreneurs, and investors. The firm operates two practice areas: a Litigation Practice covering intellectual property, antitrust, class action defense, corporate governance, financial fraud, trade secrets, digital assets, securities litigation, founders' disputes, investor litigation, contested bankruptcies, and real estate litigation; and an Impact Practice that handles civil rights, human rights, press freedoms, First Amendment, environmental, elder care, prisoner rights, and privacy matters, often pro bono alongside organizations such as the ACLU, EFF, Human Rights Watch, Sierra Club, and AARP.

Product overview

BraunHagey & Borden is a bi-coastal litigation boutique law firm offering two primary service lines: Litigation (commercial disputes including IP, antitrust, class actions, securities, trade secrets, and real estate) and Impact (civil rights, constitutional, and public interest matters). The firm specializes in high-stakes litigation and impact cases, staffing matters leanly with top-attorney talent.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Litigation Practice
• Impact Practice

Quantifiable outcome

• Judgments and settlements exceeding several billion dollars since 2009
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

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Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union)coreOthersCollaboration on civil and constitutional rights cases, including First Amendment litigation, press freedoms, and government accountability matters.
• EFF (Electronic Frontier Foundation)coreOthersPartnership on digital rights, privacy cases, and technology-related civil liberties matters.
• Human Rights WatchcoreOthersCollaboration on human rights litigation and advocacy for vulnerable populations.
• Sierra ClubcoreOthersEnvironmental advocacy and litigation partnership on environmental protection matters.
• CANHR (California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform)coreOthersPartnership on elder care rights and nursing home accountability litigation.
• AARPcoreOthersCollaboration on elderly rights, nursing home abuse, and age discrimination matters.
• Botkin Chiarello CalafminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-counsel relationship on First Amendment and censorship cases including Llano County book banning litigation.
• Peter Romer-Friedman LawminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-counsel partnership on housing discrimination lawsuit against Oxford Property Group for Fair Housing Justice Center.
• Public JusticeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership on Title IX protections for pregnant and postpartum students.
• A Better BalanceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on pregnancy and postpartum student rights protections.
• ACLU of Northern CaliforniacoreOthersPartnership on Racial Justice Act data enforcement campaign across 58 California counties and other civil rights matters.
• Wittliff | CutterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-counsel on First Amendment book banning lawsuit in Llano County, Texas.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Keker Van Nest & Peters: San Francisco-based premier trial boutique widely regarded as the leading bet-the-company litigation firm on the West Coast. Highly comparable to BHB on bi-coastal reach, lean staffing, bet-the-company disputes, IP/antitrust work, and similar ranking profile (Chambers, Benchmark, Lawdragon).
• Girard Sharp: San Francisco-based complex litigation boutique focusing on class action defense, securities, antitrust, and commercial disputes. Direct comparable on CA base, boutique size, and commercial litigation scope.
• Seeger Weiss: National complex litigation boutique with deep mass tort, class action, and commercial litigation practices. Comparable in boutique positioning and high-stakes plaintiff work.
• Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein: San Francisco-based complex litigation boutique with strong plaintiff-side antitrust, securities, consumer, and mass tort practices. Comparable on California base, elite trial reputation, and complex litigation focus.
• Cotchett Pitre & McCarthy: Burlingame, CA-based litigation boutique with a strong plaintiff-side complex litigation practice including antitrust, securities, and consumer class actions. Highly comparable in boutique scale, California footprint, and complex commercial dispute work.
• Susman Godfrey: Houston-founded premier trial boutique with offices in NY, LA, and Seattle, focused on bet-the-company commercial litigation and plaintiff-side contingency work. Closely comparable on boutique scale, record-setting verdicts, and high-stakes plaintiff practice.
• Irell & Manella: Los Angeles-based elite litigation and IP boutique known for high-stakes trial work, particularly in IP and bet-the-company disputes. Comparable on lean staffing, IP focus, and elite trial lawyer pedigree.
• Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott: Chicago-based elite trial boutique founded on a lean, top-talent model with a national bet-the-company practice. Direct peer in business model, attorney pedigree emphasis, and high-stakes commercial litigation focus.

Broad incumbents

• Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan: Largest litigation-only global firm with 1,000+ attorneys across 30+ offices. Broad incumbent in the same commercial litigation space; overlaps with BHB on IP, antitrust, and bet-the-company disputes but at materially larger scale.
• Boies Schiller Flexner: Major commercial litigation firm with offices in NY, CA, DC, and internationally. Overlaps with BHB on antitrust, IP, and complex commercial matters but operates at much larger scale with broader practice breadth.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Xx.com/braunhagey

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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