Verrill

What Verrill does

Verrill, operating as Verrill Dana LLP, is a privately held, full-service law firm founded in 1862 in Maine and now headquartered in Portland, Maine. The firm serves mid-sized and larger businesses, high net worth individuals and families, employers, healthcare and life sciences clients, real estate developers, and other organizations across the United States and globally through its membership in the Interlaw network of 7,500+ lawyers. Practice coverage spans business law (including M&A, corporate governance, private equity, securities, and tax), litigation and trial, intellectual property, employment and labor, healthcare and life sciences, environmental and land use, data privacy and security, real estate, employee benefits and executive compensation, white collar defense, and government enforcement. The firm also operates dedicated industry verticals in cannabis, construction, energy, food and beverage, healthcare, higher education, manufacturing, professional services, and technology (including a dedicated AI & Emerging Technologies practice).

The firm's business model is traditional professional services: legal services are priced via quote-based, custom arrangements calibrated to matter complexity, attorney time, and scope; the firm emphasizes hourly billing with alternative fee arrangements, cost-effective rates, and right-sized teams on multi-year client relationships. Distribution is direct through nine offices (Portland, Bangor, and Augusta ME; Boston and Wellesley MA; Westport and Greenwich CT; New York NY; and Washington DC), supplemented by lateral hiring and three completed law-firm combinations (Friedman Gaythwaite Wolf in 2013, Levett Rockwood in 2015, and Rackemann, Sawyer & Brewster in 2022) that have driven headcount, geographic, and practice-area expansion. Core technology is standard legal practice infrastructure plus generative AI used to improve efficiency and client service delivery while preserving confidentiality; the firm maintains four industry-specific content blogs (Benefits Law Update, Environmental and Energy Law Update, Taking Care of HR Business, You Might Be a Winner), CLE programs, and earned-media placements as primary marketing channels.

Ownership is held among the firm's partners through an LLP structure; the firm has no disclosed parent company, institutional investor, or external capital backing. Leadership is a Managing Partner (Scott D. Anderson), office Partners-in-Charge across each region, and a C-suite including a CFO, CIO, and CHRO. Verrill has 251-500 total employees, 90 attorneys in Maine alone (making it Maine's largest law firm), and 33 attorneys recognized in the 2026 Chambers USA Guide across 14 practice areas. Revenue is not publicly disclosed, consistent with law-firm norms.

Name

Verrill

Legal name

Verrill Dana LLP

Website

https://verrill-law.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1862

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Verrill is a privately held, full-service law firm founded in 1862 and headquartered in Portland, Maine, serving mid-market and larger businesses, high net worth individuals, and public-sector clients across the U.S. and globally through nine offices and the Interlaw network spanning 20+ practice areas.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (54111), Legal Services (5411)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Family & Private Client (Trusts & Estates) Law (BPAHAAAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Litigation Support & Expert Witness Services (BPAHALAG), eDiscovery, Litigation Support & Legal Hold (BPAEAPAE), Special Needs & Supplemental Needs Trust Services (FSAAANAJ)

Keywords

• Legal services
• Business law
• Litigation counsel
• Healthcare law
• Estate planning

Headquarters

HQ city

Portland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Revenue model

1. Legal Services - Hourly Billing: Traditional law firm revenue model based on hourly billing for legal services across multiple practice areas including business law, litigation, real estate, employment, healthcare, and more
2. Legal Services - Alternative Fee Arrangements: Firm emphasizes cost-effective rates, smart practice tools, budgeting, and cost control measures, suggesting flexible billing arrangements beyond pure hourly billing

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Verrill is a full-service law firm providing legal counsel across more than 20 practice areas, including business law, litigation and trial, intellectual property, employment and labor, health care and life sciences, environmental and land use, data privacy, real estate, employee benefits, and white collar defense. The firm also serves individuals and families with estate planning, family law, and fiduciary services. Legal services are delivered through nine offices across New England, New York, and Washington DC.

Product overview

Verrill is a full-service law firm offering legal services across multiple practice areas including Business Law, Litigation & Trial, Intellectual Property, Employment & Labor, Health Care & Life Sciences, Environmental & Land Use, Data Privacy and Security, Real Estate, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation, and White Collar Defense. The firm serves clients across industries including Technology, Energy, Health Care, Higher Education, Manufacturing, Food & Beverage, Construction, Cannabis, and Telecommunications. Verrill provides these services through nine office locations across the Northeast and mid-Atlantic regions. The firm complements its legal services with industry knowledge blogs including Benefits Law Update, Environmental and Energy Law Update, Taking Care of HR Business, and You Might Be a Winner, which provide ongoing analysis and compliance guidance to clients and the public.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Business Law Services Full-service business law practice covering business counseling, commercial finance and lending, corporate governance, emerging companies, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, securities offerings, and tax and nonprofit counsel for mid-sized and larger businesses.
• Litigation & Trial Services Comprehensive litigation services covering appellate, business and commercial disputes, construction litigation, health care litigation, institutional response, probate litigation, product liability, professional liability, and real estate litigation.
• Intellectual Property Services IP practice including copyright, IP litigation, licensing, patent, and trademark services for protecting client innovations and creative works.
• Employment & Labor Services Employment and labor law representation including immigration, OSHA compliance, workers' compensation, and workplace and Title IX investigations for employers.
• Health Care & Life Sciences Services Legal services for health care and life sciences sectors including biopharma and medical device, payments and reimbursement, and strategic counseling and transactions.
• Environmental & Land Use Services Environmental law and land use practice addressing regulatory compliance, permitting, and environmental litigation matters.
• Data Privacy and Security Services

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• InterlawcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVerrill is a member of Interlaw, a worldwide network of lawyers providing access to 7,500+ lawyers globally. This membership enables Verrill to serve clients across the country and around the globe with coordinated international legal services.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Bernstein Shur: Portland, Maine-based full-service firm with a strong municipal, real estate, and business law practice. Direct competitor for talent and clients in the Maine market.
• Preti Flaherty: Portland, Maine-headquartered full-service law firm with comparable practice breadth across litigation, business, healthcare, and energy — Verrill's most direct regional competitor.
• Pierce Atwood: Maine-based full-service law firm with offices in New England. Closest geographic and practice-area peer to Verrill, with overlapping strengths in energy, environmental, and business law.
• Drummond Woodsum: Maine and New Hampshire-based full-service firm with overlapping practices in business, litigation, employment, and energy. Similar size, geography, and client mix to Verrill.
• Eaton Peabody: Maine-based full-service law firm. A direct regional peer, and Verrill has actively hired talent from this firm to expand its trusts and estates practice.
• Rackemann Sawyer & Brewster: Boston-based law firm that combined with Verrill in 2022, nearly doubling the firm's Boston office. Provides a clear precedent and reference point for the combination strategy Verrill has executed.

Broad incumbents

• Brown Rudnick: Larger Boston-based full-service law firm with national and international reach. Comparable practice areas in business, litigation, and government enforcement, but operates at a larger scale with broader geographic coverage.
• Mintz Levin: Boston-based full-service firm with deep healthcare, life sciences, and technology practices that overlap with Verrill's healthcare and emerging-company work, but at significantly greater scale.
• Goodwin Procter: Major Boston-based national firm with strong business law, M&A, and IP practices. Represents the larger incumbent tier that competes with Verrill for mid-market and emerging-company clients.
• Choate Hall & Stewart: Boston-based full-service firm with comparable life sciences, healthcare, and private client practices. Operates at a higher revenue scale but competes for similar New England clients in overlapping specialties.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/VerrillLaw
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/verrill
• Xx.com/Verrill_Law

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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