Roetzell & Andress

What Roetzell & Andress does

Roetzel & Andress is a full-service law firm founded in 1876 and headquartered in Akron, Ohio. Operating as a Limited Liability Partnership, the firm employs nearly 200 attorneys across 13 offices spanning Ohio (Akron, Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati, Toledo, Youngstown, Wooster), Florida (Fort Myers, Naples), Chicago, Detroit, Lexington, and Washington D.C. Its practice is organized into four pillars — Business Services, Litigation, Labor & Employment, and Public Law & Finance — covering more than 50 distinct practice areas including corporate transactions, M&A, healthcare, bankruptcy, real estate, transportation, environmental, employment, and government relations. Clients include publicly traded companies, family-owned businesses, financial institutions, healthcare providers, governmental and quasi-governmental entities, and high-net-worth individuals.

The firm's underlying technology stack consists of conventional legal-practice tooling: document management systems with 24/7 attorney access, e-discovery and computer forensics capabilities, secure extranets and virtual data rooms for client collaboration, and in-house trial support technology staffed by analysts who attend more than 50 trials per year. The firm also maintains an in-house graphic and medical illustration team for demonstrative exhibits. There is no evidence of proprietary AI, machine-learning, or automation tooling, no public API, and no software products; Roetzel Consulting Solutions (RCS) provides business and operational consulting as a non-legal adjunct service.

Roetzel generates revenue through traditional professional-services billing: hourly fees as the default, supplemented by contingency fees, flat fees, and alternative fee arrangements, billed monthly. It markets via content (1,284+ published insights), podcasts (HealthLaw HotSpot, Healthcare Connections), email newsletters across 10 specialty areas, and recognition in legal directories (Best Lawyers, Super Lawyers, Chambers USA). Channel reach is augmented by the USLAW Network, a referral alliance of 100+ independent law firms and ~6,000 attorneys where Roetzel is the sole Ohio member, and London Market Connections for UK insurance-industry coordination. The firm is chaired by Robert E. Blackham, with Paul L. Jackson as President and Albert N. Salvatore as Secretary-Treasurer.

Name

Roetzell & Andress

Legal name

Roetzel & Andress LPA

Website

https://ralaw.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1876

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Roetzel & Andress is a full-service, private law firm founded in 1876 and headquartered in Akron, Ohio, with nearly 200 attorneys across 13 offices in Ohio, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, Kentucky, and Washington D.C., serving publicly traded and family-owned businesses, financial institutions, healthcare providers, and government entities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Corporate & Commercial Law (BPAHAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Real Estate & Construction Law (BPAHAAAE), Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) & Securities Law (BPAHAAAI), Family & Private Client (Trusts & Estates) Law (BPAHAAAK), Employment & Labor Law (BPAHAAAD), Litigation Support & Expert Witness Services (BPAHALAG)

Keywords

• Corporate legal services
• Business litigation
• Healthcare law
• Real estate law
• Transportation law

Headquarters

HQ city

Akron

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices13 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 revenue through hourly billing, contingency fees, fixed fees, and alternative fee arrangements for legal representation across all practice areas including litigation, transactional, and advisory services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Roetzel & Andress is a full-service law firm providing comprehensive legal counsel across Business Services, Litigation, Labor & Employment, and Public Law & Finance. The firm serves publicly traded companies, privately held businesses, financial institutions, healthcare providers, governmental organizations, and individuals through nearly 200 attorneys across 13 offices.

Product overview

Roetzel & Andress is a full-service law firm (not a technology product company) offering legal services across multiple practice areas. The firm operates as a unified legal practice rather than a platform-plus-modules software architecture. Its services are organized into four main categories: Business Services (including Banking, Bankruptcy, Construction, Corporate, Data Privacy, Health Law, Intellectual Property, Real Estate, Tax, and Transportation), Litigation (covering Appellate, Business, Construction, Environmental, Insurance, Liability Defense, Medical Defense, Product Liability, Professional Liability, and Transportation matters), Labor & Employment (including Employee Benefits, Employment Litigation, OSHA, and Workers' Compensation), and Public Law & Finance (covering Education, Government Relations, Public-Private Partnerships, Public Finance, and Public Law). The firm has 13 offices across Ohio, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, Kentucky, and Washington D.C., with approximately 200 attorneys providing legal services rather than software products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Banking & Financial Services Legal counsel for financial institutions, municipalities, and companies in complex commercial and government bond financing transactions, including asset-based financing, syndicated lending, and healthcare financing.
• Bankruptcy & Creditors' Rights Representation in financial restructuring, bankruptcy proceedings, and creditor recovery matters across Chapter 7, Chapter 11, and out-of-court workouts.
• Corporate & Transactional Comprehensive legal counsel for business formation, growth, corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, and international expansion.
• Health Law Healthcare legal services including regulatory compliance, transactions, and healthcare-specific regulatory guidance for physicians, medical practices, hospitals, and healthcare organizations.
• Real Estate Full-service real estate legal counsel including commercial leasing, land banking, land use and zoning, development, and finance.
• Transportation & Logistics

Quantifiable outcome

• First national 'Law Firm of the Year' award for Transportation Law in 2026 Best Law Firms
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments6 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

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• USLAW NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational organization of over 100 independent, defense-based law firms with nearly 6,000 attorneys covering the United States, Canada, Latin America, Europe, Asia, and Africa. Roetzel is the only Ohio law firm member. Promotes sharing of information between member firms to enhance speed, breadth and geographic reach of legal services. Includes substantive educational resources such as jurisdictional updates, compendiums of law, magazines, podcasts, webinars, and mobile apps.
• London Market ConnectionscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization that works with a select group of defense and coverage firms, keeping them up to date and connected with the UK insurance industry. Allows firms to spend less time marketing in London and more time focused on providing service in the US. Main contacts include Bradley Wright, Chris Cotter, and Moira Pietrowski.
• U.S. Green Building CouncilminorOthersRoetzel attorney Sean M. Ellis has achieved U.S. Green Building Council LEED Accredited Professionals status, demonstrating thorough understanding of green building practices and principles.

Scale indicators14 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Tucker Ellis: Cleveland-based mid-size full-service firm with overlapping practice areas in litigation, corporate, healthcare, and transportation - the latter being a notable head-to-head practice with Roetzel's nationally recognized transportation group.
• Frost Brown Todd: Multi-state full-service firm headquartered in Cincinnati with comparable size, similar multi-city Midwest/Southeast footprint, and overlapping practice areas including transportation, real estate, corporate, and litigation. Competes directly for Ohio-based and Kentucky-based clients.
• Dinsmore & Shohl: Cincinnati-based full-service firm with comparable attorney count and multi-state footprint across Ohio, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. Similar practice mix in corporate, litigation, regulatory, and real estate with comparable mid-market and Fortune 500 client base.
• Squire Patton Boggs: Cleveland-headquartered full-service law firm of comparable size with similar geographic spread across the US, UK, and other international markets. Like Roetzel, it serves corporate, governmental, and litigation clients across multiple practice areas and competes directly for Ohio-based Fortune 500 and mid-market work.
• Thompson Hine: Cleveland-based full-service law firm with a comparable attorney count, multi-state office footprint, and overlapping practice mix including corporate, litigation, real estate, and government-facing work. Directly competes with Roetzel in the Ohio market and across the Midwest.
• Benesch: Cleveland-headquartered mid-size full-service firm with overlapping practice areas in corporate, litigation, real estate, and healthcare. Directly competes with Roetzel for Ohio-based mid-market and public-company clients and has a comparable multi-office regional footprint.
• Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease: Ohio-based full-service firm with comparable multi-office footprint across Ohio, Pennsylvania, and DC plus similar practice mix in corporate, litigation, healthcare, and transportation. Direct competitor for Ohio-headquartered Fortune 500 and governmental clients.
• BakerHostetler: Cleveland-based full-service firm with national reach across 14 US offices and similar multi-disciplinary practice coverage in business, litigation, and regulatory matters. Comparable in scale and competing for the same Fortune 500, governmental, and middle-market clients in Ohio and beyond.
• Ulmer & Berne: Cleveland-headquartered full-service firm with comparable size, similar multi-office Ohio footprint, and overlapping practice areas in litigation, corporate, real estate, and banking. Direct competitor for Northeast Ohio mid-market and institutional clients.
• Calfee, Halter & Griswold: Cleveland-based full-service firm of similar size and vintage offering corporate, litigation, and regulatory services with comparable Fortune 500 and middle-market client focus. Direct competitor in the Northeast Ohio legal market and overlapping peer group in regional rankings.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/roetzel_andress
• Facebookfacebook.com/roetzel.andress

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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