Leech Tishman

What Leech Tishman does

Leech Tishman is a full-service U.S. law firm founded in 1994 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and now operating as Leech Tishman Fuscaldo & Lampl LLC. The firm employs nearly 150 attorneys across nine U.S. offices (Pittsburgh, New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, State College, Washington D.C., Los Angeles, Sarasota, and Miami/Fort Lauderdale) and serves corporate/business clients, healthcare organizations, international clients, and high-net-worth individuals. Practice areas span Business Restructuring & Insolvency, Corporate, Healthcare, Intellectual Property, Labor & Employment, Litigation, Real Estate, Tax, and Trusts & Estates, with four international practice groups covering Asia, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East, plus industry-specific groups in Aviation, Cannabis, Data Privacy, Energy, Entertainment & Sports, and Life Sciences.

The firm monetizes through traditional law firm billing models: hourly rates, fixed fees for specific matters, contingency fees in litigation, and retainer arrangements with corporate clients. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. Go-to-market is sales-led, driven by partner-level client relationships, lateral hiring, and strategic acquisitions that have tripled its headcount over the past four years.

Growth has been driven by a deliberate roll-up strategy: the 2022 acquisition of Robinson Brog (New York expansion), the 2024 merger with Nelson Hardiman (Southern California healthcare depth), and the 2025 acquisition of Kelly, Olson, Michod, DeHaan & Richter (Chicago). The firm complements organic practice area development with international alliances (CCPIT, Avrio Advocati, PECAP) and subscription-based intelligence resources such as an Executive Orders Legal Tracker and Tariff Tracker that diversify beyond billable-hour revenue.

Name

Leech Tishman

Legal name

Leech Tishman Fuscaldo & Lampl

Website

https://leechtishman.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Leech Tishman is a full-service U.S. law firm with nearly 150 attorneys across nine offices, providing corporate, healthcare, litigation, and cross-border legal services to businesses, healthcare organizations, and international clients through acquisitions and lateral partner growth.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Full-service legal services
• Corporate law
• Healthcare law
• International legal practice
• Litigation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Pittsburgh

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices9 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: Leech Tishman generates revenue through traditional law firm billing models including hourly rates for legal services, fixed fees for specific matters, contingency fees in applicable litigation matters, and retainer arrangements with corporate clients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Leech Tishman is a full-service law firm that delivers comprehensive legal representation across corporate, litigation, regulatory, healthcare, intellectual property, real estate, labor & employment, tax, and trusts & estates matters, supplemented by four international practice groups covering Asia, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East. The firm serves U.S. and international clients through nine office locations and nearly 150 attorneys, with deep specialization in regulated industries including healthcare, life sciences, cannabis, and data privacy. The firm also provides subscription-based regulatory intelligence resources such as its Executive Orders Legal Tracker and Tariff Tracker.

Product overview

Leech Tishman is a full-service law firm offering a comprehensive suite of legal services across multiple practice areas including Business Restructuring & Insolvency, Corporate, Healthcare, Intellectual Property, Labor & Employment, Litigation, Real Estate, Tax, and Trusts & Estates. The firm serves specialized industries including Aviation & Aerospace, Beauty & Wellness, Cannabis, Data Privacy & Cybersecurity, Energy & Natural Resources, Entertainment & Sports, and Life Sciences. Additionally, the firm operates international practice groups covering Asia, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East to assist clients with cross-border transactions. The firm also provides subscription-based intelligence resources including an Executive Orders Legal Tracker and Tariff Tracker to keep clients informed on regulatory developments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Business Restructuring & Insolvency Legal services covering bankruptcy chapters 7, 11, 13, business wind-down and liquidation, court-appointed trustees, creditors' rights, and avoidance actions for businesses and individuals in financial distress.
• Corporate
• Healthcare
• Intellectual Property
• Labor & Employment
• Litigation
• Real Estate
• Tax
• Trusts & Estates
• Asia Practice
• Europe Practice
• Latin America Practice
• Middle East Practice
• Executive Orders Legal Tracker A comprehensive tracker and analysis service monitoring Executive Orders issued by the Trump Administration and their impact across various sectors including labor, employment, immigration, healthcare, and taxes.
• Tariff Tracker

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Grouphorse GroupminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 March 2026Co-hosted the CSW70 Parallel Event on cross-border legal protection of women's rights with professional support from Leech Tishman.
• Tianjin Eco-City Green Friend Ecological Culture Promotion AssociationminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 March 2026Co-hosted the CSW70 Parallel Event examining cross-border legal protection of women's rights in green development context.
• Avrio AdvocaticoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 25 June 2025Leech Tishman is a member of Avrio Advocati, an international lawyers' network headquartered in Belgium with member firms worldwide. The firm participates in joint conferences including the IAPA AVRIO Conference in Cambridge, UK, representing the United States within the network.
• IAPA (International Accounting and Advisory Professionals)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 25 June 2025Leech Tishman participates in joint IAPA/Avrio Advocati conferences bringing together legal and accounting professionals globally for collaboration, knowledge-sharing and international networking.
• China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 July 2024Leech Tishman's New York office hosted CCPIT to discuss strengthening collaboration between the CCPIT Mediation Center and the firm. The partnership aims to offer China's clients more practical and affordable dispute resolution services through joint selection of China mediators and establishment of international legal teams with both U.S. and Chinese attorneys.
• U.S.-China Logistics General Chamber of CommerceminorOthers · 29 June 2022Partner Ivan Posey serves on the Board of Advisors for the U.S.-China Logistics General Chamber of Commerce, offering advice on legal issues related to importation of goods and services from China.
• PECAP (Pacific Economic Cooperation Council Agricultural Policy)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerLeech Tishman's Latin America Practice is a proud member of PECAP, supporting Latin American trade and investment policy initiatives.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Greenberg Traurig: Am Law 100 full-service firm with extensive healthcare, corporate, and international practices that overlap with Leech Tishman, but operates at far greater scale and geographic reach.
• Holland & Knight: Large national full-service firm with deep healthcare, corporate, and cross-border capabilities; competes for the same middle-market and upper mid-market work but with substantially more resources and global offices.
• DLA Piper: Global full-service law firm with extensive cross-border corporate and healthcare capabilities; competes for the international mid-market work that Leech Tishman's international practice groups target.
• Reed Smith: Larger Pittsburgh-headquartered full-service firm with global reach; competes for the same corporate and healthcare clients in the mid-market and above, but at significantly greater scale.

Direct peers

• Akerman: Full-service law firm with a comparable headcount range, strong Florida presence (mirroring Leech Tishman's South Florida expansion), and similar practice breadth across corporate, healthcare, and real estate.
• Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney: Pittsburgh-headquartered, full-service law firm of comparable scale, with overlapping corporate, healthcare, energy, and litigation practices targeting similar mid-market clients.
• Fox Rothschild: National full-service law firm of similar size range offering corporate, litigation, healthcare, and industry practices across many of the same U.S. geographies Leech Tishman serves.
• Saul Ewing: Mid-market full-service law firm of comparable size with multiple U.S. offices and a similar corporate/litigation/healthcare mix. Direct peer in the Pennsylvania-anchored mid-market segment.

Emerging players

• Nelson Hardiman: Healthcare-focused law firm that merged into Leech Tishman in 2024; remains highly relevant as a benchmark for what Leech Tishman acquired and as a specialized healthcare peer.
• Robinson Brog: New York corporate and real estate law firm absorbed by Leech Tishman in 2022; comparable as a mid-market New York practice Leech Tishman used as a platform to scale its NYC office.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments

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