What Weitz & Luxenberg does

Weitz & Luxenberg P.C. is a privately held New York-based plaintiff law firm founded in 1986 by Perry Weitz and Arthur Luxenberg, specializing in mass tort and personal injury litigation across five practice areas: asbestos and mesothelioma, defective drugs and medical devices, environmental pollution, consumer protection, and personal injury/medical malpractice. The firm operates through four owned offices (New York headquarters, Cherry Hill NJ, Los Angeles, Detroit) and a nationwide partnership-office and referral network that allows it to handle matters in all 50 states under a contingency fee ("no win, no pay") model in which the firm advances case expenses and recovers its fees as a percentage of any settlement or verdict. Its underlying technology is a case management and mass tort administration platform supporting 44,000+ asbestos cases, with no disclosed AI, software products, or external API surface.

The firm has recovered $26 billion+ in verdicts and settlements for more than 100,000 clients, including category-defining outcomes such as a $190 million verdict for boiler workers, a $2.5 billion DePuy hip implant settlement, a $7.8 billion BP Deepwater Horizon settlement, $700M+ in Flint Water Crisis recoveries, and $1B+ in national opioid epidemic settlements for more than 60 counties and cities. Go-to-market is direct-to-consumer through a 24/7 intake center, content marketing (weitzlux.com blog, social media including TikTok), and referral partnerships with hundreds of other law firms. The firm has been continuously recognized in U.S. News Best Law Firms (Tier 1 National, Mass Tort/Class Actions — Plaintiffs in 2020, 2025, and 2026) and as a National Law Journal Elite Trial Law Firm.

Revenue is not publicly disclosed; ownership remains with the founding partners and second-generation family, with no outside capital, parent company, or subsidiaries. Customer concentration is structurally low: the active client base comprises tens of thousands of individual plaintiffs and a smaller set of public-sector entities, with every new mass tort cohort (e.g., Ozempic, Dupixent, data center pollution) effectively resetting the addressable pool. Competitive moat is anchored by ~500 specialized professionals, multi-decade brand recognition, court-appointed steering roles in major MDLs, and proprietary knowledge of historical worksite and defendant exposure — making human capital and reputational trust, rather than technology, the principal sources of defensibility.

Name

Weitz & Luxenberg

Legal name

Weitz & Luxenberg P.C.

Website

https://weitzlux.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Weitz & Luxenberg is a plaintiff law firm founded in 1986 in New York that represents individuals, communities, and government entities in mass tort and personal injury litigation — including asbestos/mesothelioma, defective drugs and devices, environmental pollution, consumer protection, and personal injury — under a contingency fee model across offices in New York, New Jersey, California, and Michigan.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Personal Injury and Mass Tort Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (54111)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Personal Injury & Insurance Defense (BPAHAAAM)

Keywords

• Personal injury litigation
• Mass tort lawsuits
• Mesothelioma legal services
• Defective drug litigation
• Environmental pollution lawsuits

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Personal Injury Litigation: Contingency fee basis - firm only gets paid if client wins. Percentage of verdict or settlement is retained. No upfront costs to clients. Case expenses advanced by firm and recouped from recovery.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Weitz & Luxenberg is a nationwide plaintiffs' law firm providing legal representation on a contingency fee basis in mass tort and personal injury matters. Core services cover asbestos and mesothelioma claims, defective drug and medical device litigation, environmental pollution and water contamination cases, consumer protection class actions, and personal injury/medical malpractice claims. The firm offers 24/7 free case evaluation and represents individuals, families, and government entities across all 50 states.

Product overview

Weitz & Luxenberg is a nationwide personal injury and mass tort law firm founded in 1986, offering legal services through a platform of coordinated practice groups rather than a unified software product. The firm provides legal representation across five core service areas: Asbestos & Mesothelioma litigation, Drugs & Devices litigation, Environmental Pollution litigation, Consumer Protection law, and Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice. These practice areas operate collectively under the firm's unified brand while maintaining specialized teams for each case type. The firm operates on a contingency fee basis (no upfront costs to clients) and offers free case evaluations as the primary client intake service. With nearly 40 years of experience, the firm has recovered over $26 billion in verdicts and settlements for clients nationwide.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Asbestos & Mesothelioma Legal Services Legal representation for individuals diagnosed with mesothelioma, lung cancer, asbestosis, and other asbestos-related diseases from occupational or secondary exposure. Includes investigation of exposure sources and pursuit of compensation through settlements or verdicts.
• Drugs & Devices Litigation Mass tort litigation against pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers for injuries caused by defective drugs (Dupixent, Ozempic, Wegovy, Depo-Provera) and defective medical devices (hip implants, hernia mesh, endoscopes, Cartiva toe implant, IVF solutions).
• Environmental Pollution Litigation Legal representation for communities and individuals harmed by environmental contamination including water pollution (PFOA, PFOS, Flint lead), toxic chemical exposure, data center noise pollution, industrial disasters (BioLab, Moss Landing, oil spills), and herbicide damage (Dicamba).
• Consumer Protection Law Class action and individual litigation addressing defective products, consumer fraud, social media addiction harms, PFAS in consumer goods, data breaches, and privacy violations.
• Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice Legal services for victims of accidents and negligence, including car accidents, workplace and construction accidents, slip and fall, brain injury, burn injury, paralysis, medical malpractice, birth injuries, surgical errors, and wrongful death.
• Free Case Evaluation Service Complimentary assessment of potential legal claims by experienced attorneys to determine case viability, available 24/7 through phone intake at (917) 529-9377 and online forms on the firm's website.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over $26 billion in verdicts and settlements for clients nationwide
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Hofstra Law School (Perry Weitz Mass Torts Institute)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPerry Weitz created the Mass Tort Institute at Hofstra Law School to elevate the effectiveness of legal practitioners nationwide through the imparting of litigation expertise. This educational partnership helps all plaintiffs have a better chance of achieving justice.
• Massachusetts General Hospital (Vaccine and Immunotherapy Center)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounders Perry Weitz and Arthur Luxenberg contributed a substantial gift to the VIC at Mass General Hospital which is developing immunotherapy drugs to better treat mesothelioma patients.
• Associate Law Firms (Partnership Offices)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartnership offices across the country operated by associate firms collaborate closely with Weitz & Luxenberg to provide comprehensive legal services to clients nationwide. Services subject to jurisdiction-specific rules and regulations.
• Plaintiff Steering CommitteescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerW&L attorneys appointed by federal judges to coordinate major litigations including Flint Water Crisis, PFAS contamination, and national opioid epidemic cases. Works with partner firms to achieve settlements.

Scale indicators17 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Motley Rice: National plaintiff mass tort and complex litigation firm with major practice areas in asbestos, opioids, environmental contamination, and consumer fraud. Operates on similar contingency model and serves as co-lead/steering counsel in many of the same national litigations as W&L.
• Baron & Budd: Plaintiff mass tort firm historically concentrated in asbestos litigation with growing practices in environmental contamination, water pollution, and dangerous drugs. Closely comparable to W&L's asbestos heritage and mass tort orientation.
• The Lanier Law Firm: Plaintiff mass tort and personal injury firm with significant verdicts in asbestos, pharmaceutical, and product liability cases. Comparable contingency fee model and courtroom-focused plaintiff orientation.
• Napoli Shkolnik: National plaintiff mass tort firm with practices in mesothelioma/asbestos, dangerous drugs, environmental contamination, and consumer class actions. Operates on a similar contingency fee, multi-practice mass tort model.
• Robins Kaplan: National litigation firm with significant plaintiff mass tort and class action practices in mass torts, personal injury, and consumer protection. Comparable in scale, contingency-based plaintiff work, and court-appointed leadership roles.
• Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll: Plaintiff class action firm with strong practices in consumer protection, environmental torts, and mass tort litigation. Comparable in court-appointed leadership roles and class action capabilities.
• Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein: Plaintiff-side class action and mass tort firm with strong practices in consumer protection, defective products, environmental torts, and personal injury. Comparable in class action leadership and contingency-based representation.
• Simmons Hanly Conroy: One of the largest plaintiff mass tort firms in the U.S., with leading practices in asbestos/mesothelioma, dangerous drugs, and environmental litigation. Closely comparable to W&L in case mix, contingency fee model, and national referral-driven growth.

Emerging players

• Sokolove Law (JND Legal Administration): Plaintiff mass tort intake and marketing firm now operating under JND, focused on screening, signing, and co-counseling mass tort clients including asbestos and nursing home cases. Comparable in intake-driven plaintiff acquisition but lighter on courtroom leadership.

Broad incumbents

• Weinberg, Wheeler, Hudgins, Gunn & Dial: National defense litigation firm with product liability, mass tort, and environmental practices. Comparable on category (mass tort litigation) but represents defendants rather than plaintiffs, providing a useful benchmark on the defense side.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/WeitzLuxenbergLaw
• Facebookfacebook.com/weitzluxenberg
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/weitz&luxenberg
• Instagraminstagram.com/weitzandluxenberg
• TikToktiktok.com/@weitzluxenberg
• Xx.com/weitzluxenberg

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Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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