What Rawle & Henderson LLP does

Rawle & Henderson LLP is a Mid-Atlantic regional law firm engaged in the defense of civil trial litigation, founded in Philadelphia in 1783 by William Rawle and recognized by the American Bar Association as the oldest law firm in continuous practice in the United States. The firm operates from nine offices across Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Delaware, and West Virginia, employing 100+ attorneys organized into 22 specialty practice groups covering appellate, product liability, insurance coverage, medical and dental professional liability, commercial motor vehicle, construction, maritime, environmental/toxic/mass torts, municipal liability, workers' compensation, and other defense disciplines. The firm's clientele spans insurance carriers (life, health, disability), industrial and consumer product manufacturers, hospitals and healthcare providers, transportation and trucking companies, municipalities and public authorities, shipowners, and professional service firms.

The firm delivers professional legal services through direct attorney engagement, supported by state-of-the-art litigation infrastructure including eDiscovery platforms with 24-hour worldwide document access, interactive deposition technology with touch screens and real-time reporting, and trial presentation systems using animations, photogrammetry, and synchronized video depositions. The technology layer is operationally integrated rather than AI-differentiated, focused on accelerating document handling and courtroom presentation rather than automating legal analysis.

Revenue is generated through professional services fees billed under hourly, contingency, and flat-fee arrangements depending on matter type. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. The firm is a privately held limited liability partnership with no parent company, no institutional investors, and no venture or private equity sponsorship, reflecting a traditional partnership ownership structure. Distribution is exclusively direct through attorney-client relationships across the firm's regional office network, with no intermediaries or referral aggregators involved in client delivery.

Name

Rawle & Henderson LLP

Legal name

Rawle & Henderson, LLP

Website

https://rawle.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1783

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Rawle & Henderson LLP is a Mid-Atlantic regional law firm with 100+ attorneys defending civil trial litigation across 22 practice areas, serving insurers, manufacturers, healthcare providers, transportation companies, and government entities from nine offices in five states.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Philadelphia

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Legal Services Fees: Professional legal services billed to clients for civil trial litigation defense, including hourly fees, contingency arrangements, and flat fees depending on matter type

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Rawle & Henderson LLP is a Mid-Atlantic regional law firm that provides civil trial litigation defense services through 22 specialized practice groups. The firm represents manufacturers, insurers, healthcare providers, transportation companies, municipalities, and other enterprises in litigation matters ranging from single-attorney matters to complex multi-attorney cases in federal and state courts. Services are billed through hourly fees, contingency arrangements, and flat fees depending on matter type.

Product overview

Rawle & Henderson LLP is a Mid-Atlantic regional law firm offering a comprehensive suite of civil litigation defense services. Rather than a unified software platform, the firm operates as a multi-specialty legal practice organized into 22 distinct practice groups that work collaboratively to serve clients across Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Delaware, and West Virginia. The core offering consists of litigation defense services organized by specialty area, including Appellate Practice, Architects & Engineers, Aviation, Catastrophic Loss, Casualty, Commercial Litigation, Commercial Motor Vehicle, Commercial Transactions, Construction, Dental Professional Liability, Employment Relations, Environmental/Toxic/Mass Torts, Insurance Coverage, Maritime, Matrimonial & Family, Medical Professional Liability, Municipal Liability & Civil Rights, Premises Liability, Product Liability, Professional Liability, Professional Responsibility and Legal Ethics, and Workers' Compensation. The firm's strength lies in its ability to provide coordinated, multi-disciplinary representation drawing from these practice groups for complex matters.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Appellate Practice Handles appeals at all appellate levels of the federal court system and state courts of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and New York, including arguments before the United States Supreme Court and Pennsylvania and New Jersey Supreme Courts.
• Architects & Engineers Practice
• Aviation Practice
• Catastrophic Loss Group
• Casualty Practice
• Commercial Litigation Group
• Commercial Motor Vehicle Group
• Commercial Transactions Group
• Construction Practice
• Dental Professional Liability Group
• Employment Relations Practice
• Environmental, Toxic and Mass Torts Practice
• Insurance Coverage Group
• Maritime Practice
• Matrimonial & Family Practice
• Medical Professional Liability Practice
• Municipal Liability & Civil Rights Practice
• Premises Liability Practice
• Product Liability Practice
• Professional Liability Practice
• Professional Responsibility and Legal Ethics Practice
• Workers' Compensation Group

Quantifiable outcome

• 48 cases tried to verdict in two years (since 2010)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles7 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Southern University Law Center (SULC)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2020Rawle and Henderson LLP and Southern University Law Center formed a groundbreaking partnership to promote diversity, equity and inclusion in the legal profession. The partnership includes sponsoring a monthly speakers series and establishing a mentor program for law students at SULC. SULC's mission is to provide high quality legal education to underrepresented racial, ethnic, and socio-economic groups.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Saul Ewing LLP: Philadelphia-based regional firm with comparable litigation, insurance, and professional liability practices across the Mid-Atlantic, serving a similar mix of corporate and institutional clients.
• Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin: Philadelphia-headquartered insurance defense and civil litigation firm of comparable size, with a similar practice mix in casualty, product liability, insurance coverage, and professional liability. Most directly comparable Mid-Atlantic defense firm.
• White and Williams LLP: Philadelphia-based mid-sized firm with a comparable regional litigation defense practice, including insurance, professional liability, and commercial litigation, serving similar Mid-Atlantic corporate and insurer clients.
• Post & Schell PC: Philadelphia-headquartered regional litigation firm with strong insurance defense, professional liability, and healthcare practices across Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic — overlapping closely with Rawle & Henderson's core service mix.
• Conrad O'Brien PC: Philadelphia litigation boutique with strong commercial and insurance defense practices directly competing for the same Mid-Atlantic corporate and insurer clients.
• Montgomery McCracken Walker & Rhoads LLP: Philadelphia-headquartered regional litigation firm with comparable insurance defense, product liability, and commercial litigation practices serving the same Mid-Atlantic corporate and institutional client base.
• Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP: Philadelphia-based regional firm with overlapping litigation defense, insurance, and professional liability practices serving similar Mid-Atlantic corporate and institutional clients.

Broad incumbents

• Fox Rothschild LLP: Philadelphia-headquartered national firm with extensive insurance, product liability, and commercial litigation practices serving similar Mid-Atlantic corporate and insurer clients, though at substantially larger scale.
• Cozen O'Connor: Larger Philadelphia-founded national litigation and business law firm with significant insurance coverage, casualty, and commercial litigation practices that directly compete for the same corporate and insurer clients as Rawle & Henderson.
• Duane Morris LLP: Philadelphia-founded national firm with significant insurance defense, product liability, and commercial litigation capabilities — a broader incumbent competitor for the same corporate and insurance panel work.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/1783rawle
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/rawle-&-henderson

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments

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