Katz Banks Kumin

What Katz Banks Kumin does

Katz Banks Kumin LLP is a private, plaintiff-side boutique law firm founded in 2006 by Debra Katz, Lisa Banks, and Avi Kumin (previously operating as Katz Marshall Banks). Headquartered in Washington DC, the firm operates four US offices (Washington DC, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco) and maintains a 40+ person team comprising 17+ partners, senior counsel, counsel, senior associates, associates, paralegals/intake specialists, and administrative staff, supported by a COO, Controller, and Communications Director. Its practice is concentrated in whistleblower representation, employment law, sexual harassment and assault (including #MeToo and Title IX matters), workplace discrimination and retaliation, civil rights, and wage-and-hour class actions. The firm has built national recognition through representation of high-profile individual plaintiffs including Dr. Christine Blasey Ford in the 2018 Kavanaugh Senate proceedings, Charlotte Bennett (former aide to Governor Cuomo), Peiter 'Mudge' Zatko (former Twitter head of security, $7M settlement), Dr. Rick Bright (former HHS BARDA director), Boeing engineers Curtis Ewbank and Sam Salehpour, the Washington Football Team's former employees, and Janet Herold (DOL senior attorney). The firm is co-counsel with Vogel, Slade & Goldstein on False Claims Act qui tam matters, producing outcomes such as a $20M Inchcape Shipping settlement ($4.4M to relators) and a $10M Extendicare settlement ($2.79M to relator). Its technology footprint consists of a content-rich website (katzbanks.com) with downloadable SEC, CFTC, and Cybersecurity Whistleblower Practice Guides, an interactive 50 State Noncompete Map, an extensive legal blog, and standard law-firm case management tools — there is no proprietary technology platform or AI/ML capability disclosed.

The firm's business model is professional services revenue generated through legal fees on a contingency basis (common in whistleblower reward and qui tam matters where client recovery is the fee source), hourly billing, or flat-fee arrangements depending on matter type. Intake is direct: prospective clients contact the firm via website forms or phone, intake attorneys and paralegals screen cases, and partners decide on representation; initial consultations are free and the firm commits to a 48-hour inquiry response. Marketing and business development rely on earned media from high-profile cases, thought-leadership content (including the co-authored 'Whistleblower Law: A Practitioner's Guide' published by ALM's Law Journal Press and the firm's practice guides), and a horizontal segmentation around persona/use-case (individual employees/whistleblowers, SEC/CFTC award program relators, FCA qui tam relators). Revenue is not publicly disclosed and the firm is independently owned by its partners with no parent company or institutional investment.

Name

Katz Banks Kumin

Legal name

Katz Banks Kumin LLP

Website

https://katzbanks.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Katz Banks Kumin LLP is a privately held, plaintiff-side boutique law firm with four US offices (Washington DC, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco) representing individual employees, whistleblowers, and #MeToo claimants in whistleblower, employment discrimination, sexual harassment, civil rights, and wage-and-hour matters nationwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

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

Revenue model

1. Legal Services - Plaintiff Employment Law: Legal representation for individual clients in employment discrimination, whistleblower retaliation, sexual harassment, and wage/hour cases. Revenue is generated through legal fees which may include contingency arrangements for whistleblower cases with awards, as well as hourly or flat fee arrangements depending on matter type.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Katz Banks Kumin is a boutique plaintiff-side law firm that provides legal representation to individual employees and whistleblowers. Its core offerings span whistleblower law (including SEC, CFTC, IRS, and False Claims Act/qui tam matters), sexual harassment and assault, workplace discrimination and retaliation, wage and hour litigation, and general employment law matters. The firm generates revenue primarily through legal fees, including contingency arrangements tied to whistleblower awards and settlements.

Product overview

Katz Banks Kumin is a boutique law firm offering specialized legal services through distinct practice areas rather than a unified software product. The firm provides Employment Law Services, Whistleblower Law Services (covering SEC, CFTC, IRS, and False Claims Act matters), Sexual Harassment & Assault Legal Services, Workplace Discrimination & Retaliation representation, and Wage and Hour Legal Services. These practice areas function as interconnected service lines that address different aspects of workplace justice and civil rights matters.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Whistleblower Retaliation Legal Services

Quantifiable outcome

• $7 million settlement received by Peiter 'Mudge' Zatko from Twitter
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Vogel, Slade & GoldsteinminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCo-counsel partnership in False Claims Act qui tam cases. Katz Banks Kumin worked alongside Vogel, Slade & Goldstein in representing Tracy Lovvorn in the Extendicare FCA case ($10M settlement) and in representing three former employees of Inchcape Shipping Services in an overbilling scheme case ($20M settlement).

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Phillips & Cohen LLP: Boutique law firm widely regarded as the leading U.S. whistleblower practice, representing SEC, CFTC, and FCA relators with a similar contingency/award fee model. Highly comparable in specialty focus, client type, and case structure to Katz Banks Kumin.
• Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC: Plaintiff-side firm with a nationally recognized whistleblower and qui tam practice alongside employment discrimination and civil rights work. Directly comparable in scope of plaintiff representation and federal program expertise.
• Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP: Plaintiff-side firm with active employment, whistleblower, and class action practices. Direct peer in plaintiff employment work, though broader consumer class action focus differentiates.
• Kaplan Hecker & Fink LLP: Plaintiff-side boutique with prominent employment discrimination and civil rights practice, including #MeToo and Title IX matters. Comparable boutique scale and high-profile plaintiff work.
• Wigdor LLP: Plaintiff-side employment and sexual harassment boutique with strong media profile on high-profile workplace matters. Comparable in client demographic, contingency model, and high-visibility case strategy.
• Outten & Golden LLP: Plaintiff-side employment law boutique focused on whistleblower retaliation, discrimination, and executive transition matters. Closely comparable in practice areas, client base, and contingency fee model.
• Sanford Heisler Sharp LLP: Boutique plaintiff-side firm with strong employment discrimination, #MeToo/sexual harassment, and civil rights practices. Direct peer in mission, client demographic, and high-profile matter positioning.
• Constantine Cannon LLP: Plaintiff-side boutique specializing in whistleblower (FCA), antitrust, and consumer protection matters with a comparable contingency fee model and similar relators. Direct competitor for high-value qui tam matters.
• Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein LLP: Plaintiff-side firm with a substantial employment class action and whistleblower practice. Comparable in contingency fee plaintiff work, though larger scale and broader practice scope.
• The Employment Law Group: Boutique plaintiff-side firm focused on whistleblower and retaliation matters under federal and state law. Comparable specialty scope and contingency fee model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/katzbanks
• Facebookfacebook.com/katzbankskumin
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/katz-banks-kumin-llp

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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