What Blitman & King LLP does

Blitman & King LLP is a New York-based limited liability partnership founded in 1933 that provides specialized legal services in workplace law through four practice areas: Individual Employment, Union Labor, Employee Benefits, and Workplace Litigation. The firm serves labor unions (both public and private sector), multiemployer pension and welfare plans, tax-exempt organizations, and individual employees and executives, with documented engagements involving multi-billion dollar pension funds, VEBAs exceeding $500M in assets, and matters before the NLRB, PERB, PBGC, IRS, and Department of Labor. Its Employee Benefits Law Group covers qualified and nonqualified pension plans, health and welfare plans, fiduciary matters, and plan litigation, while the Union Labor group handles collective bargaining, grievance arbitration, and labor litigation. Sub-practices include withdrawal liability, HIPAA and DOL audits, whistleblower claims, wage and hour matters, and prevailing wage compliance.

The firm operates from four New York State offices (New York City, Syracuse, Rochester/Victor, and Albany) and delivers services through a referral-driven, relationship-based go-to-market model. The GTM motion relies on professional reputation, industry recognition (AV Preeminent Martindale-Hubbell rating, Super Lawyers, Who's Who Legal, Charter Fellows of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers), and lateral hiring of specialized partners. Recent lateral hires in 2023, 2024, and 2025 have added senior ERISA and labor law talent, indicating a measured approach to capacity expansion.

The business model is a traditional professional services model, billing hourly rates for legal counsel across labor relations, employee benefits, employment litigation, and related matters. Revenue is not publicly disclosed. The firm has no technology product, no API, no AI/ML capabilities, and no proprietary software, and it operates without external funding or parent company ownership. The firm is independently controlled by its partner attorneys and is structured as a privately held LLP under New York law.

Name

Blitman & King LLP

Legal name

Blitman & King LLP

Website

https://bklawyers.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1933

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Blitman & King LLP is a New York-based labor and benefits law firm founded in 1933, serving labor unions, multiemployer pension and welfare plans, and individual clients across four offices in New York State through specialty practices in union labor law, ERISA/employee benefits, employment litigation, and individual employment matters.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Labor and Employment Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110), Legal Services (5411)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Employment & Labor Law (BPAHAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Labor Relations & Employment Practice Advisory (BPAHAGAK), Management Liability (D&O/EPL/Fiduciary) (FSAJAGAD)

Keywords

• Labor law services
• Employee benefits law
• ERISA legal counsel
• Workplace litigation
• Union representation

Headquarters

HQ city

Rochester

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 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: Professional legal services billed at hourly rates for labor relations, employee benefits, employment litigation, and related matters. Client types include labor unions, pension funds, employers, and individual executives.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Blitman & King LLP is a workplace law firm providing specialized legal services across four practice areas: Individual Employment Law (advice and disputes on discrimination, wage and hour, severance, and whistleblower matters), Union Labor Law (collective bargaining, grievance arbitration, and union governance for public and private sector unions), Employee Benefits Law (ERISA compliance, pension and welfare plan design, fiduciary matters, and executive compensation), and Workplace Litigation (arbitrations, individual and collective litigation, and government investigations). The firm serves labor unions, multiemployer pension and welfare plans, tax-exempt organizations, and individual executives throughout New York State.

Product overview

Blitman & King LLP is a law firm providing specialized workplace law legal services through four main practice areas: Individual Employment Law, Union Labor Law, Employee Benefits Law, and Workplace Litigation. These practice areas encompass numerous sub-practices including Benefits Litigation, Pension Plans, Health & Welfare Plans, Fiduciary Breach Litigation, Union Governance, Labor Relations, Labor Litigation, Discrimination, Wage & Hour, Whistleblower, and Executive Compensation. The firm does not offer a technology product but provides legal counsel and representation services to individuals, unions, and organizations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Individual Employment Law Legal services covering a broad range of individual employment issues including advice, disputes, discrimination, employment agreements, wage and hour matters, whistleblower claims, severance negotiations, and wrongful termination defense. For individual employees, executives, physicians, and professionals facing workplace law matters.
• Union Labor Law Legal representation for public and private sector labor unions covering collective bargaining, contract administration, grievance and interest arbitration, NLRB and PERB proceedings, union governance, duty of fair representation defense, labor litigation, corporate reorganizations, and union organizing campaigns. For public and private sector labor unions.
• Employee Benefits Law Comprehensive ERISA and employee benefits legal services including Taft-Hartley and multiemployer plan design, administration, fiduciary compliance, IRS/DOL/HIPAA audit representation, executive compensation, nonqualified deferred compensation, withdrawal liability, benefits litigation, fiduciary breach claims, and VEBA representation. For multiemployer pension and welfare plans, plan sponsors, administrators, and tax-exempt organizations.
• Workplace Litigation Employment and benefits litigation services covering arbitrations, individual and collective litigation in state and federal courts, government investigations, NLRB and PERB proceedings, fiduciary breach claims, breach of contract, discrimination, wrongful termination, wage and hour class actions, and whistleblower retaliation defense. For unions, benefit plans, employers, executives, and individual employees.

Quantifiable outcome

• Successfully defended multiemployer pension plan against DOJ with penalties abated
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Cohen, Weiss and Simon LLP: Union-side labor and employee benefits law firm based in New York City representing labor unions, benefit funds, and individual employees in ERISA, labor relations, and litigation matters. Closely comparable to Blitman & King in practice mix, client base, and shop-side philosophy.
• Bredhoff & Kaiser PLLC: Washington, D.C.-based law firm representing labor unions, multiemployer benefit funds, and plan participants. Directly comparable to Blitman & King in its union-side Taft-Hartley and employee benefits specialization.
• James & Hoffman PC: Labor-side law firm in Washington, D.C. and New York City representing unions and employee benefit plans in collective bargaining, ERISA, and workplace litigation. Practice composition and client type closely mirror Blitman & King's union/benefits franchise.
• Gladstein, Reif & Meginniss LLP: New York-based union-side labor and employment law firm representing public and private sector unions and benefit funds. Comparable practice areas, client segments, and shop-side orientation to Blitman & King.
• Trucker Huss: San Francisco-based ERISA and employee benefits law firm serving multiemployer plans, single-employer plans, and plan participants. Highly comparable in its employee benefits specialty, particularly Taft-Hartley plan work that overlaps with Blitman & King's benefit plan practice.
• Segal Roitman: Boston-based employee benefits law firm serving multiemployer and single-employer benefit plans with focus on ERISA, fiduciary matters, and plan administration. Closely comparable niche in employee benefits law and similar client base of trustees and plan sponsors.

Broad incumbents

• Proskauer Rose LLP: Major international law firm with a nationally recognized labor and employee benefits practice representing employers, plans, and labor organizations. Overlaps with Blitman & King's practice areas but operates at a far larger scale with a much broader corporate client roster.
• Jackson Lewis P.C. One of the largest U.S. employment law firms with a national footprint, though typically representing management rather than labor unions. Comparable in employment litigation and workplace law practice but much larger and management-side in orientation.
• Littler Mendelson P.C. Largest U.S. law firm exclusively devoted to representing management in employment and labor law matters. Comparable practice area footprint but represents the opposite (employer) client side of Blitman & King's labor/union practice.
• Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC: Major U.S. employment, labor, and immigration law firm with national and international presence. Comparable in workplace law practice scope but management-side in orientation and significantly larger than Blitman & King.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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