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Waller
Legal namestring
Holland & Knight LLP
Websiteurl
wallerlaw.com
Company typeenum
Private
Founded yearint
1905
Descriptiontext

Waller is a private, for-profit law firm and one of the oldest in Tennessee, founded in 1905 and headquartered in Nashville. With 251-500 employees, the firm operates as a traditional professional services organization delivering legal counsel across multiple practice areas and client segments. According to available data signals, Waller's service portfolio spans corporate and business representation, private equity transactions, and specialized industry practices including healthcare AI, energy tax, data center transactions, real estate, and hospitality, consistent with a horizontal segmentation approach. The firm monetizes through professional services billing (hourly and fixed fees) via direct attorney engagement, with a relationship-based go-to-market motion that combines thought leadership content, industry recognition, professional referrals, and events to acquire enterprise clients. There is no proprietary technology stack disclosed; legal expertise delivered through attorney hours is the underlying service delivery mechanism. Note: a material data conflict exists — Waller's firmographic profile shows 251-500 employees, while other data blocks in the input describe a much larger entity; this description reflects Waller's stated firmographic profile.

Short descriptiontext

Waller is a private Tennessee-based law firm founded in 1905, headquartered in Nashville, employing 251-500 people to deliver legal services across corporate, private equity, healthcare, energy, and real estate sectors via traditional professional services billing.

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Operating
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251–500
akta.pro rankint
HeadquartersNashville, United States
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Nashville
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United States
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North America
Markets served

Serves global market

Offices2 records

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City, Country, Type, Description, Source

Keyword5 values
legal services, law firm representation, corporate legal counsel, litigation services, attorney advisory
Industry1 code
1Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) & Securities Law
CodeBPAHAAAIPrimaryYes
NAICS code2 codes
  • Offices of Lawyers541110
  • Legal Services5411
SIC code1 code
  • Services-Legal Services8111
Product category
Legal Services
GTM motion1 record

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Type, Description, Source

Revenue model1 record
1Legal Services Revenue
TypeProfessional Services
Description

Traditional law firm revenue model based on professional legal services provided to clients. Services billed through attorney hours across diverse practice areas including corporate, litigation, real estate, and specialized sectors.

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Marketing channels3 records

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Title, Type, Stage, Description, Source

Distribution channels1 record

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Cost components4 values
Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D
GTM typeB2B
B2B
Offering typeServices
Services
Core offering1 text field

Waller is one of the oldest law firms in Tennessee, founded in 1905 and headquartered in Nashville. The firm provides comprehensive legal representation and counsel to clients through approximately 251-500 employees across its offices, serving a range of practice areas characteristic of a full-service regional law firm.

Differentiator
Functional benefit
Problem solved
Quantifiable outcome1 of 3 values shown
  • 301 attorneys ranked in Chambers USA 2026
+2 more records
Product overview1 text field

No product or service information available for Waller in the provided source data.

Scale indicator6 records

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Type, Value, Description, Source

Recent move5 records

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Date, Type, Title, Description, Source

Expansion highlight5 records

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Type, Description

Peers6 records
1Bradley Arant Boult Cummings
TypeDirect peer
Description

Bradley Arant is a Southeast-based mid-size firm with strong Nashville ties, comparable to Waller in size, vintage, and practice breadth across corporate, litigation, and regulatory matters.

2Nelson Mullins
TypeDirect peer
Description

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough is a comparable Southeast-based super-regional firm with overlapping practices in healthcare, financial services, and corporate law, and a meaningful Nashville presence.

3Baker Donelson
TypeDirect peer
Description

Baker Donelson is the most direct comparable to Waller: a similarly-sized Nashville-headquartered full-service firm with comparable regional scope across the Southeast and overlapping practices in corporate, healthcare, litigation, and financial services.

4Frost Brown Todd
TypeDirect peer
5Bass Berry & Sims
TypeDirect peer
Description

Bass Berry & Sims is a major Nashville-headquartered firm of comparable scale and vintage, with strong corporate and healthcare practices serving Tennessee-headquartered clients — the closest geographic and practice-area peer.

6Burr & Forman
TypeDirect peer
Description

Burr & Forman is a Southeast regional firm of comparable size with a strong Nashville office and overlapping practice areas including corporate, real estate, and litigation.

Market position
Strengths4 records

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Weaknesses4 records

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Competitive moat3 records

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Key risks5 records

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Key highlights4 records

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Segment3 records

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Ideal customer profile1 record

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Profile, Firmographic size, Sales motion, Sales cycle length, Buying structure, Purchase trigger, Buyer persona, Geography, Industry vertical, Primary use case, Description, Pain points, Evidence proof points, Target buyer

Technology focused
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Has app

Feature4 records

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M&A

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Name, Acquisition type, Announced date, Completed date, Status, Website, News

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Waller

Legal Serviceswallerlaw.com

Waller is a private Tennessee-based law firm founded in 1905, headquartered in Nashville, employing 251-500 people to deliver legal services across corporate, private equity, healthcare, energy, and real estate sectors via traditional professional services billing.

What Waller does

Waller is a private, for-profit law firm and one of the oldest in Tennessee, founded in 1905 and headquartered in Nashville. With 251-500 employees, the firm operates as a traditional professional services organization delivering legal counsel across multiple practice areas and client segments. According to available data signals, Waller's service portfolio spans corporate and business representation, private equity transactions, and specialized industry practices including healthcare AI, energy tax, data center transactions, real estate, and hospitality, consistent with a horizontal segmentation approach. The firm monetizes through professional services billing (hourly and fixed fees) via direct attorney engagement, with a relationship-based go-to-market motion that combines thought leadership content, industry recognition, professional referrals, and events to acquire enterprise clients. There is no proprietary technology stack disclosed; legal expertise delivered through attorney hours is the underlying service delivery mechanism. Note: a material data conflict exists — Waller's firmographic profile shows 251-500 employees, while other data blocks in the input describe a much larger entity; this description reflects Waller's stated firmographic profile.

Waller firmographics

Firmographics
Name
Waller
Legal name
Holland & Knight LLP
Website
https://wallerlaw.com
Company type
Private
Founded year
1905
Operating status
Operating
Headcount range
251–500 employees
Short description
Waller is a private Tennessee-based law firm founded in 1905, headquartered in Nashville, employing 251-500 people to deliver legal services across corporate, private equity, healthcare, energy, and real estate sectors via traditional professional services billing.
Ownership category
akta.pro rank

Waller industry classification

Industry
Product category
Legal Services
NAICS
Offices of Lawyers (541110), Legal Services (5411)
SIC
Services-Legal Services (8111)
akta.pro primary industry
Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) & Securities Law (BPAHAAAI)

Keywords

  • Legal services
  • Law firm representation
  • Corporate legal counsel
  • Litigation services
  • Attorney advisory

Where Waller is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city
Nashville
HQ country
United States
HQ region
North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

Waller business model

Business model
GTM type
B2B
Offering type
Services
Cost components
Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

  1. Legal Services Revenue: Traditional law firm revenue model based on professional legal services provided to clients. Services billed through attorney hours across diverse practice areas including corporate, litigation, real estate, and specialized sectors.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Waller product offering

Product offering

Core offering

Waller is one of the oldest law firms in Tennessee, founded in 1905 and headquartered in Nashville. The firm provides comprehensive legal representation and counsel to clients through approximately 251-500 employees across its offices, serving a range of practice areas characteristic of a full-service regional law firm.

Product overview

No product or service information available for Waller in the provided source data.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

  • 301 attorneys ranked in Chambers USA 2026
  • +2 more outcomes

Companies that use Waller

Customer profile

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Waller technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API
No
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Waller partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Waller competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Direct peers

  • Bradley Arant Boult Cummings: Bradley Arant is a Southeast-based mid-size firm with strong Nashville ties, comparable to Waller in size, vintage, and practice breadth across corporate, litigation, and regulatory matters.
  • Nelson Mullins: Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough is a comparable Southeast-based super-regional firm with overlapping practices in healthcare, financial services, and corporate law, and a meaningful Nashville presence.
  • Baker Donelson: Baker Donelson is the most direct comparable to Waller: a similarly-sized Nashville-headquartered full-service firm with comparable regional scope across the Southeast and overlapping practices in corporate, healthcare, litigation, and financial services.
  • Frost Brown Todd:
  • Bass Berry & Sims: Bass Berry & Sims is a major Nashville-headquartered firm of comparable scale and vintage, with strong corporate and healthcare practices serving Tennessee-headquartered clients — the closest geographic and practice-area peer.
  • Burr & Forman: Burr & Forman is a Southeast regional firm of comparable size with a strong Nashville office and overlapping practice areas including corporate, real estate, and litigation.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

Waller social profiles

Digital presence

Waller financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Waller leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Waller funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Waller M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Waller

What does Waller do?

Waller is one of the oldest law firms in Tennessee, founded in 1905 and headquartered in Nashville. The firm provides comprehensive legal representation and counsel to clients through approximately 251-500 employees across its offices, serving a range of practice areas characteristic of a full-service regional law firm.

Is Waller a public or private company?

Waller is a private company. It is classified as management employee owned and is currently operating.

When was Waller founded?

Waller was founded in 1905. It employs 251 to 500 people.

Where is Waller based?

Waller is headquartered in Nashville, United States, in the North America region.

How does Waller make money?

One revenue line is on record: legal Services Revenue.

Who are Waller's main competitors?

Direct peers on record are Bradley Arant Boult Cummings, Nelson Mullins, Baker Donelson, Frost Brown Todd, Bass Berry & Sims and Burr & Forman.

Does Waller have an API?

No public API is recorded for Waller.

What industry is Waller in?

Waller's product category is Legal Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is BPAHAAAI, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) & Securities Law. Its NAICS code is 541110 and its SIC code is 8111.

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PR NewswireHolland & Knight and Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis Complete CombinationHolland & Knight and Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis completed their combination effective March 1, 2023, creating a firm with nearly 2,000 attorneys in 35 offices across the United States and internationally. The merger significantly strengthens Holland & Knight's healthcare practice, as Waller brings more than 50 years of experience advising hospitals, health systems, surgery centers, and healthcare technology companies, while also expanding the firm's geographic footprint in the Southeast U.S. This combination is the latest step in Holland & Knight's growth strategy following its 2021 merger with Thompson & Knight.PR NewswireHolland & Knight and Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis Agree to a CombinationHolland & Knight and Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis have agreed to a combination to be completed during the first quarter of 2023, with the combined firm operating under the Holland & Knight name. The merged entity will have nearly 2,000 attorneys across 35 offices in the U.S. and internationally, creating one of the largest law firms in the fast-growing Tennessee market with over 235 lawyers in Nashville alone. Waller, an AmLaw 200 firm with more than 280 attorneys, brings a national reputation in healthcare and financial services law, strengthening Holland & Knight's capabilities in private equity, real estate, and litigation.GlobeNewswireWaller Expands Real Estate and Government Relations Practices With Metro VeteransWaller Lansden Dortch & Davis added attorneys Doug Sloan, Jon Cooper, and Quan Poole to its Nashville office. The trio brings nearly 45 years of combined experience in Metro Nashville government roles, including planning commission and council positions. They will strengthen the firm's government relations and real estate practices in land use, zoning, and public-private partnerships.PR NewswireSteve Novak Named Chief Information Officer at WallerWaller Lansden Dortch & Davis, LLP announced on April 14, 2021 that Steve Novak, a legal technology veteran, has joined the firm as Chief Information Officer. Novak previously held senior technology roles at several major law firms including Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Sidley Austin LLP, and Bingham Greenebaum Doll LLP (now part of Dentons), as well as Director of Legal Technology Operations at biopharmaceutical company AbbVie. The firm stated Novak's focus will be on strategic technology planning, organizational alignment, and operational excellence to enhance client service delivery.PR NewswireWaller Announces Nine New PartnersWaller Lansden Dortch & Davis, LLP announced the election of nine new partners: Tayo Atanda, Blake Bernard, John Bunge, Nathan Hertzog, Stacy Clark Hooper, Lindsay Jacques Irving, Nora Katz, Leanna Weinstein, and Josh Wood. The new partners span diverse practice areas including healthcare, immigration, intellectual property, tax planning, private equity, and employment law. Waller Chair Matt Burnstein stated the firm is proud to welcome the new partners to the partnership.PR NewswireAbbey Mansfield Ruby Joins WallerWaller Lansden Dortch & Davis, LLP announced that attorney Abbey Mansfield Ruby has joined its Nashville office. Ms. Ruby brings extensive experience in commercial financings and restructurings, particularly within the healthcare and senior living sectors. This move expands Waller's finance and restructuring team capabilities.PR NewswireWaller Sets Record With 86 Attorneys Listed in Best Lawyers in America 2020Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, LLP announced that 86 of its attorneys were selected by peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© 2020, setting a record for the firm. The recognized attorneys span 62 distinct practice areas across the firm's five offices in Nashville, Austin, Birmingham, Chattanooga, and Memphis, with 10 attorneys additionally named "Lawyer of the Year" in their respective cities. Waller chair Matt Burnstein attributed the recognition to the firm's commitment to client service and the depth of talent across its offices.PR NewswireWaller Tops Tennessee Private Wealth Category in Chambers High Net Worth GuideWaller Lansden Dortch & Davis, LLP, a Nashville-based law firm, has been recognized with a top Band 1 ranking in the 2019 Chambers High Net Worth guide, becoming the only Tennessee law firm to achieve this distinction. Attorneys Richard A. Johnson and G. Michael Yopp were two of only three Tennessee practitioners honored with Band 1 rankings, while Aaron B. Flinn was recognized in the Up and Coming category. The firm was described by Chambers as a "top-notch" practice with a "great reputation" in private wealth management and tax law.PR NewswireKey Lateral Hires Build on Waller's Strengths in Nashville, BirminghamWaller Lansden Dortch & Davis, LLP made several key lateral hires in Nashville and Birmingham to enhance its legal services. The new attorneys bring diverse expertise across various practice areas, which strengthens the firm's capabilities to serve its clients. This recruitment aligns with Waller's strategy to bolster its presence in critical sectors like healthcare and financial services.PR NewswireGovernment Affairs Attorney Nicole Osborne Joins WallerWaller, a law firm, announced the hiring of veteran government affairs attorney Nicole Osborne to its Government Relations practice in Chattanooga. Osborne brings over a decade of experience representing client interests before elected officials and government agencies at local, state, and federal levels.