Conn Maciel Carey

What Conn Maciel Carey does

Conn Maciel Carey LLP is a U.S. boutique law firm founded in 2014 and headquartered in Washington, DC, specializing in Labor & Employment, OSHA and Workplace Safety, and Workplace Litigation for employer-side clients. The firm is co-founded and managed by Eric J. Conn (Chair, OSHA & Workplace Safety Practice) and Kara M. Maciel (Chair, Labor & Employment Practice), with Aaron R. Gelb serving as Co-Managing Partner and Chair of the Midwest Practice. Its professional staff spans partners, senior counsel, of-counsel attorneys, associates, paralegals, and a COO, and includes former regulators from OSHA, Cal/OSHA, and the U.S. Department of Labor Office of the Solicitor.

The firm's core service offering is organized around three practice areas — Labor & Employment, OSHA & Workplace Safety (including Cal/OSHA, MSHA, State OSH Plans, and Environmental sub-practices), and Workplace Litigation — supplemented by sub-practices in ADA Accessibility, Wage & Hour, and Workplace Violence Prevention. Service delivery is conducted through seven U.S. offices (Washington DC, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Detroit, Atlanta, Columbus) backed by cloud-based infrastructure that has earned ISO 27001 certification. The firm has been ranked Band 1 nationally by Chambers USA for Occupational Safety and Health Law for five consecutive years (2022-2026) and was named OSHA Law Firm of the Year by Corporate INTL in 2025.

Revenue is generated on a professional-services fee-for-service basis through employer-side legal counsel, regulatory representation before OSHA, MSHA, Cal/OSHA, EPA, and the Chemical Safety Board, employment and workplace-safety litigation defense, day-to-day compliance counseling, and recurring training programs. The firm complements its legal practice with a content and events ecosystem spanning four specialized blogs (Employer Defense Report, OSHA Defense Report, Cal/OSHA Defense Report, MSHA Defense Report), five webinar series, the Terms & Conditions podcast, training masterclasses, and three regional summits (California, Southeast, Midwest). Customer acquisition relies primarily on thought leadership, educational events, and direct attorney referrals rather than paid advertising, and growth has historically been driven by reputation and referrals rather than institutional capital.

Name

Conn Maciel Carey

Legal name

Conn Maciel Carey LLP

Website

https://connmaciel.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Conn Maciel Carey LLP is a U.S. boutique law firm founded in 2014, specializing in Labor & Employment, OSHA/Workplace Safety, and Litigation for employer-side clients, delivered through seven offices and former-regulator expertise.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Employment & Workplace Safety Law Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Employment & Labor Law (BPAHAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Litigation & Dispute Resolution (BPAHAAAB)

Keywords

• Employment law services
• Workplace safety compliance
• OSHA legal defense
• Labor litigation
• Mine safety regulation

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Revenue model

1. Legal Services Fees: The firm provides legal counsel, government regulatory investigation support, and complex litigation services. Revenue is generated through professional services fees for employment counseling, workplace safety compliance, and litigation defense across labor, employment, and OSHA/MSHA matters. The firm's lean staffing and cloud-based technology model allows for cost-effective delivery while maintaining high-quality legal services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Conn Maciel Carey is a boutique law firm providing legal counsel, regulatory defense, and litigation services to employers across the United States. The firm's practice focuses on labor and employment law, occupational safety and health (OSHA/MSHA/Cal/OSHA) compliance and enforcement defense, wage and hour compliance, ADA accessibility, and workplace litigation, complemented by training, webinars, and compliance summits.

Product overview

Conn Maciel Carey LLP is a boutique law firm offering a comprehensive portfolio of legal services organized around three core practice areas: Labor & Employment, OSHA & Workplace Safety (including MSHA & Mine Safety), and Workplace Litigation. The firm operates as a single integrated legal services platform rather than a modular software product. The Labor & Employment practice encompasses sub-practices including ADA Accessibility, Wage & Hour, Whistleblower/Retaliation, and Workplace Violence Prevention. The OSHA & Workplace Safety practice includes Cal/OSHA, Environmental, and State OSH Plans as specialized sub-areas. Beyond direct legal services, the firm delivers complementary educational content through webinar series (Labor & Employment 2026, OSHA 2026, Cal/OSHA 2026, MSHA 2025, Wage & Hour 360), training masterclasses (OSHA Recordkeeping, OSHA Inspection, California Harassment, Labor Relations, Workplace Violence Prevention), the Terms & Conditions podcast, four specialized blogs (Employer Defense Report, OSHA Defense Report, Cal/OSHA Defense Report, MSHA Defense Report), and annual summits (Cal/OSHA and California Labor & Employment Law Summit, Southeast Workplace Safety Summit, Midwest Summit).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Labor & Employment Legal Services
• OSHA & Workplace Safety Legal Services
• MSHA & Mine Safety Legal Services
• Workplace Litigation Services
• Training & Masterclasses
• Cal/OSHA and California Labor and Employment Law Summit 2026
• Southeast Workplace Safety and Labor & Employment Law Summit 2026
• Midwest Workplace Safety and Labor and Employment Law Summit 2025

Quantifiable outcome

• 83% penalty reduction achieved for client in significant combustible dust explosion case (42 injured, 6 fatalities)
• +3 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Fisher Phillips: National labor and employment law boutique that represents management in workplace law matters. Directly comparable to Conn Maciel Carey as a competing employer-side employment and workplace law firm serving similar clients across multiple U.S. offices.
• Ogletree Deakins: Management-side labor and employment law firm with a national footprint and broad employer-defense practice. Comparable to Conn Maciel Carey as a competing employment boutique serving similar in-house counsel and HR buyers.
• Littler Mendelson P.C. Global labor and employment law firm exclusively representing management. Closest direct competitor in employer-side workplace law with a comparable multi-office, specialist-only model that overlaps with Conn Maciel Carey's L&E practice.
• Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP: Management-side labor and employment law firm with national presence. Directly comparable boutique-style employer-defense practice that competes for the same HR/L&E in-house audience as Conn Maciel Carey.
• Jackson Lewis P.C. One of the largest U.S. law firms focused exclusively on workplace law, representing employers in labor and employment matters. Comparable to Conn Maciel Carey in core employer-defense mission and multi-office national delivery.
• Jackson Kelly PLLC: Regional law firm with one of the deepest MSHA/mine safety practices in the country. Directly comparable to Conn Maciel Carey's MSHA & Mine Safety sub-practice, serving mining industry clients across safety-critical regulatory regimes.

Regional players

• Holland & Hart LLP: Regional law firm with a workplace safety and employment practice serving employers across the Mountain West and Western U.S. Comparable to Conn Maciel Carey in employer-side OSHA/employment defense, with overlapping state OSH plan exposure but primarily Western geographic concentration.

Broad incumbents

• Proskauer Rose LLP: Large full-service law firm with a nationally recognized labor and employment group representing management. Comparable in employer-side employment work but lacks Conn Maciel Carey's workplace safety specialization.
• Seyfarth Shaw LLP: Large full-service law firm with one of the largest labor and employment practices in the U.S. Comparable to Conn Maciel Carey on the L&E side but operates as a broader incumbent with employment as one practice among many.
• Steptoe & Johnson PLLC: Full-service law firm with a recognized workplace safety and mining practice representing employers before MSHA and state regulators. Comparable to Conn Maciel Carey's OSHA/MSHA work but as part of a broader practice portfolio.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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