Rigby Slack

What Rigby Slack does

Rigby Slack (legally Rigby Slack Lawrence Pepper + Comerford, PLLC, formerly Rigby Slack Lawrence Berger Akinc Pepper + Comerford PLLC) is an Austin, Texas-based business law firm founded in 2019 and operating from a single office at 3500 Jefferson St., Suite 330. The firm is organized as a Texas professional limited liability company (PLLC) with approximately 20+ attorneys and staff, and is independently owned by its partners with no parent company, private equity, or external institutional capital. Rigby Slack offers nine integrated practice areas — business transactions, commercial real estate, complex commercial litigation, employment law, environmental and regulatory law, family law, finance, product liability litigation, and title insurance — delivered through billable-hour engagements and, where appropriate, fixed fees. Underlying practice management and case management technology is used to deliver services, with Clio handling client payments and trust/retainer accounting; the firm does not maintain a modular software product, API, or proprietary technology platform.

The firm's go-to-market is sales-led and anchored by direct attorney-client relationships, professional referrals (accountants, financial advisors, title partners), and the partners' reputations for big-firm expertise delivered through a smaller-firm, lower-overhead format. The founding partners — A. Lee Rigby (Fulbright & Jaworski), David C. Lawrence (Akin Gump, Munsch Hardt), Cathleen C. Slack, Christopher Pepper (Winstead, ex-TCEQ), and Patrick J. Comerford — combine decades of national-firm and in-house experience across commercial real estate, complex commercial litigation, environmental and regulatory law, and product liability defense. Client base includes Texas-based and national enterprises spanning apparel (Tecovas, Howler Brothers), royalty management (Royalty Clearinghouse), investment (Evergen Equity), real estate/technology (Asterra), and technology/manufacturing (D2000), as well as nonprofit organizations in affordable housing, child welfare, and education.

Rigby Slack monetizes through attorney hourly rates billed against time-and-materials engagements (with initial consultations and matter-specific quotes available on request), supplemented by escrow officer fees and title insurance commissions channeled through five underwriting partnerships — Heritage Title, Stewart Title, Independence Title, Prominent Title, and Texas National Title. Ancillary revenue streams include General Counsel work for the Texas Aggregates & Concrete Association and board/advisory roles with the Texas Grain and Feed Association and Texas Ag Industries Association. Pricing is not publicly disclosed, no applications, APIs, or AI/ML products are offered, and the firm has no external funding rounds, M&A activity, or restructuring events on record.

Name

Rigby Slack

Legal name

Rigby Slack Lawrence Berger Akinc Pepper + Comerford PLLC

Website

https://rigbyslack.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Rigby Slack is an Austin, Texas business law firm founded in 2019, delivering commercial real estate, business transactions, complex litigation, employment, environmental, and product liability legal services to Texas-based and national enterprise clients via billable-hour engagements from a single Austin office.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Austin

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Legal Services - Business Transactions: Legal counsel for business formation, mergers and acquisitions, private offerings, and related business transactions, billed at attorney hourly rates or fixed fees
2. Legal Services - Litigation: Complex commercial litigation, product liability, and employment law representation for plaintiffs and defendants in state and federal courts
3. Commercial Real Estate Services: Acquisition, disposition, development, financing, leasing and management of commercial properties including title insurance services
4. Title Insurance and Escrow Services: Escrow officer services and title insurance policy issuance through partnerships with Heritage Title Company, Stewart Title, Independence Title Company, Prominent Title Company and Texas National Title Company

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Rigby Slack is a full-service business law firm delivering legal counsel across business transactions, commercial real estate, complex commercial litigation, employment law, environmental and regulatory law, family law, finance, product liability litigation, and title insurance and escrow services. The firm is paid primarily through attorney hourly billings and fixed fees for matters handled by its partner-led team of attorneys and paralegals headquartered in Austin, Texas.

Product overview

Rigby Slack is a business law firm providing legal services rather than a technology product. The firm offers a comprehensive suite of legal services including business transactions, commercial real estate, complex commercial litigation, employment law, environmental and regulatory law, family law, finance, product liability litigation, and title insurance. The practice areas are delivered through a team of attorneys without a modular software platform architecture.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Business Transactions Legal counsel for business clients on formation, mergers and acquisitions, private offerings, and other related business transactions.
• Commercial Real Estate Legal services for acquisition, disposition, construction, development, financing, leasing, and management of commercial property types including farm and ranch, golf courses, hospitality, industrial, medical, mixed-use, multifamily, office, residential, restaurant, retail, and student housing.
• Complex Commercial Litigation Trial representation for plaintiffs and defendants in state and federal courts and arbitration, covering business torts, construction disputes, contract disputes, eminent domain, employment disputes, environmental litigation, intellectual property disputes, partnership disputes, and real estate disputes.
• Employment Law Litigation of discrimination and harassment claims, complex executive compensation matters, class and collective actions, and trade secret and unfair competition cases.
• Environmental & Regulatory Representation for Texas mining, construction materials, and agriculture industries across environmental law matters, including TCEQ matters, EPA Region 6 investigations, state court Solid Waste Disposal Act lawsuits, environmental compliance audits, and Brownfield redevelopment investments.
• Family Law Legal representation in divorce, contested custody, and complex property division and valuation matters, collaborating with real estate, business transactions, estate, and commercial litigation attorneys.
• Finance Preparation and negotiation of loan documents, syndications, and private offerings for clients across real estate and corporate transactions.
• Product Liability Litigation Defense in complex product liability and property damage cases, personal injury including toxic tort and general personal injury, serving commercial airlines, international and domestic insurers, consumer and national retailers, and industrial and military product manufacturers.
• Title Insurance Escrow officer services and title insurance policy issuance for real estate transactions, delivered through partnerships with Heritage Title Company, Stewart Title, Independence Title, Prominent Title, and Texas National Title.

Named customers12 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Heritage Title Company of Austin, Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTitle insurance and escrow services partnership. Cathleen Slack and Michelle Perales serve as escrow officers and fee attorneys for Heritage Title Company.
• Stewart Title of Austin, LLCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTitle insurance and escrow services partnership. Firm escrow officers work through Stewart Title for real estate transaction closings.
• Texas American Title Company (d/b/a Independence Title Company)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTitle insurance and escrow services partnership for real estate transaction closings.
• Prominent Title CompanycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTitle insurance and escrow services partnership for real estate transaction closings.
• Texas National TitlecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTitle insurance and escrow services partnership for real estate transaction closings.
• Texas Aggregates & Concrete AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChris Pepper serves as General Counsel to the Texas Aggregates & Concrete Association, providing legal guidance on industry matters.
• Texas Grain and Feed AssociationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerChris Pepper serves on the Board of Directors for the Texas Grain and Feed Association.
• Texas Ag Industries AssociationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMembership and involvement in Texas Ag Industries Association for environmental law client representation.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Winstead PC: Texas-based full-service business law firm with offices in Austin, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, and Fort Worth. Highly comparable to Rigby Slack given overlapping practice areas in commercial real estate, business transactions, and litigation; former employer of partner Chris Pepper.
• Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C. Texas-based mid-market business law firm with strong Austin presence serving commercial real estate, litigation, and corporate clients. Directly comparable practice mix; former employer of partner David Lawrence.
• Dykema Gossett PLLC: National law firm with strong Texas presence including Austin office serving commercial real estate, business transactions, and litigation. Comparable in targeting business clients seeking sophisticated counsel outside AmLaw 50 pricing.
• McKool Smith: Texas-based litigation boutique with offices in Austin, Dallas, Houston, and other metros. Comparable in litigation depth and Texas business client base, though more specialized in IP and complex commercial disputes.
• Jackson Walker LLP: One of the largest Texas-based law firms with deep Austin roots offering business transactions, commercial real estate, and litigation services. Comparable in practice scope but with substantially greater scale and multi-office footprint.
• Husch Blackwell LLP: National law firm with significant Austin office serving business, real estate, and litigation clients. Comparable in targeting mid-market enterprise clients seeking alternatives to large AmLaw firms.
• Gray Reed & McGraw LLP: Texas-based full-service business law firm headquartered in Dallas with Houston and other offices. Comparable practice mix covering commercial real estate, business transactions, employment, and litigation for mid-market clients.

Broad incumbents

• Baker Botts L.L.P. Major Texas-founded AmLaw 50 firm with deep Austin office covering corporate, real estate, litigation, and environmental matters. Broad incumbent competing for similar enterprise work but with much greater scale and global reach.
• Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP: Global law firm with substantial Austin presence offering corporate, real estate, and litigation services. Overlapping enterprise client base; former employer of partner David Lawrence (13 years).
• Norton Rose Fulbright: Global AmLaw 50 firm with major Austin office offering business transactions, commercial real estate, and litigation. Competes with Rigby Slack for sophisticated Texas enterprise work but at significantly greater scale and international footprint.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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

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