What Hinman Straub does

Hinman Straub P.C. is a privately held, full-service law and government relations firm headquartered at 121 State Street in Albany, New York, founded in 1930 and operating continuously for over 90 years. The firm provides sophisticated legal counsel and government affairs representation to a diversified client base spanning Fortune 500 companies, mid-to-large businesses, associations, local governments, not-for-profit organizations, and high net worth individuals, with primary practice depth in heavily regulated industries including health care, insurance, financial services, and education. Its offerings are organized across nine practice areas: Compliance (including Health Care Compliance and Enforcement, and Lobbying, Ethics and Elections Compliance), Corporate Law and Commercial Real Estate, Estates and Financial Planning, Government Relations, Health, Insurance, Labor and Employment, and Litigation.

The firm's defining capability is its institutional proximity to New York State government, anchored by a partnership-level bench of professionals with prior senior service in state agencies — including the New York State Department of Financial Services and the New York State Department of Health — and a wholly-owned subsidiary, Hinman Straub Advisors LLC, which conducts regulated government relations work. This is reinforced by an integrated public affairs partnership with Corning Place Communications for media relations and messaging. Hinman Straub also publishes the 'Plugged In' newsletter series covering Albany and New York State government developments across education, health, energy and telecom, and labor and employment, functioning as a client intelligence and retention channel.

The business model is a traditional professional services model: partner-led engagement, with revenue derived from hourly fees, fixed-fee matters, and multi-year retainers priced by engagement scope. Distribution is entirely direct and relationship-based, with no retail, marketplace, or digital delivery channel; new business is generated through long-standing relationships with government decision-makers, judiciary, business leaders, and direct referrals. The firm has 51-100 employees, is privately held as a professional corporation, and has no parent company, institutional investors, or public listing.

Name

Hinman Straub

Legal name

Hinman Straub P.C.

Website

https://hinmanstraub.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1930

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Hinman Straub is a privately held, Albany-based full-service law and government relations firm founded in 1930, serving Fortune 500 companies, government entities, associations, and individuals with legal counsel across health, insurance, labor, corporate, and regulatory practice areas.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Albany

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

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: Hinman Straub generates revenue through providing comprehensive legal counsel and representation to individuals, businesses, and institutions across multiple practice areas including health law, insurance, labor and employment, corporate law, real estate, and litigation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Hinman Straub is a full-service Albany, NY-based law and government relations firm providing legal counsel and lobbying/regulatory strategy services across multiple practice areas. Core offerings include legal services in Compliance, Corporate Law and Commercial Real Estate, Estates and Financial Planning, Health, Insurance, Labor and Employment, and Litigation, plus a Government Relations practice supported by subsidiary Hinman Straub Advisors LLC. Clients range from Fortune 500 companies to associations, local governments, and high net worth individuals.

Product overview

Hinman Straub is a full-service law firm and government relations firm offering a unified portfolio of legal services and regulatory advisory practices. The firm provides legal counsel across practice areas including Compliance, Corporate Law and Commercial Real Estate, Estates and Financial Planning, Government Relations, Health, Insurance, Labor and Employment, and Litigation. The Government Relations practice is supported by subsidiary Hinman Straub Advisors LLC for direct government affairs representation. The firm also offers informational publications through its 'Plugged In' newsletter series covering education, health, energy and telecom, and labor and employment sectors, keeping clients informed about legislative and regulatory developments in New York State.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Compliance Practice
• Corporate Law and Commercial Real Estate Practice
• Estates and Financial Planning Practice
• Government Relations Practice
• Health Practice
• Insurance Practice
• Labor and Employment Practice
• Litigation Practice
• Hinman Straub Advisors LLC

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Corning Place CommunicationscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerHinman Straub's public affairs partner, Corning Place Communications, provides integrated media relations strategies to help communicate client viewpoints to the public. This partnership extends Hinman Straub's service offerings beyond traditional legal counsel to include public affairs and communications support.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Greenberg Traurig: Large national firm with a substantial Albany presence and government law & policy practice. Competes for similar NY state government affairs and regulated-industry engagements, though as part of a much broader global platform.
• Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld: Major international law firm with a premier public law and policy practice including state-level government relations. Overlaps with Hinman Straub in regulated industries, but operates nationally and globally with a different scale profile.
• Hogan Lovells: Global law firm with a significant government relations and regulatory practice. Competes for similar Fortune 500 clients in regulated industries like health and insurance, though at substantially larger scale and broader geographic reach.

Direct peers

• Bond, Schoeneck & King: New York-based law firm with strong upstate presence and government relations practice serving higher education, health care, and nonprofit clients. Directly comparable in serving similar institutional and regulated-industry clients.
• Harris Beach: New York-based law firm with offices in Albany and across the state, providing legal and government affairs services to similar enterprise, association, and public-sector clients. Comparable in practice mix including health, insurance, and government relations.
• Whiteman Osterman & Hanna: Albany, NY-based full-service law firm with a strong government relations and regulatory practice serving similar institutional and government clients. Closest direct geographic and practice-area competitor to Hinman Straub in the upstate NY market.
• Manatt, Phelps & Phillips: Integrated legal and government consulting firm with strong state-level government relations practice across health, insurance, and financial services. Closest peer in terms of the bundled legal-plus-government-affairs business model.
• Barclay Damon: Upstate New York-based law firm with offices in Albany and other NY cities, providing legal and government relations services to similar institutional and corporate clients. Comparable mid-sized regional firm with state-level government focus.
• Nixon Peabody: Multi-office New York-headquartered law firm with deep Albany government relations and health law practices. Overlaps with Hinman Straub in regulated industries and state-level government affairs work, though with broader geographic reach.
• Phillips Lytle: Western New York-based law firm with significant Albany presence, providing regulatory, government affairs, and corporate legal services. Comparable in practice areas including health, insurance, and energy regulation.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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