Harter Secrest & Emery LLP

Name

Harter Secrest & Emery LLP

Legal name

Harter Secrest & Emery LLP

Website

https://hselaw.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1894

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal 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

Labor Relations & Employment Practice Advisory (BPAHAGAK)

Keywords

• Legal services
• Corporate law
• Litigation representation
• Merger acquisition
• Employment law

Headquarters

HQ city

Rochester

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 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 Billing: Traditional law firm billing for legal services across all practice areas. Attorneys billed on hourly rates with standard billable hour requirements (1,800 hours annually for associates). No individual attribution or compensation based on individual revenue generation, reflecting a team-based billing structure.
2. HSE Institute Training Programs: Annual flat-fee subscription-based training programs for Preventing Discrimination and Harassment in the Workplace, providing 12 months of unlimited access for employers to meet New York State training requirements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Harter Secrest & Emery LLP is a full-service law firm providing legal counsel across 40+ practice areas including corporate/M&A, litigation, environmental, tax, intellectual property, insurance coverage, labor and employment, real estate, immigration, healthcare, trusts and estates, and financial services. The firm serves clients ranging from individuals and family-owned businesses to Fortune 100 companies and major regional institutions through five New York State offices. A separate HSE Institute operation delivers a subscription-based online Preventing Discrimination and Harassment in the Workplace training program to employers in New York State.

Product overview

Harter Secrest & Emery LLP is a full-service law firm that operates the HSE Institute, which offers a single on-demand training product: the Preventing Discrimination and Harassment in the Workplace program. This training platform is a separate web property (training.hselaw.com) from the firm's main legal services website, providing compliance training on a subscription basis to employers in New York State. The training is priced by employee headcount (1-49, 50-99, 100-299, 300+) and includes interactive components required by New York law.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• HSE Institute: Training platform providing legal education programs including Preventing Discrimination and Harassment in the Workplace training

Products and services

• Full-Service Legal Counsel (40+ Practice Areas) Multi-disciplinary legal counsel across 40+ practice areas including Corporate/M&A, Litigation, Environmental, Land Use and Energy, Tax, Tax Controversy and Litigation, Intellectual Property, Insurance Coverage, Labor and Employment, Real Estate, Immigration, Healthcare, Higher Education, Trusts and Estates, Securities and Capital Markets, Mergers and Acquisitions, Business Restructuring and Creditors' Rights, Financial Services, Government Affairs, Government and Internal Investigations, Municipal Law, Nonprofit Organizations, Antitrust, E-Commerce, Privacy and Data Security, Telecommunications, Public Finance, Secured Lending/Asset Recovery, Sports Law, Renewable Energy, Energy/Utilities/Natural Resources, Agriculture/Food and Beverage, Automobile Dealerships, Building and Construction, Design Professionals, Manufacturers and Distributors, Private Companies, and Technology Transactions. Served to clients ranging from individuals and family-owned businesses to Fortune 100 companies and major regional institutions.
• General Counsel Services Outsourced General Counsel function led by former general counsel, providing practical and cost-effective business and legal solutions to clients with and without in-house legal departments. For clients needing ongoing general counsel support without the overhead of a full in-house legal team.
• HSE Institute - Preventing Discrimination and Harassment in the Workplace Training Program On-demand virtual training program for sexual harassment prevention in the workplace, developed by the firm's attorneys to meet New York State training requirements. Provides 12 months of unlimited access to training video, related forms, and Q&As on a subscription basis priced by employee headcount (1-49: $375/year; 50-99: $750/year; 100-299: $1,500/year; 300+: $3,000/year). Designed for New York State employers needing mandatory workplace harassment prevention training compliance.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over $10 billion in aggregate M&A transaction value led by firm over the last decade
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Broadstone Net Lease, Inc.coreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2024Broadstone Net Lease and Harter Secrest & Emery LLP co-founded CREW Rochester (Commercial Real Estate Women Network) in late 2024, addressing gender gap in commercial real estate leadership by connecting women deal-makers and mentors in the Rochester market. CREW Rochester grew to 46 members within its first year, providing networking, mentorship, and education.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Hodgson Russ LLP: Hodgson Russ is a multioffice Upstate New York law firm with offices in Buffalo, Albany, Rochester, and New York City. Its broad corporate, litigation, labor, real estate, and regulatory practices serve a similar regional and enterprise client base.
• Phillips Lytle LLP: Phillips Lytle is a Western and Upstate New York firm with offices in Buffalo, Rochester, Albany, and New York City. It is directly comparable in regional enterprise representation, M&A, litigation, employment, real estate, and regulatory work.
• Harris Beach PLLC: Harris Beach is a New York regional firm serving businesses, financial institutions, and public entities across Upstate New York and New York City. Its corporate, litigation, employment, real estate, and regulatory practices directly overlap with the subject company's offering.
• Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP: Woods Oviatt Gilman is a Rochester-based full-service law firm serving businesses and institutions in the region. It is comparable in client profile and corporate, litigation, real estate, and employment work.
• Lippes Mathias: Lippes Mathias is a Western New York law firm with offices in Buffalo and other locations and a broad corporate, litigation, labor, real estate, and regulatory platform. It directly competes for many of the same regional business and institutional clients.
• Barclay Damon LLP: Barclay Damon has a significant Upstate New York presence and offices in Rochester, Buffalo, Albany, Syracuse, and New York City. It overlaps with the subject firm in corporate, litigation, labor, real estate, and public-sector legal services.
• Hancock Estabrook LLP: Hancock Estabrook is an Upstate New York full-service law firm with offices in Syracuse and the surrounding region. Its corporate, litigation, labor, real estate, and public-law practices make it a relevant regional peer.
• Bond, Schoeneck & King: Bond, Schoeneck & King operates across Upstate New York and New York City and serves employers, institutions, and middle-market businesses. Its broad legal platform and regional footprint make it a close competitor to Harter Secrest & Emery.

Regional players

• Tully Rinckey PLLC: Tully Rinckey is a New York-based regional firm with offices in Albany and other markets and strong public-sector, employment, and litigation practices. It is comparable to HSE's regional institutional and labor-related work, although its geographic and practice mix differs.

Broad incumbents

• Nixon Peabody LLP: Nixon Peabody is a larger national firm with New York offices including Rochester and Albany. It offers overlapping corporate and M&A, litigation, labor, and regulatory capabilities, but serves a broader geographic and market footprint.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/hselawfirm
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/harter-secrest-&-emery-llp
• Instagraminstagram.com/life.at.hse

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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