Heidell Pittoni Murphy & Bach

Name

Heidell Pittoni Murphy & Bach

Legal name

Heidell, Pittoni, Murphy & Bach, LLP

Website

https://hpmb.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services (Litigation & Counseling)

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Litigation & Dispute Resolution (BPAHAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Personal Injury & Insurance Defense (BPAHAAAM)

Keywords

• Medical liability defense
• Products liability litigation
• Commercial litigation counsel
• Healthcare risk management
• Appellate litigation

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

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 Fees: The firm generates revenue through legal fees for litigation, counseling, and appellate services to clients including Fortune 500 companies, healthcare providers, insurance companies, and municipalities. Services include medical liability defense, product liability, general commercial litigation, and healthcare law.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Heidell, Pittoni, Murphy & Bach, LLP is a mid-sized Northeast law firm that provides litigation, counseling, and appellate services organized into six practice groups: Medical Liability Defense, General Liability & Commercial Litigation, Products Liability & Mass Tort, Civil Rights, Appellate Practice, and Healthcare and Risk Management. The firm defends healthcare providers, drug and medical-device manufacturers, insurance carriers, municipalities, educational institutions, and corporations in high-exposure matters in state and federal courts. Engagements are delivered through attorneys located across five offices in New York and Connecticut, supported by shared litigation technology and an integrated expert-database and appellate consulting function.

Product overview

Heidell, Pittoni, Murphy & Bach, LLP is a mid-sized law firm offering a unified suite of litigation and legal counseling services. The firm is organized into six interconnected practice groups: Medical Liability Defense (its flagship practice), General Liability & Commercial Litigation, Products Liability & Mass Tort, Civil Rights, Appellate Practice, and Healthcare and Risk Management. These practice areas share integrated resources including a shared expert database, litigation support technology, and appellate specialists who consult across all practice groups. The firm also provides ongoing client services through publications, CLE programs, and risk management counseling.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Medical Liability Defense Defense representation in medical malpractice cases for major medical centers and individual practitioners in New York and Connecticut, covering obstetrical malpractice, neurological injuries, wrongful death claims, and related healthcare-liability matters.
• General Liability & Commercial Litigation Business and litigation counsel for corporations and individuals, including breach of contract, non-competition covenant claims, real estate disputes, insurance coverage issues, premises liability, automobile accident liability, and construction litigation.
• Products Liability & Mass Tort National defense representation in products liability and mass tort litigation involving medical devices, pharmaceutical drugs, human biologics, over-the-counter medications, and toxic tort claims, including multi-district litigation coordination.
• Civil Rights Defense representation for employers, private institutions, and municipalities in state and federal court civil rights cases, including Section 1983 claims, Title VII actions, and Human Rights Law matters.
• Appellate Practice Complex appellate litigation in federal and state courts, with experience challenging medical expert testimony under Daubert and Frye standards and securing appellate victories across the firm's other practice areas.
• Healthcare and Risk Management Healthcare law counsel including risk management counseling, regulatory compliance, physician investigation and licensure defense, practice organization, and post-litigation 'Lessons Learned' plans for healthcare institutions.

Quantifiable outcome

• Hundreds of favorable trial verdicts achieved annually
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers19 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Thorn Gershon Tymann and Bonanni, LLPcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 October 2024Strategic merger effective October 15, 2024 to expand legal capabilities across New York and New England. The merger enhances resources allowing the combined firms to serve a broader range of clients including insurance companies, hospitals, and professionals facing litigation.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• McCarter & English: Regional full-service Northeast law firm with a substantial commercial litigation and insurance defense practice. Comparable geography and mid-sized character.
• Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin: Mid-sized national defense litigation firm with a strong medical malpractice and professional liability defense practice. Highly comparable in size, geography mix, and practice focus to HPM&B.
• Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith: Large national litigation firm with one of the country's largest medical malpractice and healthcare defense practices. Direct competitor for hospital and insurer defense work.
• Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker: Mid-sized national defense firm with deep medical malpractice, insurance defense, and product liability practices across the Northeast. Closely comparable on size, mix of work, and client base.
• Rivkin Radler LLP: Long Island-headquartered insurance defense and commercial litigation firm of similar size to HPM&B. Direct competitor for medical malpractice and insurance defense matters in NY.
• Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP: Mid-sized litigation firm with a strong medical liability and healthcare defense practice. Directly comparable in size and practice mix.
• Tressler LLP: Mid-sized insurance defense and civil litigation firm headquartered in Chicago with significant NY/CT presence. Comparable in size and practice mix to HPM&B.
• Hurwitz & Fine PC: Buffalo-anchored Northeast litigation firm with an insurance defense and commercial litigation practice. Comparable in scale and client mix.

Broad incumbents

• Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath: Nationally ranked full-service firm with a substantial product liability, mass tort, and healthcare litigation practice that overlaps HPM&B's products liability offering.
• BakerHostetler: Large national firm with significant healthcare litigation, product liability, and commercial litigation practices — overlapping HPM&B's highest-margin work.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments

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