Amini

What Amini does

Amini LLC is a New York-based commercial litigation boutique founded in 2019 by trial lawyers Bijan Amini, Lita Beth Wright, and Avery Samet, all formerly of Storch Amini & Munves PC. The firm represents clients ranging from emerging technology startups and private equity firms to bankruptcy trustees, secured creditors, and high-net-worth individuals in federal courts, state courts, and arbitrations nationwide. Its practice is organized around seven areas: complex commercial litigation, corporate governance disputes, bankruptcy and bankruptcy litigation, intellectual property litigation, professional liability and malpractice, estate litigation, and pro bono services.

The firm operates as a high-touch trial practice without any proprietary software or technology platform; the product is human-delivered legal representation built around the founders' trial experience and a body of precedent-setting verdicts and settlements (the firm cites hundreds of millions of dollars in judgments, awards, and settlements over the founders' careers). Service delivery is supported by a team of approximately 13 professionals — 3 founders, 1 member, 2 of counsel, 2 associates, a director of operations, and 4 paralegals — with selective additions from peer firms such as Weil Gotshal, Willkie Farr, Proskauer Rose, and Fried Frank.

Amini generates revenue through four pricing structures — hourly billing, flat fees, contingency fees, and hybrid (reduced hourly plus contingency) — allowing it to bid for matters across the plaintiff-defendant spectrum. Distribution is direct: client engagements originate from professional networks, repeat trustee and institutional counsel relationships, and media visibility generated by high-profile case results and analyst recognition (Chambers and Partners New York Spotlight 2025/2026, U.S. News Best Lawyers 2024, Super Lawyers). The firm is privately held as an LLC with no disclosed external capital, no subsidiaries, and no parent entity.

Name

Amini

Legal name

Amini LLC

Website

https://aminillc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Amini LLC is a New York-based litigation boutique founded in 2019 that represents startups, private equity firms, bankruptcy trustees, and high-net-worth clients in complex commercial, bankruptcy, IP, and fiduciary disputes across U.S. federal and state courts on hourly, contingency, flat, and hybrid fees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Litigation Legal Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAHAAAB

Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Legal Services

Keywords

• Commercial litigation services
• Bankruptcy litigation
• Corporate governance disputes
• Intellectual property litigation
• Professional malpractice defense

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal Services - Hourly Billing: Traditional billing by the hour for time invested in client cases. Core revenue stream for complex commercial litigation matters.
2. Legal Services - Contingency Fees: Payment contingent upon winning the case, with fees being a percentage of settlement or judgment. Aligns firm compensation with client outcomes.
3. Legal Services - Flat Fees: Fixed price for specific legal services, offering predictability in legal expenses for clients.
4. Legal Services - Hybrid Fees: Combination of reduced hourly rate and contingency fee, aligning firm compensation with case outcomes.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Amini LLC is a New York-based commercial litigation boutique law firm that represents clients in complex commercial disputes, bankruptcy litigation, corporate governance matters, intellectual property litigation, professional malpractice cases, and estate litigation across federal courts, state courts, and arbitrations nationwide. The firm deploys seasoned trial teams for bet-the-company litigation and offers flexible fee arrangements including hourly billing, flat fees, contingency fees, and hybrid fee structures.

Product overview

Amini LLC is a New York-based litigation boutique law firm offering legal services across multiple practice areas. The firm does not offer a software product or technology platform. Services are organized as distinct legal practice areas: Complex Commercial Litigation, Corporate Governance Disputes, Bankruptcy & Bankruptcy Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation, Professional Liability & Malpractice, Estate Litigation, and Pro Bono Services. The firm offers flexible fee arrangements including hourly billing, flat fees, contingency fees, and hybrid fees.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Complex Commercial Litigation Legal representation in complex commercial disputes including contract disputes, corporate governance, fiduciary duties, business valuation, and business torts. The firm represents clients from emerging tech startups to private equity firms in federal courts, state courts, and arbitrations nationwide.
• Corporate Governance Disputes Legal services addressing disputes involving complex financial products, mergers, partnership dissolutions, joint ventures, closely held companies, and misappropriation of funds.
• Bankruptcy and Bankruptcy Litigation Representation of trustees in pre-litigation investigations and prosecution of claims against directors, officers, fraudulent transfer recipients, law firms, accounting firms, and insurance companies in federal district, bankruptcy, and state courts.
• Intellectual Property Litigation Legal representation in IP disputes including trade secrets, trademark and trade dress infringement, and copyright infringement, often involving bet-the-company litigation in disruptive technologies.
• Professional Liability and Malpractice Prosecution and defense of legal and accounting malpractice cases, involving experts in legal ethics, estate planning, accounting, tax, real estate, banking practices, and damages.
• Estate Litigation Legal representation in high net worth estate disputes, leveraging excellence across all practice areas in probate court.
• Pro Bono Services Legal services for underrepresented communities, partnering with nonprofits such as Prisoners' Legal Services and the Safe Passage Project.

Quantifiable outcome

• $52 million judgment recovered in full for TransCare Chapter 7 trustee
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• LaMonica Herbst and ManiscalcocoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 11 January 2024Collaborated with Trustee Salvatore LaMonica's law firm in the TransCare Chapter 7 case resulting in $52 million recovery
• Sidley Austin (Carter Phillips)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 11 January 2024Collaborated with legal counsel of Carter Phillips and team at Sidley Austin in TransCare Chapter 7 case
• Clingman & Hanger Management Associates LLCcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 4 December 2020Partnership in FCC Holdings bankruptcy case where Amini LLC served as litigation counsel alongside liquidating trustee. Achieved $15M D&O settlement and resolved DOE claim for $8M enabling 8.2% distribution to unsecured creditors.
• Prisoners' Legal Services of New YorkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPro bono partnership serving underrepresented communities. The firm partnered with PLS to win a lawsuit releasing prisoner Imhotep H'Shaka from 24 years of unlawful solitary confinement. Bijan Amini serves on PLS board of directors.
• Safe Passage ProjectminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPro bono partnership serving underrepresented immigrant communities with legal services

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Susman Godfrey LLP: Premier trial boutique with a comparable 'bet-the-company' commercial litigation model; competes for the same high-stakes commercial and bankruptcy matters and similarly emphasizes trial-readiness and partner-level staffing.
• Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan: Largest litigation-only firm in the U.S., focused exclusively on complex commercial disputes and bankruptcy litigation; directly comparable in practice mix and target clientele, though materially larger in scale.
• Boies Schiller Flexner LLP: Highly regarded litigation firm with deep commercial, IP, and bankruptcy practices serving Fortune 500 and PE clients; comparable in partner-led trial orientation and BigLaw-quality matters.
• Bartlit Beck LLP: Top-tier litigation boutique specializing in bet-the-company commercial disputes with partner-only staffing and a trial-first culture; directly comparable boutique positioning and case-type mix.
• Pomerantz LLP: Plaintiff-side securities and commercial litigation boutique with strong bankruptcy and corporate-governance practices; comparable in mix of trustee, fiduciary, and corporate-governance disputes.
• Grant & Eisenhofer PC: Boutique focused on securities, antitrust, and bankruptcy litigation with substantial trustee and creditor-side work; closely comparable in bankruptcy-court and corporate-governance disputes.
• Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC: Plaintiff-side litigation boutique with complex commercial, consumer, and securities practices; comparable in contingency-fee model and high-stakes commercial disputes.
• Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check LLP: Securities and shareholder litigation boutique with deep corporate-governance and fiduciary practices; overlaps Amini on stockholder-derivative and corporate-governance disputes.
• Kaplan Fox & Kirsheimer LLP: Plaintiff-side litigation boutique active in complex commercial, securities, and consumer matters; comparable boutique scale and plaintiff-orientation on contingency engagements.
• Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP: Large plaintiff-side securities and corporate-governance litigation boutique; comparable in fiduciary-duty, shareholder-derivative, and bankruptcy-related disputes serving institutional clients.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/amini-llc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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