Karon

What Karon does

Karon LLC is a national complex-litigation law firm headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, founded by attorneys Daniel R. Karon (practicing since 1991) and Stanley E. Karon (practicing since 1961) and operating under the LLC brand since 2015. The firm represents individual plaintiffs and corporate clients across six practice areas: class action lawsuits, consumer protection actions, antitrust claims, wage-and-hour cases, whistleblower/qui tam actions, and personal injury claims. Its docket is anchored by large-scale antitrust and consumer class actions in which Daniel Karon has served as lead counsel, including settlements totaling billions of dollars across the LCD-TFT ($1.1B), Vitamins ($2B), and NASDAQ Market-Makers ($1.027B) matters, alongside Stanley Karon's 50-plus-year personal injury and product liability practice.

The firm's revenue model is predominantly contingency-based: class action and complex litigation representation aligns attorney compensation with recovered damages, with statutory trebling and fee shifting available in antitrust matters and relator awards of 15-25% of government recovery available in qui tam actions. Personal injury matters follow standard plaintiff-side contingency conventions. The firm does not publicly disclose fees beyond a free initial consultation. Go-to-market is sales-led and referral-driven, leveraging the principals' ABA/AAJ leadership roles, Law360 column, and teaching positions at Columbia Law School and the University of Michigan Law School to generate inbound matters across at least 15 state jurisdictions from a single Cleveland office.

Technically, Karon LLC is a traditional professional services firm with no proprietary technology platform, software product, or AI tooling disclosed; all service delivery rests on the named attorneys' expertise. Headcount is reported at 1-10 employees, indicating that execution capacity on large matters is scaled through co-counsel relationships rather than internal headcount expansion. The firm is privately held, owner-operated by its named principals, with no external investors, parent company, or institutional ownership disclosed.

Name

Karon

Legal name

Karon LLC

Website

https://karonllc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Karon LLC is a Cleveland-headquartered national complex-litigation law firm that represents individual plaintiffs in class action, antitrust, consumer protection, wage-and-hour, whistleblower, and personal injury matters on a contingency-fee basis.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Complex Litigation Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110), Legal Services (5411), All Other Legal Services (541199)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Legal Practice Management & Case Management (BPAEAPAC)

Keywords

• Complex litigation services
• Class action lawsuits
• Personal injury law
• Antitrust litigation
• Consumer protection law

Headquarters

HQ city

Cleveland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Legal Services - Contingency Fee: The firm handles class action lawsuits and complex litigation, which are typically structured on a contingency fee basis where attorneys receive a percentage of recovered damages plus attorneys' fees. This model aligns the firm's interests with clients and allows plaintiffs without upfront capital to pursue claims. Antitrust victims can recover three times their damages plus attorneys' fees under federal law.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Karon LLC is a national complex-litigation law firm that provides legal representation in six practice areas: class action lawsuits, consumer protection actions, antitrust claims, wage-and-hour cases, whistle-blower (qui tam) actions, and personal injury claims. The firm serves individuals and groups victimized by corporate fraud, illegal business practices, antitrust violations, wage theft, defective products, and personal injuries, acting as lead or co-lead counsel in nationwide matters and recovering billions of dollars in settlements and verdicts for clients on a contingency-fee basis.

Product overview

Karon LLC is a national complex-litigation law firm offering a unified suite of legal services focused on complex consumer and commercial disputes. The firm's core practice areas include Class Action Lawsuits, Consumer Protection Actions, Antitrust Claims, Wage-and-Hour Cases, Whistle-Blower Actions, and Personal Injury Claims. These practice areas are integrated service offerings under the single Karon LLC brand, providing representation for individuals and groups seeking justice against corporate wrongdoing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Class Action Lawsuits Class action lawsuit representation that allows groups of people to join together to seek justice and compensation from companies that have harmed them in the same way. For consumers who believe they have been victimized in the same manner as many others by corporate fraud or illegal business practices.
• Consumer Protection Actions Legal representation for consumers who purchased products or services that did not perform or proceed as advertised, protecting consumer rights against corporate fraud and deception. Covers FDCPA violations, TCPA violations, false advertising, and unfair business practices.
• Antitrust Claims Legal representation for consumers who believe they overpaid for products or services due to vendor collusion, price-fixing conspiracies, or monopolistic practices. Federal antitrust law allows recovery of three times damages plus attorneys' fees.
• Wage-and-Hour Cases Legal representation for employees who have not been paid proper wages, including overtime disputes, misclassification claims as independent contractors, forced work through breaks, and off-the-clock work violations under the FLSA and state wage-and-hour laws.
• Whistle-Blower Actions Qui tam lawsuits under the Federal False Claims Act for individuals with knowledge of companies defrauding the U.S. government. Covers health care fraud, securities fraud, Medicare fraud, tax fraud, and defense-contractor fraud. Relators may earn 15-25% of the government's recovery.
• Personal Injury Claims Legal representation for individuals or families injured or killed through another's carelessness, including defective products, defective drugs and medical devices, auto accidents, slip-and-fall accidents, medical malpractice, birth injuries, and wrongful death cases.

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

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Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro: National plaintiffs' class action firm handling consumer protection, antitrust, and whistleblower cases with a contingency-fee model. Direct peer on consumer class action and mass tort intake at scale.
• Motley Rice: National plaintiffs' firm focused on complex litigation including consumer fraud, antitrust, catastrophic injury, and whistleblower cases. Comparable scale of contingency-driven mass tort and class action work.
• Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll: Plaintiffs' complex litigation firm with leading antitrust, consumer protection, and whistleblower practices. Overlaps substantially with Karon on consumer class actions and qui tam matters.
• Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check: Plaintiff-side class action firm with deep antitrust, securities, and consumer protection practices. Directly comparable to Karon for lead-counsel roles in major nationwide antitrust class actions and complex litigation.
• Scott + Scott: Plaintiff antitrust boutique known for international cartel follow-on actions. Directly comparable to Karon's lead-counsel antitrust practice, especially on price-fixing class actions.
• Labaton Sucharow: Plaintiff antitrust and securities class action boutique with a strong record of lead counsel roles in mega-settlements. Directly comparable to Karon's antitrust and complex consumer litigation practice.
• Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann: Premier plaintiffs' firm specializing in securities, antitrust, and consumer class actions with multi-billion-dollar settlements. Closest large-scale peer to Karon for lead-counsel antitrust and complex class action work.
• Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein: National plaintiffs' firm with national consumer class action, antitrust, and personal injury practices on a contingency-fee basis. Closely aligned with Karon's plaintiff-side, contingency-driven complex litigation model.

Broad incumbents

• Susman Godfrey: Elite complex litigation trial firm handling high-stakes commercial and antitrust disputes as plaintiff and defense counsel. Comparable to Karon in complex litigation scale and courtroom expertise, with broader commercial remit.
• Robins Kaplan LLP: National litigation firm with a strong antitrust practice and personal injury legacy; Stanley Karon was previously a partner there. Comparable to Karon in antitrust class action and personal injury expertise, with a much broader corporate practice.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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