Hiscock & Barclay, LLP

What Hiscock & Barclay, LLP does

Hiscock & Barclay, LLP, operating today as Barclay Damon LLP, is a full-service regional law firm headquartered in Syracuse, New York, with roots dating to 1855. The firm operates approximately 300 attorneys across nine offices spanning the Northeast US (Albany, Boston, Buffalo, New Haven, New York City, Rochester, Syracuse, Washington DC) and Toronto, Canada. Its practice is organized around core service groups—Corporate & Transactional, Litigation, Intellectual Property, Labor & Employment, Real Estate & Land Use, and Regulatory—delivering legal counsel to enterprises, institutions, and public-sector clients across nine featured industries including Data Center & Digital Infrastructure, Energy, Health Care, Higher Education, Insurance & Reinsurance, Manufacturing, Nuclear Energy, Semiconductor, and Technology.

The firm generates revenue through traditional professional services billing, primarily hourly and engagement-based fees tied to attorney time across multiple practice areas. Its go-to-market is sales-led, relying on industry reputation, professional networks, client referrals, and content marketing (a Knowledge center with legal alerts and a "Must Know Minute" video series) distributed across LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube. There is no proprietary technology platform or software product; the firm's assets are its attorneys, jurisdictional reach, and accumulated industry-specific knowledge. The client base is enterprise-oriented, with concentrated focus on regulated and complex industries (nuclear, energy, healthcare, higher education, insurance, semiconductor).

Recent strategic posture is expansionary. The firm acquired 10 attorneys from Burns Levinson in 2026 (its third IP group within a year), launched new and emerging practice areas (Canada-US Cross-Border, Elder Law & Medicaid Planning, Hotels/Hospitality/Food Service, Outdoor & Wildlife, Tax Credits, Transportation), and established dedicated verticals for Data Center & Digital Infrastructure, Semiconductor, and Nuclear Energy—positioning to capture demand from infrastructure and energy transition cycles. The firm is privately held as a limited liability partnership with no disclosed parent company, private equity ownership, or external funding rounds.

Name

Hiscock & Barclay, LLP

Legal name

Barclay Damon LLP

Website

https://hblaw.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1855

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Barclay Damon LLP is a full-service regional law firm with approximately 300 attorneys across nine Northeast US and Toronto offices, serving enterprises and institutions in energy, healthcare, higher education, insurance, manufacturing, semiconductor, and technology industries through corporate, litigation, IP, and regulatory practices.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) & Securities Law (BPAHAAAI)

Keywords

• Legal services
• Corporate law
• Litigation services
• Intellectual property law
• Regulatory compliance

Headquarters

HQ city

Syracuse

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Legal Services: Professional services revenue generated through legal counsel and representation across multiple practice areas including Corporate, Litigation, Intellectual Property, Labor & Employment, Real Estate, and Regulatory practices.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Hiscock & Barclay, LLP (operating as Barclay Damon LLP) is a regional law firm providing full-service legal counsel across corporate, litigation, intellectual property, labor & employment, real estate, and regulatory practice areas. The firm serves clients across multiple industries including energy, healthcare, higher education, insurance, manufacturing, semiconductor, and technology through approximately 300 attorneys located in 9 offices across the US and Canada.

Product overview

Barclay Damon LLP is a regional law firm providing legal services across multiple practice areas and industries. The firm offers legal counsel through distinct practice area groups including Corporate & Transactional (Corporate, Data Security & Technology, Employee Benefits, Environmental, Financial Institutions & Lending, International, Labor & Employment, Professional Liability, Project Development, Public Finance, Real Estate, Restructuring/Bankruptcy, Tax, Trusts & Estates), Financial Services, Intellectual Property (IP Litigation, Patents & Prosecution, Trademarks/Copyrights & Licensing), Labor & Employment, Litigation (Commercial Litigation, Construction & Surety, Insurance Coverage, Mass & Toxic Torts, Property Tax, Telecommunications, Torts & Products Liability, White Collar), Real Estate & Land Use, and Regulatory practices. The firm serves clients across featured industries including Data Center & Digital Infrastructure, Energy, Health Care, Higher Education, Insurance & Reinsurance, Manufacturing, Nuclear Energy, Semiconductor, and Technology sectors. This is a service-based professional firm, not a software product company.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Corporate & Transactional Legal Services Legal counsel across corporate transactions, data security, employee benefits, environmental, financial institutions, international/immigration, labor & employment, project development, public finance, real estate, restructuring/bankruptcy, tax, and trusts & estates matters for business clients.
• Litigation Services Litigation representation across commercial litigation, complex trials, construction & surety, insurance coverage, mass & toxic torts, property tax, telecommunications, torts & products liability, and white collar investigations.
• Intellectual Property Services IP-related legal services including IP litigation, patents & prosecution, trademarks, copyrights, and licensing for technology and innovation-driven clients.
• Labor & Employment Services Legal counsel on labor and employment matters including employee benefits, workplace disputes, and employment law compliance for employers.
• Energy Industry Legal Services Specialized legal services for the energy sector including electric power, energy markets, linear infrastructure, oil & gas, renewable energy, and power & energy construction matters.
• Health Care Legal Services Legal counsel for health care providers, health & human services organizations, and pharmacies on regulatory matters, controversies, and compliance.
• Data Center & Digital Infrastructure Legal Services Legal services for data center operations, digital infrastructure projects, and related regulatory compliance matters.
• Semiconductor Industry Legal Services Legal counsel tailored to the semiconductor industry, addressing regulatory, transactional, and IP needs of semiconductor companies.
• Technology Industry Legal Services Legal services for technology companies including communications & networking technology, emerging technologies, and medical devices.
• Real Estate & Land Use Services Legal services for real estate transactions, land use, zoning, project development, and property tax matters.
• Regulatory Legal Services Regulatory counsel across energy, environmental, land use, lobbying & election law compliance, project development, property tax, telecommunications, and semiconductor matters.

Segments12 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Harris Beach PLLC: Rochester-based full-service firm serving New York State and the Northeast with practice areas and industry focus closely aligned to Barclay Damon, including energy, healthcare, and higher education.
• Hodgson Russ LLP: Buffalo-headquartered regional firm with comparable practice areas including corporate, litigation, IP, energy, and regulatory. Closely comparable in scale and Northeast footprint.
• Harter Secrest & Emery LLP: Rochester-based full-service firm with similar practice-area coverage and Northeast US geographic focus, directly competing for mid-market corporate and litigation work.
• LeClairRyan (now selectively combined with Barclay Damon via lateral flow): Mid-Atlantic/Northeast regional firm of comparable scale, historically competing in similar corporate, litigation, and regulatory matters across overlapping geographies.
• Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP: Albany-based full-service firm with comparable practice areas and New York State public-sector, energy, and regulatory capabilities — a direct competitor for Northeast mid-market clients.
• Bond, Schoeneck & King: Syracuse-headquartered full-service law firm serving New York State and the Northeast, with comparable headcount and practice-area breadth. Highly comparable in geography, scale, and service mix.
• Goldberg Segalla LLP: Buffalo-based regional firm with comparable size, practice-area breadth, and Northeast geographic concentration — particularly strong overlap in litigation, insurance, and professional liability.
• Phillips Lytle LLP: Buffalo-based full-service law firm serving the Northeast with corporate, litigation, IP, and regulatory practices. Direct competitor for talent and clients in the upstate New York market.

Broad incumbents

• Jackson Lewis P.C. National labor and employment firm with strong Northeast presence; competes for the labor & employment and litigation matters that are core to Barclay Damon's practice mix.
• Nixon Peabody LLP: Larger Am Law 200 firm with offices across the Northeast and beyond, offering a broader national platform and similar full-service practice mix — a scaled incumbent competing for the same mid-market and enterprise clients.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/BarclayDamonLLP
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@barclaydamonllp6056
• Facebookfacebook.com/barclaydamonllp
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/barclaydamonllp
• Instagraminstagram.com/lifeatbdllp

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Valuation estimate

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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