Cohen, Weiss & Simon

What Cohen, Weiss & Simon does

Cohen, Weiss and Simon LLP is a New York-headquartered labor and employment law firm founded in 1930, organized as a limited liability partnership. The firm operates exclusively on behalf of labor unions, union-affiliated benefit plans (pension, annuity, health and welfare, training and apprenticeship), individual employees, and class action plaintiffs. It does not represent management, a positioning that has been maintained for more than 80 years and is reinforced by leadership statements describing the firm as "daring and aggressive" on the union side.

The firm's practice is organized around six service areas: Labor Union Representation, Employee Benefits, Bankruptcy and Restructuring (specifically where employers enter bankruptcy and labor obligations are at risk), Discrimination/Harassment Prevention and DEI Practice, Individual Employment Matters, and Workplace Litigation. Notable matters include representation of the Major League Baseball Players Association in organizing Minor League players, the New York State Nurses Association in winning representation of 2,200 registered nurses at Albany Medical Center, Workers United in multi-store Starbucks organizing, and the Transport Workers Union in defending union security provisions of the Railway Labor Act. The firm also co-litigates wage-and-hour class actions with organizations such as Make the Road New York and Catholic Migration Services.

The firm generates revenue through professional legal services billed on a quote-based, matter-by-matter basis; pricing is not publicly disclosed and no recurring contract structure was identified. It markets through its website, professional conferences, thought leadership in publications such as Bloomberg Law and ABA journals, and referrals within the labor-law community. The firm operates from a single New York office at 909 3rd Avenue, 12th Floor, with an 11-50 employee headcount. There is no parent company, no institutional investment, and no public listing.

Name

Cohen, Weiss & Simon

Legal name

Cohen, Weiss and Simon LLP

Website

https://cwsny.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1940

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Cohen, Weiss and Simon LLP is a New York labor and employment law firm founded in 1930 that exclusively represents labor unions, union-affiliated benefit plans, individual employees, and class action plaintiffs across six practice areas including union representation, employee benefits, and bankruptcy.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Labor & Employment Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Employment & Labor Law (BPAHAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Litigation Support & Expert Witness Services (BPAHALAG)

Keywords

• Labor law services
• Employment litigation
• Union representation
• Employee benefits law
• Workplace discrimination

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Legal Services: The firm generates revenue through professional legal services billed to labor unions, employee benefit plans, individual employees, and class action plaintiffs. Services include labor union representation, discrimination/harassment prevention, employee benefits, individual employment matters, bankruptcy & restructuring, and workplace litigation.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Cohen, Weiss and Simon LLP is a New York-based law firm providing legal services exclusively to labor unions, union-affiliated benefit plans, individual employees, and plaintiffs in class-action employment suits. The firm delivers representation across six practice areas: labor union representation, employee benefits, bankruptcy and restructuring, discrimination/harassment prevention and DEI, individual employment matters, and workplace litigation. Services are billed on a professional services basis under quote-based engagements.

Product overview

Cohen, Weiss and Simon LLP is a law firm offering legal services through six practice areas: Labor Union Representation, Employee Benefits, Bankruptcy & Restructuring, Discrimination Harassment Prevention and DEI Practice, Individual Employment Matters, and Workplace Litigation. The firm serves unions, union-affiliated benefit plans, individual employees, and plaintiffs in class-action employment suits. The Discrimination/Harassment Prevention and DEI Practice was expanded from the former Sexual Harassment Prevention Practice to address broader discrimination and diversity issues.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Labor Union Representation
• Employee Benefits
• Bankruptcy & Restructuring
• Discrimination/Harassment Prevention and DEI Practice
• Individual Employment Matters
• Workplace Litigation

Quantifiable outcome

• Successful representation of Workers United in organizing campaigns at multiple Starbucks stores
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Make the Road New YorkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCohen, Weiss and Simon LLP partners with Make the Road New York to file wage and hour lawsuits on behalf of workers, including a class action against A.J.A. Car Wash in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
• Catholic Migration ServicesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCohen, Weiss and Simon LLP and Catholic Migration Services filed a class and collective action lawsuit against the Royal Coach Diner in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York for labor violations.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Bredhoff & Kaiser, PLLC: Washington, D.C.-based union-side labor law firm with a national practice covering collective bargaining, benefits, and litigation for the same union and benefit-plan clients, competing for the largest multi-employer and federal-sector mandates.
• Gladstein, Reif & Meginniss LLP: NYC-based union-side labor and employment law firm representing unions, benefit funds, and workers on the same practice areas — bargaining, litigation, and benefits — making it the closest direct competitor in the same metro.
• Katz, Marshall & Banks, LLP: Employee-side plaintiff employment and civil rights firm recognized in Lawdragon's plaintiff employment rankings, competing for high-profile individual and class-action plaintiff work handled by Cohen, Weiss & Simon's litigation practice.
• Levy Ratner, P.C. New York-based labor-side law firm representing private-sector unions, public-sector labor organizations, and benefit funds in collective bargaining, arbitration, and litigation across overlapping practice areas.
• Schuchat, Cook & Werner: St. Louis-based employee-side labor and employment firm representing unions and workers in organizing, contract negotiation, and employment litigation, comparable in mission and practice mix to Cohen, Weiss & Simon.
• Markowitz & Richman: New York City employee-side labor and employment law firm representing unions and individual workers in collective bargaining, grievance arbitration, and employment disputes, competing for overlapping institutional union clients.

Broad incumbents

• Littler Mendelson P.C. Largest U.S. labor and employment firm representing management — the principal counter-position to Cohen, Weiss & Simon's union-side practice, providing a benchmark for employment-law scale and demonstrating the structural opposite of the firm's client positioning.
• Seyfarth Shaw LLP: Full-service national firm with a large labor and employment practice covering union-management disputes and benefits litigation; the broad incumbent alternative that resource-rich institutional clients sometimes weigh against specialist union-side firms.

Others

• Make the Road New York: Worker-centered advocacy organization already a litigation partner of Cohen, Weiss & Simon on wage-and-hour class actions, illustrating the closely aligned ecosystem of community-and-legal service partners that co-file cases alongside the firm.

Regional players

• The Collins Law Firm: Midwest-based employee-side labor and employment firm representing unions and workers in collective bargaining and employment litigation, providing a regional comparator for the firm's specialist union-side model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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