Name

Peabody & Arnold LLP

Legal name

Peabody & Arnold LLP

Website

https://peabodyarnold.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1899

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services — Civil Litigation and Insurance Coverage

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Personal Injury & Insurance Defense (BPAHAAAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Management Liability (D&O/EPL/Fiduciary) (FSAJAGAD), Directors & Officers (D&O) Liability (FSAJADAF), Professional Liability (E&O) (FSAJAGAC), Product Liability & Recall (FSAJAGAG), Product Liability (FSAJADAC)

Keywords

• Civil litigation services
• Insurance coverage counsel
• Professional liability defense
• Product liability defense
• Employment law litigation

Headquarters

HQ city

Boston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 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 - Professional Fees: Traditional law firm revenue through billable hours for legal representation, litigation defense, insurance coverage counsel, and alternative dispute resolution services. Attorneys bill at hourly rates for professional services including trial practice, advisory work, and dispute resolution.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Peabody & Arnold LLP is a Boston-based law firm providing civil litigation defense, insurance coverage counsel, and professional liability defense services. The firm represents insurers, corporations, healthcare institutions, and professional service firms in state and federal courts across 13 distinct practice areas including insurance coverage disputes, D&O liability, employment law, medical malpractice, product liability, and mass tort defense.

Product overview

Peabody & Arnold LLP is a Boston-based litigation and insurance coverage law firm offering a unified portfolio of legal services across 13 distinct practice areas. The firm provides Alternative Dispute Resolution (mediation and arbitration), Business Litigation, Employment Law and Litigation, Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith Litigation, Professional Liability Litigation, Health Care Litigation and Risk Management, Product Liability & Mass Tort, General Litigation, Directors/Officers/Professional Liability Coverage, FDCPA/FCRA/TCPA Defense, Nursing Home/Assisted Living Litigation, Premises Liability and Tort Defense, and a COVID-19 Task Force. These services are delivered through attorneys in Boston, New York City, and Providence offices, serving clients throughout New England and across the United States.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Alternative Dispute Resolution Mediation and arbitration services for civil disputes including commercial, employment, legal malpractice, construction, contract, and personal injury matters.
• Business Litigation Civil litigation defense and prosecution in state and federal courts for technology, real estate, insurance, professional service, and sales industries.
• COVID-19 Task Force Employment law guidance for employers navigating pandemic-related workplace challenges and compliance issues.
• Directors, Officers, Professional, and Corporate Liability Coverage Management liability and financial lines insurance counsel including D&O, commercial crime, EPLI, ERISA, and professional liability coverage.
• Employment Law and Litigation Defense of employers in discrimination, harassment, wrongful termination, and compliance matters in state and federal courts.
• FDCPA/FCRA/TCPA Defense Defense of attorneys, collection agencies, debt buyers, and financial institutions in consumer financial services litigation.
• General Litigation Trial and appellate representation in construction, products liability, real estate, maritime, liquor liability, and automobile tort matters.
• Health Care Litigation and Risk Management Defense of hospitals, physicians, nurses, and mental health professionals in medical malpractice claims.
• Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith Litigation Representation of insurance companies in coverage disputes, declaratory judgment actions, and bad faith litigation.
• Nursing Home/Assisted Living Litigation Defense of long-term care facilities against abuse, neglect, and malpractice claims including licensing board representation.
• Premises Liability and Tort Defense Defense of businesses and property owners in slip and fall, negligent security, and complex personal injury claims.
• Product Liability & Mass Tort Defense of pharmaceutical, medical device, and consumer product manufacturers in mass tort and individual product liability claims.
• Professional Liability Litigation Defense of lawyers, accountants, brokers, real estate professionals, and architects in malpractice and disciplinary proceedings.

Quantifiable outcome

• 67% of Partners Recognized for their Expertise in National and Regional Rankings
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Harris Beach MurthaflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2026Peabody & Arnold announced combination with Harris Beach Murtha. The combination brings all of Peabody & Arnold's talent and 127-year history to strengthen and expand Harris Beach Murtha. Peabody & Arnold brings nationally recognized transactional and management liability coverage practices, deep experience in insurance coverage disputes, and professional liability defense, while supplementing Harris Beach Murtha's services in labor and employment, medical and life sciences, health care and long-term care, and business litigation, as well as product liability and mass torts. Once final, Harris Beach Murtha will have well over 300 attorneys across 19 offices in more than 30 practice areas. The firms will work toward full integration in late-summer timeframe.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Morrison Mahoney LLP: Boston-based regional law firm with a nationally recognized insurance defense and coverage practice, directly competing with Peabody & Arnold for carrier panel work in New England and beyond.
• Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP: National insurance defense firm with 800+ attorneys across 40+ offices; competes with Peabody & Arnold for insurance carrier panel placements and complex coverage matters nationwide.
• Harris Beach Murtha: New York-based law firm with overlapping insurance coverage, professional liability, and healthcare practices; announced combination partner of Peabody & Arnold in June 2026.
• Traub Lieberman Straus & Shrewsberry LLP: National insurance coverage and defense boutique with deep D&O and professional liability expertise; directly competes in the same management liability coverage space Peabody & Arnold leads.
• Rivkin Radler LLP: New York-based insurance defense and coverage firm with healthcare and professional liability practices; closely comparable in size, geography, and practice mix to Peabody & Arnold.
• Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC: Larger Boston-based law firm with a significant insurance litigation and coverage practice serving similar enterprise clients in the Northeast.
• Choate Hall & Stewart LLP: Boston-based firm with insurance and reinsurance litigation capabilities, competing for similar high-end insurance and corporate clients in the Massachusetts market.
• Robinson & Cole LLP: Northeast regional law firm with a substantial insurance coverage practice and comparable professional liability defense offerings to Peabody & Arnold.
• Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC: National employment law firm whose employment litigation practice directly overlaps with Peabody & Arnold's Employment Law and Litigation offering for corporate employers.
• Saxe Doernberger & Vita PC: Insurance coverage boutique specializing in management liability, D&O, and professional liability—closely mirrors Peabody & Arnold's flagship D&O coverage practice.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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