What Winget, Spadafora & Schwartzberg, LLP does

Winget, Spadafora & Schwartzberg, LLP is a New York-headquartered, nationally recognized defense law firm founded in 1993 by William G. Winget, Luigi Spadafora, and Michael Schwartzberg. The firm represents leading U.S. insurance companies, financial institutions (including broker-dealers, registered representatives, and investment advisors), businesses, non-profits, and licensed professionals (attorneys, accountants, architects, engineers, physicians, and insurance agents), with primary verticals in insurance defense and financial services litigation. Headcount is 101-250, and the firm operates 10 offices across the U.S. — New York (HQ), New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Florida, Texas, California, Colorado, and Illinois — covering Northeast, Southeast, Southwest, West, and Midwest markets.

The firm's core offering is litigation and advisory services delivered across 16+ practice areas, anchored by Professional Liability Litigation, Product Liability Litigation, Securities Litigation and Arbitration, Insurance Coverage and Litigation, Labor and Employment, Reinsurance, Property and Casualty Law, Commercial and Business Litigation, Directors and Officers, Surety, Fidelity Bonds and Crime Policies, Subrogation, Securities Regulation and Compliance, Contract Advisory Services, Intellectual Property, and Data Privacy & Cybersecurity. Adjacent practice areas surfaced on the website include Cyber Law, Health Law, Medical Malpractice Defense, Trucking and Transportation, Real Estate, and Construction Litigation. Operating technology is referenced generically ("leading-edge technology to support legal operations") with no proprietary platform disclosed; no apps, APIs, SDKs, or partner integrations exist. Intellectual property holding is limited to brand marks only, and the firm has no public APIs, mobile applications, or third-party integrations.

Revenue is generated through professional-services, quote-based engagements (engagement letters and matter-specific fee arrangements), with no public pricing disclosure. Go-to-market is relationship-driven, leveraging partner-level engagement, industry reputation, referrals, and active membership in FINRA, SEC, PLUS, CLM, NAIFA-ASA, NYCAIW, FSI, and SIFMA, supplemented by thought leadership content, email/newsletter, conference speaking, and LinkedIn presence. Ownership is partner-held under an LLP structure with no external parent, PE, or institutional investment disclosed in the data. A material governance event has occurred: co-founder and equity partner William G. Winget passed away unexpectedly on June 7, 2026, which is a leadership continuity risk for a firm carrying his name.

Name

Winget, Spadafora & Schwartzberg, LLP

Legal name

Winget, Spadafora & Schwartzberg, LLP

Website

https://wssllp.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Winget, Spadafora & Schwartzberg, LLP is a New York-headquartered defense law firm founded in 1993 that serves U.S. insurance companies, financial institutions, businesses, non-profits, and licensed professionals through 10 offices across the U.S., with core practices in securities, insurance coverage, and professional liability litigation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Legal Services (5411)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Litigation & Dispute Valuation (damages, shareholder disputes) (FSAEAHAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Management Liability (D&O/EPL/Fiduciary) (FSAJAGAD)

Keywords

• Defense litigation services
• Professional liability defense
• Securities arbitration defense
• Insurance coverage litigation
• Commercial business litigation

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices10 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Legal Services Revenue: The firm generates revenue through providing comprehensive legal services to clients including insurance companies, financial institutions, businesses, non-profit organizations, and professionals. Services encompass litigation defense, regulatory compliance, contract advisory, and other legal matters across multiple practice areas.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Winget, Spadafora & Schwartzberg, LLP is a nationally recognized US defense law firm providing litigation, regulatory, and advisory legal services across 16 practice areas to insurance companies, broker-dealers, financial institutions, corporations, non-profits, and licensed professionals. Its core work focuses on professional liability defense, securities litigation and arbitration, insurance coverage disputes, product liability defense, commercial litigation, labor and employment, D&O defense, and reinsurance and surety disputes. Services are delivered through 10 US offices and are billed on engagement-letter and matter-specific fee arrangements.

Product overview

Winget, Spadafora & Schwartzberg, LLP is a nationally recognized law firm founded in 1993 offering comprehensive legal solutions across a broad portfolio of practice areas. The firm's services include Professional Liability Litigation (defense of professionals), Product Liability Litigation, Securities Litigation and Arbitration, Labor and Employment, Data Privacy & Cybersecurity, Insurance Coverage and Litigation, and Commercial and Business Litigation. The firm operates 10 offices nationwide (New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Florida, Texas, California, Colorado, and Illinois) and represents leading insurance companies, financial institutions, and businesses.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Professional Liability Litigation Defense of licensed professionals, including accountants, architects, engineers, attorneys, insurance professionals, media professionals, and medical professionals, against malpractice and professional liability claims.
• Product Liability Litigation Representation of manufacturers and distributors in product liability matters in state and federal courts, covering consumer appliances, electronics, food products, medical devices, and other product categories.
• Securities Litigation and Arbitration Representation of broker-dealers, registered representatives, and investment professionals in securities claims before courts and FINRA arbitration forums.
• Surety Legal strategies for responding to surety bond claims, including performance and payment bonds for construction projects and technology systems.
• Labor and Employment Representation of employers in workplace matters including discrimination claims, wage and hour issues, employment contracts, and benefits compliance.
• Fidelity Bonds and Crime Policies Resolution of claims under fidelity bonds, including bookkeeper defalcations, ponzi schemes, check forgery, and other loss-generating transactions.
• Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Legal services for cyber technology products and services, including contract negotiation, cyber-insurance, data breach response, and related litigation.
• Reinsurance Representation of ceding companies, reinsurers, and retrocessionaires in reinsurance disputes involving facultative and treaty reinsurance.
• Securities Regulation and Compliance Regulatory representation before the SEC, FINRA, and state securities bureaus, including enforcement proceedings and compliance advisory services.
• Property and Casualty Law Handling of first- and third-party property and casualty claims, including fire, cargo, environmental, automobile, and premises liability matters.
• Commercial and Business Litigation Litigation services for business disputes involving breach of contract, fraud, trade secrets, and commercial arbitration.
• Intellectual Property Dispute resolution for patents, copyrights, trade secrets, trademarks, service marks, and trade dress, with focus on the technology sector.
• Insurance Coverage and Litigation Coverage analysis and litigation representing major insurers in coverage disputes.
• Contract Advisory Services Negotiation and drafting of various business agreements, including employment, partnership, purchase, and non-compete agreements.
• Directors and Officers Defense of corporate directors and officers against claims of negligence, breach of fiduciary duties, fraud, and securities law violations.
• Subrogation Handling of subrogation matters from first notice of loss through settlement, involving fire, water damage, construction, and product defects.

Named customers4 records

Segments5 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 moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Anderson Kill: Mid-size law firm with a nationally recognized insurance coverage and recovery practice, serving many of the same insurance carrier clients as WSS with overlapping insurance litigation, reinsurance, and policyholder-side work.
• Rivkin Radler LLP: Mid-size Northeast-based firm with strong insurance defense, coverage litigation, and professional liability practices directly serving the same insurance carrier client base.
• Traub Lieberman Straus & Shrewsberry LLP: Insurance defense boutique serving major carriers with coverage, professional liability, and casualty work — closely comparable in size, focus, and client base to WSS.
• Litchfield Cavo LLP: Mid-size insurance defense firm with national presence serving primary, excess, and reinsurance carriers on coverage and professional liability matters — overlapping carrier clients and practice areas.
• Smith Sovik Kendrick & Sugnet PC: Northeast-based insurance defense firm representing major insurers in coverage, professional liability, and commercial matters, with a comparable mid-size partner-driven model.
• Mound Cotton Wollan & Greengrass: Established insurance defense boutique serving major property/casualty carriers in coverage and bad-faith litigation — directly comparable niche focus and client mix.
• Hurwitz Fine PC: Regional insurance defense firm representing major carriers and financial institutions in coverage, professional liability, and securities matters in the Northeast.

Broad incumbents

• Wilson Elser: Large national firm with a leading insurance defense practice serving major carriers, brokers, and financial institutions across dozens of US offices — the dominant scaled competitor in WSS's core insurance litigation space.
• Marshall Dennehey: Major insurance defense firm with national footprint and broad practice in coverage, professional liability, and casualty defense, competing for the same carrier panel placements as WSS.

Emerging players

• Murdock Law: Insurance defense boutique focused on coverage disputes and bad-faith litigation, representing a newer generation of niche competitors entering the carrier panel space WSS serves.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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