Tanenbaum Keale

What Tanenbaum Keale does

Tanenbaum Keale LLP is a litigation boutique law firm founded in 2017 by Michael Tanenbaum and James Keale, headquartered in Newark, New Jersey with additional offices in New York, Richmond (Virginia), and Naples (Florida). The firm serves Fortune 100 companies and large global corporations across product liability, mass tort, resolution counsel, complex casualty, construction, insurance coverage, commercial litigation, PFAS, and automotive matters, frequently serving as national, regional, or MDL lead counsel for manufacturers and insurers. Its client roster includes Caterpillar, A.O. Smith, LA Fitness, Bristol Myers Squibb, ViacomCBS, ExxonMobil, GE, and Boston Scientific. The firm differentiates through a wholly owned technology subsidiary, Xerdict Group LLC, which develops and owns CaseEnsemble™, a proprietary web-based extranet built on Oracle database infrastructure hosted in SSAE 16 SOC 2 certified data centers. The platform supports real-time collaborative case management across hundreds or thousands of matters, LEDES invoice processing, worldwide legal spend reporting, and mass tort discovery workflow automation.

The firm generates revenue through professional legal services billed to corporate clients, insurance carriers, and other entities, with fees structured as hourly rates, retainers, or alternative fee arrangements negotiated per engagement. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is determined through direct negotiation with corporate legal departments for complex, multi-year litigation matters. The go-to-market motion relies on industry reputation, attorney accolades (Chambers USA, Best Lawyers, Benchmark Litigation), thought leadership in publications such as Law360 and the New Jersey Law Journal, and speaking engagements at defense bar conferences (DRI, ABOTA, PLAC).

Tanenbaum Keale has scaled from its 2017 founding to 30+ attorneys across partner, associate, and special counsel ranks, with notable expansion in 2025-2026 including the addition of Managing Partner Philip McGovern Jr. (ex-Connell Foley) in January 2025 and a ten-attorney team from Connell Foley in January 2026. The firm is recognized as a leading New Jersey firm for Litigation: Product Liability by Chambers USA and was named Products Liability Litigation Department of the Year by the New Jersey Legal Awards. As a private limited liability partnership, Tanenbaum Keale reports no public financials and operates without external investment or parent company ownership.

Name

Tanenbaum Keale

Legal name

Tanenbaum Keale LLP

Website

https://tktrial.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Tanenbaum Keale LLP is a litigation boutique founded in 2017 that serves Fortune 100 companies with product liability, mass tort, resolution counsel, and complex casualty litigation across four U.S. offices, differentiated by its wholly owned CaseEnsemble™ case management technology.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Product Liability and Mass Tort Litigation Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Personal Injury & Insurance Defense (BPAHAAAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Product Liability & Recall (FSAJAGAG), Product Liability (FSAJADAC)

Keywords

• Product liability defense
• Mass tort litigation
• Resolution counsel services
• Complex casualty litigation
• Litigation case management

Headquarters

HQ city

Newark

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Legal Services Revenue: The firm generates revenue through professional legal services billed to corporate clients, insurance companies, and other entities. Services include trial counsel representation, resolution counsel, litigation management, and consulting. Fees are likely structured as hourly rates, retainers, or alternative fee arrangements for complex/mass tort matters.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Tanenbaum Keale LLP is a litigation boutique law firm defending Fortune 100 and global manufacturers against product liability, mass tort, environmental/toxic tort, construction, insurance coverage, and commercial disputes, with a resolution counsel approach. Through its wholly owned technology subsidiary Xerdict Group LLC, the firm offers the CaseEnsemble™ web-based extranet platform for real-time tracking and management of hundreds to thousands of litigation matters.

Product overview

Tanenbaum Keale LLP is a litigation boutique law firm that offers legal services across multiple specialties including product liability, mass tort, resolution counsel, complex casualty, construction litigation, insurance coverage, commercial litigation, PFAS, and automotive. The firm differentiates through its proprietary technology subsidiary, Xerdict Group LLC, which provides the CaseEnsemble web-based case management platform as a collaborative litigation management tool. The core offering combines legal expertise with technology-infused services, where CaseEnsemble enables clients to track, analyze, and report on case data including claimant demographics, product usage, alleged failure modes, lien information, and settlements across hundreds or thousands of matters.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Xerdict Group LLC: Technology subsidiary of Tanenbaum Keale LLP that provides the proprietary web-based extranet tool CaseEnsemble for litigation case management, tracking, reporting, and collaboration for clients managing complex litigation.

Products and services

• Product Liability Defense National trial and defense representation for manufacturers facing product liability claims, including automotive crashworthiness, water heater/boiler equipment, and pharmaceutical/medical device matters. Clients include Caterpillar, A.O. Smith, Bristol Myers Squibb, and Boston Scientific.
• Mass Tort and MDL Defense Defending corporations in mass tort and multidistrict litigation (MDL) including asbestos, PFAS, and toxic tort exposures, with partners serving as MDL lead counsel nationally.
• Resolution Counsel Services Strategic legal counsel focused on developing and executing favorable legal pathways, balancing litigation defense costs against settlement strategies for contentious, complex litigation matters.
• Complex Casualty Litigation Defense representation in catastrophic personal injury, wrongful death, and high-stakes casualty matters for corporate clients and insurance carriers.
• Construction Litigation Litigation services for construction defect, complex casualty, insurance coverage, OCIP/CCIP program disputes, and commercial matters affecting construction industry clients.
• Insurance Coverage Litigation Insurance coverage dispute resolution, claims support, and risk management counsel for insurers, brokers, and captives facing complex casualty, construction, environmental, and product liability coverage matters.
• Automotive Product Liability Defense Representation of auto manufacturers and aftermarket parts suppliers in crashworthiness, friction product, and asbestos litigation involving vehicle design, accident dynamics, and occupant kinematics.
• Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Litigation
• Commercial Litigation General commercial dispute resolution and corporate counsel representation for clients including media/entertainment, energy, and industrial sector corporations.
• CaseEnsemble™ Litigation Management Platform Proprietary web-based extranet platform for real-time collaborative tracking of litigation data across hundreds or thousands of matters, including plaintiff/defendant data, venue, alleged injuries, products, settlements, legal costs, documents, liens, and procedural status. Also processes LEDES task-based invoices, tracks worldwide legal spend, and assists in nationwide mass tort discovery via a workflow management engine.

Quantifiable outcome

• Unanimous jury verdict obtained for Caterpillar Inc. in high-profile product liability matter
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Xerdict Group LLCcoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerXerdict Group LLC is a wholly owned technology subsidiary of Tanenbaum Keale LLP. It develops and owns the CaseEnsemble™ source code, a proprietary web-based extranet tool for litigation case management. This subsidiary allows the firm to deliver customized case management systems to clients rapidly with very low implementation costs, independent of third-party software companies.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Goldberg Segalla LLP: Mid-size national litigation firm with strong product liability, transportation, and insurance coverage practices. Targets similar Fortune 100 manufacturer clients with a boutique-style service model and comparable partner-led business development.
• Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker LLP: Large national product liability and complex tort defense firm with deep automotive, pharmaceutical, and toxic tort practices. Competes head-to-head for MDL lead-counsel roles and the same Fortune 100 defendant relationships, though at significantly greater scale.
• Beveridge & Diamond PC: Specialty environmental and toxic tort defense firm. Highly comparable to TK's PFAS, toxic tort, and environmental litigation practice, serving manufacturers facing complex contamination and chemical-exposure matters.
• Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin: National insurance and casualty defense firm with a parallel product liability, mass tort, and insurance coverage practice serving enterprise and insurer clients. Closely comparable in service mix and customer profile, but with broader geographic reach.
• McCarter & English LLP: Northeast-based full-service firm and former employer of TK's co-founders. Maintains a substantial product liability and mass tort defense practice serving similar Fortune 100 manufacturing and pharmaceutical clients across the same federal and state MDL dockets.
• Sedgwick LLP: National product liability and complex litigation defense firm where TK's co-founders (Tanenbaum as firm chair 2007-2015; Keale as Complex Litigation chair) previously practiced. Operates the same model of MDL lead counsel, resolution counsel, and insurance coverage work for Fortune 100 manufacturers.
• Connell Foley LLP: New Jersey-based litigation firm and direct source of TK's 10-attorney 2026 lateral group, including Managing Partner McGovern Jr. Practices parallel product liability, construction, and insurance coverage defense for similar enterprise clients in the NJ/NY/PA corridor.
• Post & Schell, PC: Mid-Atlantic defense firm with a substantial product liability and casualty practice that regularly serves as national/regional counsel for manufacturers in MDL proceedings. Operates in overlapping East Coast markets with parallel pharmaceutical and automotive defense work.

Broad incumbents

• Butler Snow LLP: Full-service regional firm with a substantive product liability, mass tort, and pharmaceutical defense practice. Provides comparable litigation defense to enterprise manufacturers across multiple U.S. jurisdictions with broader transactional capabilities.
• Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP: Larger full-service AmLaw firm with a market-leading product liability and mass tort practice (via Drinker Biddle heritage). Competes for the same Fortune 100 pharmaceutical and medical device defense work but offers a much broader corporate and regulatory service portfolio.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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