Faegre Baker Daniels

What Faegre Baker Daniels does

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, formerly operating as Faegre Baker Daniels, is a full-service U.S. law firm headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The firm was formed in 2019 through the merger of Faegre Baker Daniels and Drinker Biddle & Reath, with the legacy of Faegre Baker Daniels tracing to 1862. It serves multinational businesses across 18 office locations in the United States, London, and Shanghai, handling complex transactions, litigation, and regulatory work. The firm is ranked in 98 practice area categories in the Chambers USA 2026 Guide, with 235+ attorney designations, and highlights dedicated practices in Environment & Energy, Technology & Innovation, and Franchise.

The firm operates as a Delaware limited liability partnership with partnership ownership and a 1,001–5,000 employee base. Revenue is generated through professional services fees, primarily hourly billing, fixed fees for specific matters, and retainer arrangements. Go-to-market is direct and relationship-based: attorneys in local offices engage enterprise clients on complex legal matters, supplemented by content marketing through the firm website, an Insights newsletter, and industry events such as the annual Franchise Summit. Pricing is negotiated on a per-matter basis and is not publicly disclosed.

Technology is layered on top of the traditional professional services model. The firm has deployed Harvey AI firmwide as part of a stated technology and innovation strategy aimed at enhancing client service delivery, alongside dedicated Technology & Innovation and data privacy/cybersecurity practices. The firm does not publish revenue, and its core differentiator remains the credentialed attorney bench and multi-jurisdictional footprint rather than proprietary technology.

Name

Faegre Baker Daniels

Legal name

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Website

https://faegrebd.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP is a full-service U.S. law firm operating across 18 cities in the U.S., London, and Shanghai. The firm serves multinational businesses with transactions, litigation, and regulatory work across 98 ranked practice areas.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Minneapolis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices19 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: Full-service legal representation including complex transactions, litigation and regulatory work billed primarily through hourly fees, fixed fees for specific matters, and retainer arrangements for ongoing client relationships

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Faegre Baker Daniels is a full-service law firm delivering comprehensive legal representation including complex transactions, litigation, and regulatory work for multinational businesses. The firm operates across 98 practice area categories with 235+ recognized attorney designations, serving clients from 18 office locations across the United States, London, and Shanghai.

Product overview

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP is a full-service law firm (not a technology product company) offering comprehensive legal services. The firm operates as a unified platform handling complex transactions, litigation, and regulatory work for multinational businesses. The core offering is legal services organized across 98 practice area categories (as ranked by Chambers USA 2026), with notable focus areas including Environment & Energy, Technology & Innovation, and Franchise practices. The firm maintains offices in Albany, Boulder, Chicago, Denver, Des Moines, Florham Park, Fort Wayne, Hartford, Indianapolis, London, Minneapolis, New York, Philadelphia, Princeton, San Francisco, Shanghai, Silicon Valley, Washington D.C., and Wilmington.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Legal Services Full-service legal representation handling complex transactions, litigation, and regulatory work for multinational businesses across 98 practice area categories with 235+ attorney designations recognized in Chambers USA 2026 Guide.
• Environment & Energy Practice Develops comprehensive solutions to complicated legal and regulatory challenges regarding environment and energy, providing strategic counsel to clients facing environmental regulations and energy sector issues.
• Technology & Innovation Services Legal services focused on technology matters, including technology transactions, data privacy, cybersecurity, and AI-related legal guidance, supported by Harvey AI firmwide deployment.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

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.

• HarveycoreTechnology or Integration · 1 June 2026Harvey is an AI technology provider deployed firmwide at Faegre Drinker. The firm made new investments in Harvey as part of its technology and innovation strategy. This represents a core technology partnership for AI-enabled legal services delivery.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• DLA Piper: Large global law firm with extensive US and international office presence serving multinational corporates. Comparable in scale, practice breadth, and multinational client focus.
• White & Case: Global law firm with strong cross-border M&A, finance, and dispute resolution practices. Comparable for complex international matters, though typically operating at a larger scale than Faegre Drinker.
• Latham & Watkins: Large US-headquartered law firm with strong international presence and recognized leadership in M&A, litigation, and regulatory matters. Comparable in scale and enterprise client focus.
• Dentons: Global full-service law firm formed through multiple international mergers with a wide multinational footprint. Comparable as a global full-service competitor serving complex cross-border matters.
• Mayer Brown: Global law firm with strong US and international capabilities across transactions, litigation, and regulatory. Comparable in scale and practice breadth for multinational mandates.
• Hogan Lovells: Major international law firm combining US, UK, and continental European capabilities. Directly comparable for multinational transactional, regulatory, and litigation mandates.
• Baker McKenzie: Global full-service law firm with deep cross-border practice and broad international office network. Directly comparable to Faegre Drinker as a competing platform for multinational client mandates.
• Kirkland & Ellis: Large US-headquartered law firm dominant in M&A, private equity, and litigation. Comparable for high-value enterprise mandates, especially in private equity and complex transactions.
• Sidley Austin: Global full-service law firm with broad practice coverage and multinational client base. Comparable as a competing full-service platform with similar enterprise client orientation.

Direct peers

• Reed Smith: US-headquartered international law firm of similar size with comparable full-service practice and multinational client base. Closest head-to-head peer at the same scale tier as Faegre Drinker.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/faegrebd
• Facebookfacebook.com/faegrebd
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/faegredrinker

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments

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