Light Gabler

What Light Gabler does

LightGabler LLP is a California-based employment law firm headquartered in Camarillo with an additional office presence in San Luis Obispo, organized as a limited liability partnership. The firm was co-founded by Managing Partner Jonathan Fraser Light and Karen L. Gabler and operates across four practice areas: Employment Counsel (day-to-day advisory, policy development, compliance, employee classification, leaves of absence), Employment Litigation (defense of harassment, discrimination, retaliation, wrongful termination, and whistleblower claims), Class Actions & Complex Litigation (defense of wage and hour class actions, PAGA claims, and FLSA matters), and Intellectual Property & Unfair Competition (trademark, copyright, internet law, and trade secret protection). The firm serves more than 6,000 employers across private and public sectors in California, including both day-to-day advisory relationships and litigation defense engagements.

The firm earns revenue through professional-services fees (hourly and matter-based billing for counsel and litigation) supplemented by a recurring training product line — online and in-person California-compliant sexual harassment prevention training sold as perpetual licenses at $950 (≤500 employees) and $1,200 (501+ employees), plus paid seminars at roughly $39 per attendee. Go-to-market is sales-led and relationship-driven: complimentary monthly seminars, regular legal-update newsletters, attorney-authored OpEds in Los Angeles Business Journal, Pacific Coast Business Times, and San Fernando Valley Business Journal, plus board-level participation in Ventura County business and nonprofit organizations generate a steady inbound referral pipeline. The firm also holds panel-counsel relationships with over 40 EPLI carriers (including AIG, CHUBB, Travelers, Liberty Mutual, and Zurich), creating an additional litigation-referral channel.

Operationally, the firm is staffed by approximately 23 attorneys spanning partners, senior associates, associates, of counsel, and senior attorneys, supported by legal and administrative staff. Two recent leadership transitions — Karen Gabler to Co-Founder (Retired) and Michael Monk to Of Counsel (Retired) — signal ongoing generational change, while multiple recent associate hires indicate capacity expansion in litigation and PAGA defense work.

Name

Light Gabler

Legal name

LightGabler LLP

Website

https://lightgablerlaw.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

LightGabler LLP is a California employment law firm serving 6,000+ public and private sector employers from offices in Camarillo and San Luis Obispo with counsel, litigation defense, class action and PAGA representation, and IP services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Employment Law Services

NAICS

Legal Services (5411)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Employment & Labor Law (BPAHAAAD)

Keywords

• Employment law services
• Employment litigation defense
• Workplace compliance counseling
• Harassment prevention training
• Class action PAGA defense

Headquarters

HQ city

Camarillo

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Employment Law Legal Services: The firm provides day-to-day employment advice and counsel to employers, along with litigation defense services for employment disputes. Revenue is generated through legal fees for counseling, representation, and defense services.
2. Training Programs: The firm offers online harassment prevention training videos and in-person training programs for employers. Online training is priced at $950 for companies with 500 or fewer employees and $1,200 for companies with 501 or more employees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

LightGabler LLP is a California employment law firm that provides day-to-day employment counsel, employment and business litigation defense, class action and PAGA litigation defense, and intellectual property and unfair competition services to over 6,000 employers throughout California. The firm also produces and sells California-compliant sexual harassment prevention training videos and in-person training programs as supplementary compliance offerings.

Product overview

LightGabler LLP is an employment law firm offering a portfolio of legal services organized around four core practice areas: Employment Counsel (proactive compliance strategies and advisory), Employment Litigation (defense of workplace disputes), Class Actions & Complex Litigation (defense of class, collective, and PAGA actions), and Intellectual Property & Unfair Competition. The firm also provides supplementary training services including Online Training Videos and In-Person Training Programs for mandatory sexual harassment prevention compliance. The service architecture is a unified law firm model where attorneys provide both advisory counsel and litigation defense, supplemented by compliance training products sold to employer clients.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Employment Counsel Services

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Employment Practices Liability Insurance (EPLI) CarriersminorOthersLightGabler LLP has served as panel or approved counsel for numerous EPLI carriers, providing defense services for policyholders. The firm has worked with over 40 carriers including AIG, Allied World, Arch Insurance, Chartis, CHUBB, CNA, Everest, Farmers, HCC, Hartford, Liberty Mutual, Lloyd's of London, Nationwide, State Farm, Travelers, and Zurich. This relationship allows the firm to receive referrals for covered employment litigation matters.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart, P.C. A leading national labor and employment law firm with a large California presence, representing employers across counseling, litigation, and class action defense. Directly comparable practice mix to LightGabler.
• Seyfarth Shaw LLP: A national law firm with one of the largest labor and employment practices in the U.S., including significant California operations in employment litigation, class actions, and PAGA defense. Comparable to LightGabler in employment law focus but at much larger scale.
• Akerman LLP: A national law firm with a substantial California employment law practice representing employers in counseling, litigation, and class action defense. Comparable to LightGabler's employment law service mix.
• Fisher Phillips LLP: A national labor and employment law firm focused exclusively on representing employers, with significant California coverage. Highly comparable to LightGabler's employer-side employment counsel and litigation model.
• Jackson Lewis P.C. A major national labor and employment law firm with strong California offices serving employers on workplace law, litigation, and class actions. Directly comparable to LightGabler's employer-side employment law practice, though with much larger scale and broader geographic reach.
• Littler Mendelson P.C. The largest labor and employment law firm in the United States, with a national footprint and deep California presence. Directly comparable to LightGabler in core practice (employment counsel, litigation, class actions/PAGA), but operates at vastly greater scale across multiple states.
• Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP: A major California-based law firm with a significant labor and employment practice serving employers. Overlaps with LightGabler on California employment litigation and counseling, but as part of a broader full-service portfolio.
• Constangy Brooks Smith & Prophete LLP: A national labor and employment law firm with a strong California presence, representing employers in workplace law matters, litigation, and class actions. Comparable practice mix with greater geographic reach.

Direct peers

• Liebert Cassidy Whitmore: A California-based employment law firm representing public and private sector employers, with offices across the state. Direct comparable to LightGabler in California-only footprint and employer-side employment law focus, though with stronger public-sector emphasis.
• Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP: A California-headquartered full-service law firm with a substantial employment law practice serving California employers, including litigation, class action/PAGA defense, and counseling. Closest regional comparable to LightGabler in size, geography, and employer-side employment focus.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lightgabler-llp
• Xx.com/LightGablerLaw
• Facebookfacebook.com/LightGabler

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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