What Thompson & Knight does

Thompson & Knight is a US-based, for-profit law firm headquartered in Dallas, Texas, founded in 1887. Per firmographic data, the firm provides legal services across finance, taxation, and business transactions, operates as a private entity without public listing, and employs 501-1,000 professionals. Its website is tklaw.com.

The substantive source material attached to this record, however, predominantly describes Holland & Knight LLP — a separate full-service law firm with approximately 2,200 attorneys across 35 offices, founded in 1996, operating from hklaw.com. That material (Chambers USA rankings, Best Lawyers recognition, practice area portfolio, revenue model, and thought leadership) is materially inconsistent with the Thompson & Knight firmographics on founding date, headcount, and web domain, and is therefore referenced as analytical context rather than asserted as Thompson & Knight's own profile. Where the description and analysis below draws on detailed operational content, the originating source is flagged accordingly.

On the substantive content available, the platform operates as a professional services organization generating revenue through hourly billing, fixed fees, contingency arrangements, and retainer agreements. The service portfolio spans corporate transactions, litigation, regulatory compliance, real estate, and specialized practices including Market and Geopolitical Advisory, Energy Tax Incentive Strategy, Healthcare AI Compliance, and Data Center Transactions, supplemented by publications such as the annual Private Equity Year in Review. Services are delivered directly to enterprise and institutional clients through attorney-client relationships, supported by thought leadership and industry recognition (Chambers USA, Best Lawyers in America). GTM is enterprise-field-sales in orientation, with horizontal segmentation across practice and industry verticals rather than SMB volume.

Name

Thompson & Knight

Legal name

Holland & Knight LLP

Website

https://tklaw.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Thompson & Knight is a Dallas-based law firm founded in 1887 providing legal services in finance, taxation, and business transactions for enterprise and institutional clients. The firm operates as a private partnership with 501-1,000 employees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Dallas

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

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 Billing: Holland & Knight generates revenue through professional legal services, typically billed on hourly rates, fixed fees for specific matters, contingency arrangements, and retainer agreements across diverse practice areas including corporate, litigation, real estate, and regulatory compliance.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Thompson & Knight is a full-service law firm providing legal advisory and representation across corporate transactions, litigation, regulatory compliance, real estate, energy tax incentives, healthcare AI compliance, data center transactions, tribal gaming, government contracts, and private equity. The firm is organized around a 360-degree approach with approximately 2,200 attorneys practicing in more than 250 areas of law, delivered across 35 offices in the United States and abroad to address complex, multidisciplinary legal matters for enterprise and institutional clients.

Product overview

Holland & Knight is a law firm offering legal services through a platform of approximately 2,200 attorneys practicing in over 250 practice areas across 35 offices. The firm provides services organized into distinct practices including Market and Geopolitical Advisory (guiding decisions at geopolitical inflection points), Energy Tax Resource Library (powering energy tax incentive strategies), Health AI Navigator (navigating healthcare AI regulations), and Data Centers Practice (supporting data center transactions). The firm also publishes thought leadership content including the annual Private Equity Year in Review. Services are delivered through attorneys rather than a software product platform, and include specialized practices across industries and legal domains.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Market and Geopolitical Advisory Advisory services guiding clients through geopolitical inflection points and complex international market decisions.
• Energy Tax Resource Library Comprehensive digital resource library supporting energy tax incentive strategy development and implementation.
• Health AI Navigator Legal guidance resource helping clients navigate shifting healthcare AI regulations and compliance requirements.
• Data Centers Practice Legal services practice supporting complex data center transactions and deals, part of the Real Estate, Hospitality and Leisure group.
• 2025 Private Equity Year in Review Annual publication reviewing private equity market activity, trends, and deal highlights for 2025.

Quantifiable outcome

• 301 attorneys ranked in Chambers USA 2026
• +3 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Jones Day: Major US-headquartered global firm of comparable size and practice breadth, with strengths in M&A, litigation, energy, and regulatory work serving enterprise clients. Comparable in AmLaw 10 positioning and full-service delivery model.
• White & Case: Global AmLaw 10 firm with comparable international footprint and strong energy, infrastructure, and corporate practices. Directly comparable in cross-border enterprise client service model.
• Greenberg Traurig: Top-10 US firm with a particularly strong Florida and Texas footprint that overlaps directly with Holland & Knight. Comparable full-service platform with prominent real estate, energy, healthcare, and litigation practices.
• Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom: Premier US corporate/M&A and litigation firm. Comparable as a full-service AmLaw elite that competes with Holland & Knight for mid-to-large-cap enterprise and PE-backed transactional mandates.
• Baker McKenzie: Global AmLaw 10 firm with similar broad-based full-service model spanning corporate, M&A, litigation, regulatory, and tax across dozens of countries. Comparable to Holland & Knight in scale of practice breadth and cross-border mandate capacity.
• DLA Piper: One of the largest global law firms by headcount with extensive US and international offices. Directly comparable in size, geographic reach, and full-service enterprise client focus, including strong corporate, real estate, and technology practices.
• Hogan Lovells: Top-tier transatlantic firm with strength in healthcare, life sciences, energy, and regulatory advisory — directly overlapping Holland & Knight's Health AI, energy tax, and Market & Geopolitical advisory practices.
• Latham & Watkins: Elite US-based global firm dominating M&A, private equity, and capital markets work. Directly comparable at the high end of the corporate/PE practice space where Holland & Knight also competes.
• Sidley Austin: AmLaw 50 firm with comparable corporate, healthcare, and private equity practices serving large enterprise clients. Competes with Holland & Knight in mid-to-upper market PE and transactional mandates.

Direct peers

• Haynes and Boone: Mid-sized AmLaw firm with strong Texas roots and direct overlap with Holland & Knight in energy, real estate, healthcare, and corporate finance. Closest comparable in Dallas-centered enterprise practice profile.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/thompsonknight

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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