What Harrison Pensa does

Harrison Pensa LLP is a full-service law firm headquartered in London, Ontario, with a secondary office in St. Thomas. Founded in 1965, the firm operates as a private limited liability partnership and employs 60+ lawyers across 101-250 total staff. It serves a dual clientele spanning individuals and families (family law, wills and estates, personal injury, residential real estate, tax, civil litigation) and business clients (corporate transactions, banking and finance, commercial real estate, commercial litigation, insurance defence and subrogation, restructuring, employment law, intellectual property, technology and privacy, and education law). The firm also serves specialized institutional segments including school boards, charities, not-for-profits, and Indigenous communities.

The firm's service delivery is supported by proprietary technology assets including FileTracker (a workflow management system for insurance subrogation matters supporting fixed-fee and contingency billing) and the Integrated Recovery Services Software (a national portfolio management system for secured and unsecured collections, with electronic client portal). The firm maintains SOC 2 Type II compliance with 100% personnel participation in security awareness training, positioning it to serve enterprise clients with strict data security requirements. A wholly-owned subsidiary, Integrated Recovery Services Group (formed 2002), provides national debt collection and creditors' rights services to financial institutions.

Revenue is generated through professional services billing across multiple structures: hourly rates for general legal services, contingency fee arrangements for personal injury matters (where clients pay no upfront costs), and fixed-fee or contingency billing for insurance defence and subrogation work. The firm markets primarily through direct channels (office consultations, phone, website inquiry forms), content marketing via its Knowledge Sharing blog and Tech Law Weekly newsletter, and a law student recruitment program. Enterprise clients include major Canadian and international financial institutions, domestic and international insurance companies, trust companies, and Ontario educational institutions. The firm has 59,000+ clients served across its history and is recognized by Best Lawyers in Canada for Corporate Law and Education Law since 2018.

Name

Harrison Pensa

Legal name

Harrison Pensa LLP

Website

https://harrisonpensa.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1965

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Harrison Pensa LLP is a full-service law firm based in London, Ontario, with 60+ lawyers serving individuals, families, and businesses across southwestern Ontario. It offers 25+ practice areas including personal injury, family law, corporate transactions, insurance defence, and education law, with a national debt collection subsidiary.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110), Legal Services (5411)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Personal Injury & Insurance Defense (BPAHAAAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Family & Private Client (Trusts & Estates) Law (BPAHAAAK)

Keywords

• Legal services
• Personal injury law
• Estate litigation
• Corporate transactions
• Insurance defence

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Legal Services: Fee-for-service legal representation across all practice areas including family law, business law, personal injury, wills and estates, and litigation. Billing structures include hourly rates, fixed fees for specific services, and contingency arrangements for personal injury claims.
2. Contingency Fee Arrangements: Personal injury claims are handled on a contingency fee basis, where clients pay no upfront costs and the firm receives a percentage of successful settlements or judgments.
3. Fixed-Fee and Contingency Billing: Insurance defence and subrogation services offered under fixed-fee or contingency billing models for insurance company clients.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Harrison Pensa LLP is a full-service law firm delivering legal representation and counsel across 25+ practice areas spanning family law, wills and estates, personal injury, real estate, employment, corporate and commercial transactions, litigation, insurance defence and subrogation, intellectual property, technology and privacy, and charity/not-for-profit law. The firm serves both individual consumers (individuals and families) and enterprise clients (corporations, financial institutions, insurers, school boards, and charities) through its London and St. Thomas, Ontario offices. It also operates a wholly-owned subsidiary, Integrated Recovery Services Group, providing national creditors' rights and collections services to financial institutions.

Product overview

Harrison Pensa is a full-service law firm offering a comprehensive portfolio of legal services to individuals, families, and businesses. The firm's services are organized into practice areas including Family Law and Mediation, Wills and Estates, Personal Injury, Real Estate Law, Employment Law, Corporate and Commercial Law, Litigation, Insurance Law, and Technology and Privacy Law. The firm operates across two office locations in London and St. Thomas, Ontario, serving clients across southwestern Ontario and beyond.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Family Law Services Legal representation and advice for divorce, separation, child custody, parenting arrangements, spousal and child support, and division of property for individuals and families in Ontario.
• Family Mediation Services Structured mediation process to help separating or divorcing partners resolve parenting arrangements, support, and property division outside of court.
• Wills, Trusts and Estates Services Legal assistance with wills, powers of attorney, corporate succession planning, tax matters, family trusts, guardianship applications, probate, and estate administration.
• Estate Litigation Legal advocacy in estate disputes including will challenges, spousal and dependent claims, estate trustee misconduct, and power of attorney disputes, including representation of trust companies and high net worth individuals.
• Personal Injury Law Services Legal representation on contingency fee basis for motor vehicle accidents, slips and falls, disability claims, brain and spinal injuries, wrongful death, and product liability cases, with no upfront costs to clients.
• Residential Real Estate Law Legal guidance for residential property transactions including house closings, home sales, mortgages, refinancing, title searches, land development, and property transfers.
• Charity Law and Not-for-Profits Legal services for charities and not-for-profit organizations including registered charity status applications, governance, planning, fundraising, and managing charitable giving.
• Tax Law Services Legal representation for income tax and HST matters including CRA negotiations, Tax Court appeals, business reorganizations, and voluntary disclosures.
• Employment Law for Employees Legal assistance for employees including wrongful dismissal, employment contracts, workplace harassment, disability accommodation, and severance pay.
• Employment Law for Employers Legal counsel for employers on workplace issues including human rights, terminations, workplace policies, and employment equity compliance.
• Civil Litigation Legal representation in private lawsuits involving property disputes, contract disputes, personal injury claims, defamation, and government complaints.
• Aboriginal Law Legal services for Indigenous communities and organizations including hydro and energy matters, employment issues, and economic development.
• Corporate Transactions Legal counsel for mergers and acquisitions, share transactions, public and private financings, venture capital, and business succession planning.
• Banking and Finance Law Legal advice on corporate lending, asset-based lending, acquisition finance, project finance, cross-border lending, and regulatory compliance for financial institutions.
• Business Structure and Corporate Governance Legal services for incorporations, amalgamations, shareholder agreements, directors' duties, regulatory compliance, and business ethics.
• Contracts and Commercial Agreements Legal assistance with negotiating, drafting, and enforcing business contracts including employment agreements, NDAs, non-compete clauses, and commercial arrangements.
• Commercial Real Estate Law Legal counsel for commercial property transactions, real estate development, commercial leasing, land acquisition, and zoning laws.
• Commercial Litigation Legal representation for business disputes including insurance disputes, shareholder disputes, corporate fraud, banking litigation, and employment disputes.
• Restructuring, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Legal services for corporate restructuring, bankruptcy proceedings, creditor rights, and workouts under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act and CCAA.
• Integrated Recovery Services Creditors' rights services including secured and unsecured collections, litigation, post-judgment enforcement, and recovery of secured assets for financial institutions, delivered via the wholly-owned Integrated Recovery Services Group subsidiary and powered by proprietary collections software with electronic client portal.
• Education Law Legal counsel for school boards, colleges, and universities on governance, procurement, human rights, special education, employment, real estate, and First Nations matters.
• Insurance Defence Legal defence services for insurance companies including motor vehicle insurance, fire and property damage, fidelity, and professional negligence claims, available under flexible fixed-fee or contingency billing.
• Insurance Subrogation Subrogation and recovery legal services for insurance companies pursuing reimbursement from responsible third parties, including complex matters like water escapes, fires, structural collapses, and natural disasters, delivered via the proprietary FileTracker system.
• Intellectual Property Law Legal services for trademark registration and enforcement, copyright protection, IP cease and desist letters, and IP licensing agreements.
• Technology and Privacy Law Legal counsel on privacy, data protection, cybersecurity, PIPEDA, PHIPA, CASL compliance, software licensing, and e-commerce matters, complemented by the Tech Law Weekly newsletter.

Quantifiable outcome

• 59k+ clients served
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• tbk CreativeminorGTM or Marketing PartnerWeb design and digital marketing agency responsible for Harrison Pensa's website design and digital marketing services. Located contact in the website footer as the firm's digital partner.
• Canadian Finance and Leasing AssociationminorOthersHarrison Pensa is an active member of the Canadian Finance and Leasing Association, supporting their Asset-Based Lending Practice and restructuring services for financial services clients.
• AICPAminorOthersHarrison Pensa maintains SOC for Service Organizations compliance, aligning with AICPA standards for security and privacy of sensitive data. Displayed on website footer.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• McCarthy Tétrault: National Canadian law firm leader in banking & finance, corporate transactions, and insurance defence — overlapping with Harrison Pensa's business-law and financial-services practice and competing for the same institutional clients.
• Miller Thomson: Canadian national full-service firm with notable education law, charity/not-for-profit, and banking & finance practices — directly comparable to Harrison Pensa's education, charity, and corporate services.
• Borden Ladner Gervais (BLG): Canada's largest full-service law firm with national coverage in insurance defence, corporate transactions, banking, and personal injury; competes for the same enterprise insurance and financial-services clients that Harrison Pensa serves.
• Gowling WLG: Large Canadian-headquartered international firm with strong insurance, IP, and tech/privacy practices — directly competing with Harrison Pensa's insurance defence, intellectual property, and technology & privacy service lines.

Direct peers

• Cohen Highley: Sarnia/Lambton-area law firm with comparable full-service practice including personal injury, family, and business law — competing for the same Southwestern Ontario client base.
• Lerners LLP: Southwestern Ontario-headquartered full-service firm (London office) with comparable personal injury, insurance defence, corporate, and estate litigation practices; most direct geographic and practice-area competitor.
• Cowan & Carter: Regional Southwestern Ontario law firm serving individuals and businesses with personal injury, family law, and litigation services — overlapping service mix and direct regional competition.
• Oatley Vigmond: Ontario-based personal injury firm specialising in brain and spinal injuries with contingency fee model — directly comparable to Harrison Pensa's PI practice and competing for similar serious-injury claimants.
• Siskinds LLP: London, Ontario-based full-service law firm with comparable strength in personal injury, class actions, insurance litigation and business law. Headquartered in the same city as Harrison Pensa with overlapping practice mix and similar mid-market positioning.
• Neinstein LLP: Toronto-based personal injury and insurance dispute firm operating on contingency basis — competing for Ontario PI claimants including catastrophic injury cases that Harrison Pensa handles.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/harrison-pensa
• Xx.com/harrisonpensa

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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