Lloyd Gosselink Rochelle & Townsend, P.C.

What Lloyd Gosselink Rochelle & Townsend, P.C. does

Lloyd Gosselink Rochelle & Townsend, P.C. is a Texas-based professional services law firm founded in 1984 and headquartered at 816 Congress Avenue, Suite 1900, in Austin. The firm is organized into ten practice groups — Water, Employment Law, Appellate, Litigation, Energy and Utility, Governmental Relations, Air and Waste, Business Services, Compliance and Enforcement, and Districts — with 38 attorneys delivering specialized legal representation across environmental, water, utility, employment, and governmental matters. Its primary client base consists of Texas governmental entities, including cities, water districts, municipal utility districts, and municipal-owned utilities, with a secondary segment of private-sector clients in overlapping practice areas. The firm regularly appears before the TCEQ, the Public Utility Commission of Texas, the Railroad Commission of Texas, and state and federal appellate courts, including the Texas Supreme Court and the U.S. Supreme Court.

The firm's go-to-market is relationship-driven and sales-led, with client acquisition occurring through attorney outreach, professional networks, CLE participation, and a sustained content program comprising a professional website, the quarterly 'Lone Star Current' newsletter, the 'Listen In With Lloyd Gosselink' podcast, and active social media presence. Revenue is generated through traditional hourly billing for professional legal services across the ten practice areas; pricing is not publicly disclosed and varies by matter complexity and client type. The firm uses the Logikcull platform for electronic discovery, which is the only identified third-party technology dependency.

Ownership is held by the firm's attorney principals and shareholders as a privately held Texas professional corporation, with no external institutional, private equity, or venture capital investment disclosed. The firm maintains no subsidiaries, has no documented M&A activity, holds no patents, and operates exclusively within Texas.

Name

Lloyd Gosselink Rochelle & Townsend, P.C.

Legal name

Lloyd Gosselink Rochelle & Townsend, P.C.

Website

https://lglawfirm.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Lloyd Gosselink Rochelle & Townsend, P.C. is a Texas-based environmental and utility law firm with 38 attorneys organized into 10 practice groups, serving primarily Texas governmental entities — cities, water districts, and municipal-owned utilities — across regulatory, litigation, and legislative matters.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services - Environmental & Utilities Law

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110), All Other Legal Services (541199)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Environmental & Energy Law (BPAHAAAO)

akta.pro secondary industry

Litigation Support & Expert Witness Services (BPAHALAG)

Keywords

• Environmental legal services
• Water law
• Utility regulation
• Municipal legal counsel
• Governmental relations law

Headquarters

HQ city

Austin

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: Traditional hourly billing for legal services across multiple practice areas including litigation, regulatory compliance, administrative law, and transactional work for governmental and private clients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Lloyd Gosselink Rochelle & Townsend, P.C. is a Texas-based law firm providing legal representation to public and private sector clients through ten practice groups: Water, Employment Law, Appellate, Litigation, Energy and Utility, Governmental Relations, Air and Waste, Business Services, Compliance and Enforcement, and Districts. The firm delivers regulatory compliance, administrative law, litigation, legislative advocacy, and transactional work primarily before Texas state agencies including the TCEQ, Public Utility Commission of Texas, and Railroad Commission of Texas.

Product overview

Lloyd Gosselink Rochelle & Townsend, P.C. is a Texas law firm offering legal services through ten organized practice groups: Water, Employment Law, Appellate, Litigation, Energy and Utility, Governmental Relations, Air and Waste, Business Services, Compliance and Enforcement, and Districts. The firm serves public sector clients including municipalities, water utilities, water districts, and government entities. Services include regulatory compliance, administrative law, litigation, legislative advocacy, and transactional matters primarily before Texas state agencies and courts.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Water Law Practice Group Legal representation for water utilities, cities, and districts on water rights, water supply, water quality, and permitting matters, including TCEQ compliance and representation in water-related litigation.
• Employment Law Practice Group Legal counsel for employers on employment law compliance, workplace investigations, and employment litigation defense.
• Appellate Practice Group Appellate advocacy before state and federal courts including the Texas Supreme Court and U.S. Supreme Court.
• Litigation Practice Group Civil litigation representation for public sector clients including contract disputes, bond validation suits, environmental litigation, and governmental immunity matters.
• Energy and Utility Practice Group Representation for municipalities and utilities before the Public Utility Commission of Texas, Railroad Commission of Texas, and state courts on ratemaking, franchise agreements, and transmission matters.
• Governmental Relations Practice Group Legislative advocacy and governmental relations services before the Texas Legislature on electric, gas, and water issues.
• Air and Waste Practice Group Environmental law practice focusing on air quality and waste management compliance and enforcement defense.
• Business Services Practice Group Business and commercial legal services for public and private sector clients.
• Compliance and Enforcement Practice Group Regulatory compliance counseling and enforcement defense before state and federal environmental agencies including TCEQ and EPA.
• Districts Practice Group Legal representation for water districts, municipal utility districts, and other special districts on governance, compliance, and regulatory matters.

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP: Global law firm with a significant Houston/Austin presence and a major energy, utility, and environmental regulatory practice. Competes for large-scale Texas utility and environmental matters but as part of a much broader full-service platform.
• Vinson & Elkins LLP: Houston-founded global firm with a deep energy, environmental, and regulatory practice before Texas agencies (PUCT, RRC, TCEQ). Overlaps on high-end energy and environmental matters but is substantially broader in scope.
• Baker Botts L.L.P. Texas-founded global firm with a strong environmental and energy regulatory practice serving utilities and industrial clients. Overlaps with Lloyd Gosselink on environmental and utility matters but operates as a broad full-service firm.
• Jackson Walker LLP: Large Texas-based full-service firm with governmental, environmental, water, and utility practices serving cities, districts, and private clients. Competes with Lloyd Gosselink across multiple Texas practice areas.
• Bracewell LLP: Houston-based firm with a leading Texas energy, utility, and environmental regulatory practice before PUCT, RRC, and TCEQ. Competes for the same Texas public-utility mandates but with a much broader national platform.
• Husch Blackwell LLP: National firm with energy, environmental, and governmental practices serving municipalities, utilities, and water districts, including in Texas. Comparable on environmental and public-sector mandates but operates a broader platform.
• Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP: Major firm with a national energy and environmental regulatory practice that regularly appears before Texas agencies. Overlaps on environmental and utility matters but from a broader full-service platform.

Direct peers

• McGinnis Lochridge LLP: Long-standing Austin-based Texas firm with a strong energy, utility, environmental, and water law practice serving public and private clients. Closely comparable specialty focus and Texas public-sector client base.
• Bickerstaff Heath Delgado Acosta LLP: Austin-based Texas law firm with a closely comparable practice mix focused on governmental entities, water districts, utilities, and environmental law. Directly competes with Lloyd Gosselink for the same Texas municipal and water-utility mandates.

Regional players

• Munsch Hardt Kopf & Farr, P.C. Texas-based full-service firm with governmental, environmental, and utility-related practices serving municipalities and water districts. Comparable in serving Texas public-sector clients but with a broader commercial focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/lloydgosselink?lang=en
• Facebookfacebook.com/lloydgosselink
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/93139
• Instagraminstagram.com/lloydgosselink

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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