Cohen Highley Child

What Cohen Highley Child does

Cohen Highley LLP is a privately held, full-service Ontario law firm organized as a Limited Liability Partnership, founded in 1974 and headquartered in London, Ontario. The firm operates five regional offices across Southwestern Ontario — London, Kitchener, Windsor, Strathroy, and Sarnia — and employs 101-250 staff providing legal counsel across eight core practice areas: Family Law, Multi-Residential Housing Law, Business Law, Personal Injury, Wills & Estates, Real Estate, Commercial Litigation, Employment Law, and Paralegal Services. The firm is partner-owned with no disclosed parent company, no institutional investment, and no private equity backing; growth has been entirely organic since founding.

The firm's client base is structurally diversified across three segments: individuals and families navigating personal legal matters (divorce, estate planning, personal injury, residential real estate), small and medium-sized businesses requiring corporate commercial counsel (formation, M&A, franchising, employment, real estate), and multi-residential housing providers (landlords, condominium corporations, non-profit housing organizations, retirement homes) served through a dedicated housing-law practice. Revenue is generated through professional services fees, typically billed hourly, with fixed-fee arrangements for certain matters and contingency-fee arrangements for personal injury cases. Specific fees are quote-based and not publicly disclosed.

Distribution is conducted through in-person consultations at the five office locations, telephone consultations supported by a toll-free number, and a multi-channel marketing presence (website, social media on Facebook/Instagram/LinkedIn, thought-leadership articles, and "Legal Moment" media segments). The firm is a member in good standing with the Law Society of Ontario, the Canadian Bar Association, the Ontario Bar Association, and three regional law associations, and operates an articling and summer student program as a partner-level talent pipeline. The core "technology" is human legal expertise delivered through traditional channels; no proprietary technology platform, software product, or AI/ML capability is offered.

Name

Cohen Highley Child

Legal name

Cohen Highley LLP

Website

https://cohenhighley.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Cohen Highley LLP is a privately held, full-service Ontario law firm founded in 1974, operating five regional offices across Southwestern Ontario (London, Kitchener, Windsor, Strathroy, Sarnia) and serving individuals, families, businesses, and multi-residential housing providers across eight practice areas.

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

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Guardianship, Conservatorship & Special Needs Trust Services (FSAEAKAG), Estate, Gift & Trust Valuation (BPAHANAL)

Keywords

• Legal services
• Family law
• Business law
• Estate planning
• Personal injury

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Legal Services Fees: Cohen Highley LLP generates revenue through legal service fees, which are typically billed hourly for most matters. The firm also offers fixed-fee arrangements for certain services and contingency fee arrangements for personal injury cases. Revenue is derived from a wide range of practice areas including family law, business law, personal injury, real estate, wills and estates, and multi-residential housing law.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Cohen Highley LLP is a full-service Ontario law firm providing legal counsel across family law, business law, multi-residential housing law, personal injury, wills and estates, real estate, commercial litigation, employment law, and paralegal services. The firm serves individuals, families, and businesses across Southwestern Ontario through five office locations, billing primarily hourly with fixed-fee and contingency arrangements in select matters.

Product overview

Cohen Highley LLP is a full-service Ontario law firm offering a unified portfolio of legal services rather than a modular software platform. The firm provides legal counsel across eight core practice areas: Family Law Services (including collaborative family law, divorce, child support, and property division), Multi-Residential Housing Law (covering landlord-tenant matters, condominiums, and housing corporations), Business Law (encompassing corporate transactions, governance, and commercial matters), Personal Injury Law (representing accident and malpractice victims), Wills, Estates, and Trusts (including estate planning and litigation), Real Estate Law (residential and commercial transactions), Commercial Litigation (including construction disputes), Employment Law, and Paralegal Services. The firm also maintains public-facing policy documents including website terms of use, an AODA service policy for accessibility compliance, and a privacy policy.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Family Law Services Comprehensive family law representation including collaborative family law, domestic contracts, separation agreements, divorce, division of property and assets, common law separation, child and spousal support, decision-making responsibility, parenting time, equalization of net family property, and child protection matters, for individuals and families in Ontario.
• Multi-Residential Housing Law Specialized legal services for multi-residential housing providers including accessibility law, land lease and mobile home tenancies, retirement and care homes, non-profit housing corporations, condominium law, human rights proceedings, regulatory compliance, residential tenancies, municipal law, and expropriation matters.
• Business Law Strategic legal counsel for businesses at all stages of growth covering business formation and structuring, governance, shareholder and partnership arrangements, mergers and acquisitions, reorganizations, commercial transactions, regulatory compliance, corporate disputes, franchising, banking and finance, and contract preparation.
• Personal Injury Law Representation for personal injury victims including motor vehicle accidents, snowmobile accidents, slip and fall accidents, dog bite injuries, sexual abuse and assault, product liability, medical malpractice, and professional liability claims, offered on contingency fee arrangements.
• Wills, Estates, and Trusts Estate planning and administration services including wills drafting, estate planning, estate litigation, trust creation, family trusts, multiple wills, cohabitation agreements, marriage contracts, and estate administration assistance for executors.
• Real Estate Law Real estate legal services covering residential real estate transactions, commercial real estate sales and purchases, agricultural transactions, rezoning applications, severance, and land use planning for individual and commercial clients.
• Commercial Litigation Civil litigation services for commercial disputes including construction law matters, employment disputes, and other business-related litigation for commercial and corporate clients.
• Employment Law Legal services addressing workplace matters, employment contracts, wrongful dismissal, and other employment-related legal issues for both employers and employees.
• Paralegal Services Licensed paralegal services for matters within the regulated scope of paralegal practice in Ontario.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core, regional, community and supporting.

• Law Society of OntariocoreOthersProfessional regulatory body for lawyers in Ontario. Cohen Highley LLP lawyers must be members in good standing with the Law Society of Ontario to practice law in the province.
• The Canadian Bar AssociationcoreOthersNational association representing the legal profession in Canada. Provides professional development, advocacy, and networking opportunities for lawyers.
• Ontario Bar AssociationcoreOthersProvincial bar association providing professional development, advocacy, and resources for lawyers practicing in Ontario.
• Middlesex Law AssociationregionalOthersLocal bar association serving lawyers in Middlesex County, Ontario, providing library resources and professional support.
• Waterloo Region Law AssociationregionalOthersRegional bar association serving lawyers in Waterloo Region, Ontario.
• Perth Law AssociationregionalOthersRegional bar association serving lawyers in Perth County, Ontario.
• Community Living LondoncommunityOthersCommunity organization supporting individuals with developmental disabilities. Firm demonstrates community involvement through this affiliation.
• eSSENTIAL AccessibilitysupportingTechnology or IntegrationAssistive technology application integrated into the firm website to ensure accessibility for individuals with physical disabilities who have difficulty typing, moving a mouse, or reading web pages.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Lerners LLP: Ontario-based full-service firm with a London office and broad practice areas including personal injury, family, business, and real estate law. Comparable on size, geographic overlap, and service breadth.
• Siskinds LLP: Southwestern Ontario-headquartered full-service firm with offices in London, Toronto, and Quebec City. Closely comparable on multi-disciplinary practice, regional density, and Ontario client base.
• Cummins Law Firm (London, ON): London, Ontario-based personal injury and disability law firm. Comparable as a regional Southwestern Ontario peer with overlapping personal injury practice and similar mid-market positioning.
• Thomson Rogers: Ontario-based personal injury and disability law firm with multiple offices. Comparable on personal injury, insurance, and disability advocacy practice areas that overlap with Cohen Highley's PI group.
• Harrison Pensa LLP: London, Ontario-based full-service law firm serving Southwestern Ontario with comparable practice areas (real estate, family, business, personal injury). Most directly comparable peer given shared geography, size, and service mix.

Broad incumbents

• Miller Thomson LLP: National Canadian business law firm with strong Ontario presence. Competes with Cohen Highley on commercial, real estate, and estates work for SMB and mid-market clients across the province.
• WeirFoulds LLP: Toronto-based full-service firm with strong real estate, business, and estates practices. Comparable on practice mix and competes for the same high-net-worth estate, real estate, and commercial clients Cohen Highley serves in Southwestern Ontario.
• McCarthy Tétrault LLP: One of Canada's largest national full-service law firms with deep Ontario presence. Comparable on practice breadth (corporate, real estate, litigation) but operates at significantly larger scale and competes for the same mid-market business clients.
• Deloitte Legal Canada: Big Four legal practice in Canada offering business law, M&A, and corporate advisory. Represents the new competitive threat from alternative legal service providers and multidisciplinary firms entering Cohen Highley's business client space.
• Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG): Canada's largest full-service law firm with national coverage. Overlaps with Cohen Highley on business law, real estate, and litigation, and is increasingly competing for Southwestern Ontario mid-market work.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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