GJB

What GJB does

GJB — Data note: the firmographics block in the input (name "GJB", Miami, founded 1999, 101-250 employees, practice areas in bankruptcy/real estate/litigation) does not reconcile with the remainder of the input data, which consistently describes Venable LLP (Washington, DC, founded 1899, 900+ professionals, full-service American Lawyer Global 100 firm). The analysis below is grounded in the Venable LLP evidence block because it accounts for >95% of the source material and contains the operational, financial, and strategic signals required for an investment-grade assessment. The GJB firmographics appear to be misattributed data and are flagged as a known inconsistency rather than treated as authoritative.

Venable LLP is a full-service U.S. law firm founded in 1899 and headquartered in Washington, DC, operating across 14 offices in California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, New York, Virginia, and Washington, DC. The firm serves large and mid-sized organizations (Global 100 and Fortune 500 multinationals), nonprofits and charities, high-net-worth individuals, sports organizations, and specialized industry verticals including food and drug, beauty and wellness, autonomous and connected mobility, and technology and data companies. Practice capabilities span business and regulatory law, legislative affairs, complex litigation, and intellectual property, with particular depth in FDA and FTC regulatory matters, privacy and data security, IP protection and monetization, and class-action defense.

The firm operates a professional-services revenue model with fees generated through hourly billing, flat fees for specific matters, contingency arrangements, and alternative fee arrangements that provide cost certainty; pricing is quote-based and varies by matter complexity. Go-to-market is via direct enterprise engagement — clients are acquired through professional relationships, referrals, industry recognition, and thought leadership content including multiple owned podcast series (AI and IP: The Legal Frontier, The Beauty Law Glow-Up, Chalk Talk), Tech Contract Quick Bytes publications, and speaking engagements at industry conferences. The firm employs 900+ professionals including 200+ trial attorneys and is independently owned as a limited liability partnership with no parent company or external institutional investors. Customer base shows breadth across automotive (TBC Corporation, Michelin, Sumitomo), travel (JTB Corp/Northstar), beauty (Global Beauty Brands), and pharmaceuticals, alongside primary segment exposure to Fortune 500/Global 100 organizations.

Name

GJB

Legal name

Venable LLP

Website

https://gjb-law.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1899

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Venable LLP is a full-service U.S. law firm (American Lawyer Global 100) with 900+ professionals across 14 offices, serving Fortune 500/Global 100 enterprises with regulatory, litigation, IP, and transactional counsel in FDA, privacy, mobility, and beauty verticals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110), Offices of Lawyers (54111), Legal Services (5411)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) & Securities Law (BPAHAAAI)

Keywords

• Legal advisory services
• Corporate law firm
• Litigation counsel
• Regulatory compliance law
• Intellectual property law

Headquarters

HQ city

Miami

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices14 records

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: Full-service law firm providing legal counsel across business and regulatory law, legislative affairs, complex litigation, and intellectual property disciplines. Revenue generated through professional legal fees billed at hourly rates, flat fees for specific matters, contingency arrangements, and alternative fee arrangements for cost certainty.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Venable LLP is a full-service U.S. law firm founded in 1899 providing legal counsel across business and regulatory law, legislative affairs, complex litigation, and intellectual property disciplines. The firm specializes in regulated industries including FDA-regulated products, privacy and data security, autonomous and connected mobility, beauty and wellness, food and dietary supplements, and sports law. Revenue is generated through professional legal fees billed at hourly rates, flat fees, contingency arrangements, and alternative fee arrangements.

Product overview

Venable LLP is a full-service law firm providing legal counsel across multiple practice areas including Food and Drug Law, Privacy and Data Security, Intellectual Property, Litigation, and Labor and Employment. The firm offers knowledge resources including podcasts (AI and IP: The Legal Frontier, The Beauty Law Glow-Up), publications (Tech Contract Quick Bytes), and events. The firm has over 900 professionals across multiple U.S. offices and serves clients in business and regulatory law, legislative affairs, complex litigation, and intellectual property disciplines.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• AI and IP: The Legal Frontier: Venable's podcast exploring AI and intellectual property law topics, including Season 2 episodes on AI infrastructure, industrial automation, and brand protection for luxury and celebrity brands.
• The Beauty Law Glow-Up
• Chalk Talk
• Tech Contract Quick Bytes
• The On-Ramp
• Venable Foundation
• Contract Concierge

Products and services

• Food and Drug Law Practice
• Privacy and Data Security Services
• Autonomous and Connected Mobility Services
• Complex Commercial Litigation
• Intellectual Property Services
• Sports Law Services

Named customers6 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Self-Driving CoalitioncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Venable serves as general counsel to the Self-Driving Coalition, the leading association for the autonomous vehicle industry in the United States. Advises on all legal and policy issues affecting the AV industry at federal, state, and local levels. Under this direction, the Coalition has tripled in size and launched new workstreams related to autonomous trucking and international AV standards development.
• Lidar CoalitionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVenable convened the Lidar Coalition, an entity comprising U.S. and international manufacturers of automotive lidar, to provide a forum for advancing regulatory and policy initiatives before the USDOT and Congress.
• Coalition for Cybersecurity Policy & LawcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVenable participates in this coalition of security companies that addresses complex policy issues and provides a single voice in influencing government policy and regulation on cybersecurity.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Morgan, Lewis & Bockius: Full-service AmLaw firm with strong FDA/regulatory, M&A, and complex litigation practices, and similar scale to Venable. Competes head-to-head for life sciences and regulated-industry mandates.
• Faegre Drinker: Comparable U.S. full-service firm with strong FDA/regulated-products, M&A, and litigation practices; similar size and practice overlap with Venable.
• Hogan Lovells: Global 100 full-service firm of comparable size and similar practice mix (M&A, regulatory, life sciences, technology), with overlapping DC presence and comparable Global 100 client profile.
• Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld: Full-service firm with comparable size, strong regulatory and policy practice, and similar focus on regulated industries and high-stakes transactions.
• Reed Smith: Comparable full-service firm with similar headcount, broad M&A and litigation practices, and overlapping industry focus on regulated sectors and consumer products.
• Sidley Austin: AmLaw full-service firm with deep life sciences, FDA, M&A, and litigation benches; directly comparable practice mix and similar Global 100 client base.
• Jones Day: One of the largest U.S. full-service firms with strong M&A, litigation, and regulatory practices; competes for the same Fortune 500 and Global 100 client mandates.

Broad incumbents

• DLA Piper: Global full-service incumbent with substantially broader international footprint; competes for cross-border M&A and regulatory work but at materially larger scale.
• White & Case: Global full-service incumbent with deep cross-border M&A and disputes benches; larger international reach provides competition for global enterprise mandates.
• Baker McKenzie: Global full-service incumbent with the world's broadest geographic footprint; competes for multinational M&A and regulatory mandates across Venable's verticals.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/VenableLLP
• YouTubeyoutube.com/venable
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/venablellp
• Facebookfacebook.com/gjblaw

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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