What Cohen & Grigsby does

Cohen & Grigsby is a Pittsburgh-headquartered law firm founded in 1981 that now operates as Dentons Cohen & Grigsby, an office within the Dentons global legal practice. The firm's website (dentons.com/en/dentons-cohen-and-grigsby) redirects to the Dentons platform, indicating full integration into the Dentons Swiss Verein structure rather than a standalone regional partnership. Cohen & Grigsby itself functions as a regional US legal services provider serving corporate and institutional clients in the Pittsburgh market, while gaining access to Dentons' international network spanning 80+ countries.

The underlying business model is professional services: legal advisory on a retainer or matter-based, multi-year engagement basis for enterprise clients. The practice spans banking and finance, corporate transactions, dispute resolution, energy, environmental, intellectual property, employment, real estate, restructuring, retail, shipping, tax, and technology matters. Customer segments include international and domestic corporations, financial institutions, governments, public sector groups, and NGOs. Geographic reach through the Dentons network extends across Europe, the Middle East, Asia Pacific, North America, Latin America, Africa, and the Caribbean, with named recent engagements including work for Zenobē on the Coalburn battery energy storage project, Pathfinder Clean Energy on a €100 million convertible bond, and strategic partnerships with NEMA Education. The firm's distribution is direct enterprise engagement with no third-party channel layer, and marketing is conducted through content (RSS feeds, insights), email newsletters, organic social (LinkedIn, Twitter/X, YouTube, Instagram), and industry events.

Core technology is a legal services platform with global network capabilities; there are no proprietary AI products, software products, SDKs, or APIs disclosed in the input data. Analyst recognition across Chambers, IFLR1000, IAM Patent 1000, and Legal Era Africa Awards supports the firm's brand positioning. Revenue precision is limited: the firmographic record attributes 10,000+ employees to Cohen & Grigsby (inheriting Dentons network scale), while UK and Middle East LLP alone reported turnover in excess of £36 million for 2024/2025, and Europe LLP reported turnover exceeding £36 million in 2025. Cohen & Grigsby's specific contribution to consolidated revenue is not separately disclosed.

Name

Cohen & Grigsby

Legal name

Dentons

Website

https://dentons.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

Cohen & Grigsby is a Pittsburgh-based law firm founded in 1981, now operating as Dentons Cohen & Grigsby within the Dentons global legal practice. It serves corporate, financial institution, government, and public sector clients across multiple practice areas.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Legal Practice Management & Case Management (BPAEAPAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Litigation Support & Expert Witness Services (BPAHALAG)

Keywords

• Legal advisory services
• Corporate law
• Commercial transactions
• Litigation services
• Regulatory compliance

Headquarters

HQ city

Pittsburgh

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 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 Advisory Services: Dentons generates revenue through providing comprehensive legal advisory services to corporate clients across multiple sectors including banking and finance, competition, construction, corporate transactions, dispute resolution, energy, environmental, intellectual property, employment, real estate, restructuring, retail, shipping, tax, and technology practices.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Cohen & Grigsby is a U.S.-based law firm providing legal services to clients, with the firm now operating under the Dentons Cohen & Grigsby brand following its combination with Dentons. The firm focuses on helping clients solve legal challenges and meet their business goals through professional legal advisory work. It is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and is part of the Dentons global legal practice network.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Legal Advisory Services

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Dentons Nextlaw Referral NetworkcoreOthersDentons maintains a referral network with other local law firms, barristers, expert witnesses and arbitrators/mediators to provide comprehensive legal services across jurisdictions. This enables seamless client service through collaboration with independent law firms worldwide.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Allen & Overy / A&O Shearman: Global law firm (now combined with Shearman & Sterling) with comparable banking, finance and corporate practices; competes directly with Dentons for cross-border enterprise mandates.
• DLA Piper: Global law firm with a similarly extensive international footprint and broad corporate, finance, IP and litigation practices; competes head-to-head with Dentons for cross-border enterprise mandates.
• Norton Rose Fulbright: Global law firm formed by transatlantic combination with strong banking, energy and disputes practices; competes with Dentons in EMEA, North America and Asia Pacific enterprise mandates.
• Linklaters: Magic Circle firm focused on banking, corporate and capital markets; competes with Dentons for premium cross-border transactional work, especially in EMEA and Asia.
• Baker McKenzie: Long-standing global law firm with comparable polycentric strategy, broad sector coverage and similar cross-border transactional and disputes practices serving multinational corporates, financial institutions and governments.
• Latham & Watkins: Global law firm with deep corporate, finance, IP and litigation practices; competes with Dentons particularly for high-value US-led cross-border mandates.
• Clifford Chance: Magic Circle firm with deep banking & finance, corporate and dispute resolution practices; competes with Dentons for high-end cross-border transactions, particularly in EMEA and Asia Pacific.
• White & Case: Global law firm with strong finance, energy, infrastructure and dispute resolution practices; competes with Dentons on large cross-border M&A and project finance mandates.
• Hogan Lovells: Global law firm with comparable sector depth in energy, life sciences, financial services and government-related mandates; competes across both transactional and contentious work.

Broad incumbents

• Kirkland & Ellis: Global law firm dominant in private equity, M&A and restructuring; overlapping with Dentons in corporate transactions and dispute resolution, though less diversified across regions and sectors.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/dentons
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC8azty7IKBn40yQ6vxmsyvw
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/dentons
• Instagraminstagram.com/dentonsglobal

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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