Cuneo Gilbert & LaDuca

What Cuneo Gilbert & LaDuca does

Cuneo Gilbert Flannery & LaDuca, LLP (CGFL) is a Washington, D.C.-based civil litigation law firm founded in 1988 by Jonathan W. Cuneo and Charles J. LaDuca, organized as a Limited Liability Partnership. The firm specializes in complex civil litigation with public policy implications, including antitrust, consumer protection, civil rights and workplace disputes, securities fraud and corporate governance, ERISA, data breaches, whistleblower/qui tam, and public policy and legislative advocacy. Its clients are diverse and primarily plaintiff-side: governments and elected officials, enterprises (acute care hospitals, auto dealerships, the Regents of the University of California), institutional plaintiffs, and consumer class members in nationwide class actions.

CGFL's business model relies primarily on contingency fees for class action and complex plaintiff matters, where fees are recognized as a percentage of any settlement or judgment upon successful resolution; certain matters are billed on an hourly or alternative fee basis. The firm does not publicly disclose pricing. GTM motion is enterprise field sales in character — client acquisition is driven by professional reputation, referrals from the legal and public policy communities, and demonstrated litigation track record rather than active outbound sales. The firm has grown from its 1988 Washington, D.C. founding to five U.S. offices (Washington, D.C.; Nashville; St. Louis; St. Louis Park/Minneapolis; and Brooklyn), with approximately 26+ attorneys including a Chairman, 9+ named partners, and an Executive Director.

CGFL differentiates through a combination of courtroom advocacy and legislative/public-policy expertise, with a partner roster that includes former senior officials from the Department of Justice, Federal Trade Commission, and Consumer Product Safety Commission. This talent base has produced a multi-decade track record of headline settlements (including a $700M opioid hospital settlement, a $200M+ GAF shingles settlement, and lead counsel role in the Enron securities litigation that recovered over $7 billion) and sustained recognition by the American Antitrust Institute, including Hall of Fame inductions and multiple Antitrust Enforcement Awards. The firm's underlying technology stack is conventional (case management, litigation support, legal research tools), with no disclosed proprietary technology, AI capabilities, APIs, or products.

Name

Cuneo Gilbert & LaDuca

Legal name

Cuneo Gilbert Flannery & LaDuca, LLP

Website

https://cuneolaw.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Washington, D.C.-based civil litigation firm founded in 1988, representing governments, enterprises, and class action plaintiffs in antitrust, consumer protection, civil rights, securities fraud, and public policy matters across five U.S. offices.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

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, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Legal Services - Contingency Fees: The firm handles class action litigation and complex civil cases, typically on a contingency fee basis where fees are earned upon successful resolution of cases through settlement or judgment.
2. Legal Services - Hourly/Alternative Billing: For certain matters, the firm may utilize hourly billing or alternative fee arrangements depending on the nature and complexity of the legal services required.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Cuneo Gilbert Flannery & LaDuca, LLP (CGFL) is a Washington, D.C.-based civil litigation law firm representing plaintiffs—including governments, businesses, unions, nonprofits, and individuals—in complex matters such as antitrust class actions, consumer protection, civil rights, securities fraud, ERISA, data breaches, public policy advocacy, and whistleblower (qui tam) litigation. The firm combines courtroom advocacy with public policy expertise, frequently serving as lead or co-lead counsel in nationwide class actions and major institutional litigation.

Product overview

Cuneo Gilbert Flannery & LaDuca, LLP is a Washington, D.C.-based civil litigation law firm established in 1988, offering legal services across multiple practice areas. The firm provides legal representation in antitrust law, civil rights, consumer protection, ERISA cases, data breaches, major institutional litigation, public policy and legislative affairs, securities fraud, and whistleblower cases. The firm serves clients nationwide and combines litigation expertise with policy experience, including former federal agency veterans from the Department of Justice, FTC, and Consumer Product Safety Commission.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Antitrust Law Services Comprehensive antitrust litigation services representing plaintiffs in price-fixing, bid-rigging, monopolization, and market manipulation cases, including direct and indirect purchaser class actions.
• Consumer Protection Services Consumer class actions and protection services addressing deceptive practices, defective products, and consumer harm, including defective building products sub-practice.
• Civil Rights, Human Rights & Workplace Disputes Legal representation in civil rights, human rights, and workplace discrimination disputes.
• ERISA Litigation Services Legal services related to healthcare and pension plans under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA).
• Data Breach Litigation Legal representation for individuals and organizations affected by data breaches and data security incidents.
• Major Institutions With Large-Scale Damages Complex litigation services for major institutional clients with significant damages claims, including large-scale plaintiff matters.
• Public Policy & Legislative Affairs Legislative advocacy and public policy representation before Congress and government agencies, including legislative advocacy and public advocacy sub-practices.
• Securities Fraud & Corporate Governance Legal services addressing securities fraud and corporate governance matters, including large-scale securities class actions.
• Whistleblower Litigation Legal representation for whistleblowers exposing government fraud, including False Claims Act qui tam litigation.

Quantifiable outcome

• $700 million opioid settlement for acute care hospitals
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Shindler, Anderson, Goplerud & Weese, P.C.minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 November 2025Co-counsel relationship in filing class action lawsuit against Casey's General Stores for allegedly deceptive discount advertising practices. The lawsuit was filed in the Iowa District Court for Polk County in August 2025.
• Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy, LLPcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 July 2013Appointed as interim co-lead counsel together with other firms in consolidated litigation against HSBC Bank USA, N.A. in the U.S. District Court of the Eastern District of New York for debit card overdraft fee litigation.
• Larson King, LLPcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with Larson King, LLP and Barrett Law Group, P.A. in automobile parts antitrust litigation settlements.
• Barrett Law Group, P.A.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with Cuneo Gilbert Flannery & LaDuca, LLP and Larson King, LLP in announcing proposed settlement in automobile litigation.

Scale indicators21 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Berger Montague: Philadelphia-based class action and antitrust plaintiff firm. Comparable to CGFL in contingency-fee class action practice and antitrust specialization.
• Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy: California-based plaintiff-side firm with strong antitrust and consumer protection practices; documented co-counsel relationship with CGFL (HSBC overdraft MDL). Directly comparable in case mix.
• Hausfeld: Global plaintiff-side litigation firm specializing in antitrust and commercial disputes. Closely comparable to CGFL in contingency-based mass-tort and antitrust class action practice, with overlapping government-insider talent.
• Motley Rice: Nationally prominent plaintiff-side mass tort and complex litigation firm. Comparable to CGFL in contingency fee model and focus on large-scale consumer-facing litigation.
• Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check: Plaintiff-side securities class action and antitrust firm with a contingency fee model and a comparable footprint in complex federal litigation.
• Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll: Washington, D.C.-based plaintiff-side class action firm with leading antitrust, consumer protection, and civil rights practices. Directly comparable in size, geography, and case mix to CGFL.
• Susman Godfrey: Top-tier commercial litigation firm with significant antitrust and plaintiff-side work. Comparable to CGFL in complex high-stakes federal court litigation, though broader in scope.
• Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd: Largest U.S. securities class action firm with deep antitrust and consumer fraud practice. Comparable in core plaintiff class action work and contingency fee economics to CGFL.
• Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein: Nationally recognized plaintiff-side class action firm handling mass tort, antitrust, securities, and consumer protection cases. Comparable practice mix and contingency fee model to CGFL.
• Seeger Weiss: Plaintiff-side mass tort and class action firm. Comparable to CGFL in contingency fee-driven practice and history of multi-hundred-million-dollar recoveries.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/CGL_Law

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles24 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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