McGann Ketterman & Rioux

What McGann Ketterman & Rioux does

McGann Ketterman & Rioux is a Chicago-based, privately-held partnership law firm that concentrates its practice in labor and employment law, ERISA enforcement, and Taft-Hartley employee benefits law. The firm represents labor organizations (including building trades unions such as the Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters, IBEW Locals 134/196/461, Iron Workers Local 1, Teamsters Local 731, and Elevator Constructors Local 2) and Taft-Hartley pension, welfare, and apprentice training funds (including IAM National Benefit Funds, Midwest Operating Engineers Welfare/Pension Funds, and Milwaukee Carpenters District Council Health Fund) across Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, and Wisconsin.

The firm delivers three integrated practice areas: Labor Law (contract negotiations, arbitration, NLRB proceedings, unfair labor practice charges, prevailing wage enforcement); Employee Benefits (Taft-Hartley plan drafting and administration, fiduciary compliance, contribution collection, ERISA litigation); and Employment Law (civil rights, ADA, retaliatory discharge, severance and non-compete disputes). It also represents individual workers on select federal and state employment matters. The firm is led by named partners Terrance B. McGann, Travis J. Ketterman, Karen M. Rioux, and William A. Widmer III, supported by attorneys Daniel P. McAnally, Nicholas E. Kasmer, Daniel E. Quist, and administrative staff.

Revenue is generated through professional service fees on a quote-based engagement model that is not publicly disclosed. Client acquisition is driven by professional reputation, referrals within the labor union and fund trustee community, thought leadership publications (including Ketterman's ERISA Litigation Guide and contributions to the International Foundation's Trustee Handbook), and speaking engagements at institutions such as Kent College of Law and the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans. The firm has 11-50 total personnel, no external investors, no disclosed funding events, and no technology platform or productized offering.

Name

McGann Ketterman & Rioux

Legal name

McGann, Ketterman & Rioux

Website

https://mkrlaborlaw.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

McGann Ketterman & Rioux is a privately-held Chicago law firm representing labor unions and Taft-Hartley benefit funds across the Midwest in labor law, ERISA enforcement, and employment law matters.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Labor and Employment Legal Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAHAAAD

Employment & Labor Law

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Legal Services

SECONDARYBPAHAGAK

Labor Relations & Employment Practice Advisory

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Human Capital & Organizational Consulting

Keywords

• Labor law services
• Employment law representation
• Taft-Hartley benefit plans
• ERISA litigation counsel
• Union collective bargaining

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal Services - Professional Fees: Law firm generating revenue through professional legal services including representation, consulting, contract negotiations, litigation, and arbitration. Services are provided to labor organizations, Taft-Hartley pension, welfare, and apprentice training funds, and workers throughout Chicago and the Midwest.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

McGann, Ketterman & Rioux is a Chicago-based law firm that provides legal representation and consulting across labor law, employee benefits (Taft-Hartley/ERISA), and employment law to labor organizations, multi-employer benefit funds, and individual workers. Services span collective bargaining negotiations, grievance arbitration, NLRB proceedings, plan drafting, fiduciary compliance, contribution collection litigation, and federal/state employment disputes.

Product overview

McGann, Ketterman & Rioux is a Chicago-based law firm offering three integrated legal service practices: Labor Law (representing unions in negotiations, arbitration, and NLRB proceedings), Employee Benefits (Taft-Hartley plan consulting, ERISA compliance, and fund administration), and Employment Law (civil rights defense, ADA actions, and employment agreement litigation). The firm's practices are designed to work together, providing comprehensive labor and employment legal services to union organizations and Taft-Hartley benefit funds throughout the Midwest.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Labor Law Services
• Employee Benefits Services
• Employment Law Services

Named customers15 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Stember Feinstein Doyle Payne & Fodroc LLC: Pittsburgh-based firm representing unions, benefit funds, and individual workers in labor, employment, and employee benefits law. Closely comparable specialty practice and union/ERISA client mix to MKR, with a similar boutique scale.
• Cremer Spina LLC: Chicago-based labor and employment boutique representing unions and employees in collective bargaining, grievance arbitration, NLRB proceedings, and employment litigation. Local Midwest peer with a near-identical union-side practice to MKR.
• Bredhoff & Kaiser PLLC: Washington, D.C.-based law firm exclusively representing labor unions, benefit plans, and individual employees in labor, ERISA, and employment matters. Directly comparable niche practice to MKR with similar Taft-Hartley and union-side client base, differing mainly by geographic footprint.
• O'Donoghue & O'Donoghue LLP: Chicago-based labor law firm representing labor unions, multi-employer benefit funds, and individual employees across labor, employment, and ERISA matters. Closest direct peer in geography and practice mix to MKR.
• Getman & Sweeney PLLC: Labor-side boutique focused on representing unions and employees in collective bargaining, grievance arbitration, NLRB proceedings, and ERISA contribution collection. Comparable niche practice and union/Taft-Hartley client base to MKR.
• Schuchat, Cook & Werner: St. Louis-based labor law firm representing labor unions, multi-employer benefit funds, and individual workers in labor, employment, and ERISA matters. Comparable union-side practice to MKR with overlapping Midwest geography.
• Weinberg Wheeler Hudgins Gunn & Dial LLC: Atlanta-based labor and employment boutique representing employers and unions in complex litigation, ERISA, and benefits matters. Comparable specialized practice in labor and employee benefits, with a larger scale and broader geographic footprint than MKR.
• Markoff Leinberger LLC: Boutique law firm focused on ERISA, multi-employer, and Taft-Hartley benefit plan matters, including contribution collection litigation and fiduciary advice. Closely comparable niche practice serving similar fund clients as MKR's Employee Benefits group.
• Beeson Skinner & Associates LLC: Specialized ERISA and employee benefits boutique focused on multi-employer and Taft-Hartley plan matters including contribution collection, fiduciary compliance, and fund disputes. Directly comparable niche benefits-side practice serving similar fund clients.
• Dowd, Bloch, Bennett & Cleaver: New York-based labor and employee benefits boutique serving unions, multi-employer benefit funds, and individual employees in labor law, ERISA, and employment matters. Directly comparable specialized practice to MKR.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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