Shutts & Bowen

What Shutts & Bowen does

Shutts & Bowen LLP is a full-service business law firm founded in 1910 and headquartered in Miami, Florida. The firm operates approximately 280 attorneys across eight Florida offices — Fort Lauderdale, Jacksonville, Miami, Orlando, Sarasota, Tallahassee, Tampa, and West Palm Beach — serving business and individual clients locally, nationally, and internationally. The firm's service portfolio spans 30+ practice areas (including corporate, litigation, real estate, labor and employment, construction, financial services, health law, insurance, white collar criminal defense, intellectual property, and trusts and estates) and 14+ industry verticals (such as aerospace and defense, agriculture, automotive, financial services, government, health care, hospitality, insurance, manufacturing, maritime, real estate, and single family rental).

Revenue is generated through professional service fees billed to clients across practice areas, with engagements typically structured as hourly rates, flat fees, or contingency arrangements depending on matter type. The firm does not operate a proprietary technology platform; service delivery is built on partner-led attorney-client engagement supported by traditional marketing channels — industry rankings, professional conferences, attorney-authored content (blogs, podcasts, publications), and referrals within the Florida legal and business community. The firm is privately held as a Florida Limited Liability Partnership with no disclosed institutional ownership, private equity backing, or external investment, consistent with the traditional law firm partnership model.

Shutts & Bowen is consistently recognized in third-party rankings including the Am Law 200, NLJ 500, Chambers & Partners, and U.S. News Best Law Firms (Tier 1 for 2026), and has received regional accolades from the Daily Business Review and Tampa Bay Business Journal. Recent strategic activity includes lateral partner additions in Tampa and West Palm Beach, active leadership in the National Rental Home Council and Florida Bar committees, and continued external engagement on emerging topics including AI in insurance claims handling. The firm has been named a 2026 Best Places to Work honoree, supporting its employer brand in a competitive legal labor market.

Name

Shutts & Bowen

Legal name

Shutts & Bowen LLP

Website

https://shutts.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1910

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Shutts & Bowen LLP is a Florida-based full-service business law firm founded in 1910, employing approximately 280 attorneys across eight statewide offices to serve business and individual clients across 30+ practice areas and 14+ industry verticals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Business Law Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (54111)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Business law services
• Corporate legal counsel
• Commercial litigation
• Real estate law
• Labor and employment law

Headquarters

HQ city

Miami

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal Services Revenue: Shutts & Bowen generates revenue through legal service fees billed to clients for legal representation across multiple practice areas including corporate, litigation, real estate, employment, and other legal services. Fees are typically billed hourly, flat fee, or contingency basis depending on practice area and client arrangement.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Shutts & Bowen LLP is a full-service business law firm providing comprehensive legal services to businesses and individuals through approximately 280 attorneys across eight Florida offices. Its offering spans 30+ practice areas—from Corporate, Litigation, Real Estate, Labor and Employment, and Construction to Financial Services, Healthcare, Insurance, Intellectual Property, Trusts and Estates, and White Collar Defense—combined with 14 industry specializations including Aerospace, Maritime, Hospitality, and Single Family Rental. Services are delivered via direct attorney engagement on a per-matter basis, typically billed hourly, flat-fee, or on contingency.

Product overview

Shutts & Bowen LLP is a full-service business law firm that provides comprehensive legal services to clients locally, nationally, and internationally. The firm operates as a single unified offering of legal services rather than a modular software platform, with approximately 280 attorneys across eight Florida offices (Fort Lauderdale, Jacksonville, Miami, Orlando, Sarasota, Tallahassee, Tampa, and West Palm Beach). The service portfolio consists of two main components: (1) Core Legal Practice Areas spanning 30+ disciplines from Administrative Law to White Collar Criminal Defense, and (2) Industry-Specific Legal Services covering 14 sectors including Aerospace, Construction, Financial Services, Health Care, Hospitality, Insurance, Maritime, Real Estate, and Single Family Rental. Established in 1910, the firm serves as a one-stop destination for business clients seeking counsel across diverse legal needs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Legal Services - Core Practice Areas

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 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.

• Overtown Youth CenterminorOthersShutts & Bowen attorneys and staff participate in Zo's Hoop-Law Madness Basketball 3-on-3 Charity Tournament supporting the Overtown Youth Center. Two teams of attorneys and staff participated in the charity event founded by the Mourning Family Foundation.
• National Rental Home Council (NRHC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerShutts attorneys are members of the NRHC and leaders of the Legal and Legislative Committee within the NRHC, as well as founding members of the Florida Chapter of the NRHC. Meredith Delcamp serves as Co-Chair of the NRHC's Legal and Legislative Committee and Co-Chair of the NRHC's Florida Chapter.
• Florida Bar - Real Estate Leasing Committee (RPPTL)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerShutts attorneys Frank Zacherl and Meredith Delcamp presented at the Florida Bar Leasing Committee Meeting on rising class action lawsuits in Florida's real estate sector. The committee provides input on proposed legislation and works with Florida Bar's CLE Committee.
• AM BestminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner Frank Zacherl has co-presented AM Best webinars on insurance claims topics including COVID-19 impact on claims, insurance defense, and AI in insurance claims handling.

Scale indicators4 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Latham & Watkins LLP: Global Am Law 10 firm with major Florida offices, competing for premium corporate, finance, and litigation mandates that overlap with Shutts' largest client engagements.
• White & Case LLP: Global Am Law 10 firm with a strong Miami office, competing for high-end corporate, M&A, and international litigation work that Shutts also pursues for its international clients.
• Greenberg Traurig, LLP: Florida-founded global Am Law 10 firm with deep Florida roots. Significantly larger and broader geographically, but directly competes for the same Florida-based corporate, real estate, and litigation work.
• Foley & Lardner LLP: Large Am Law 200 full-service firm with multiple Florida offices. Competes in healthcare, IP, and corporate practices where Shutts is also active, but with broader national and international reach.

Direct peers

• Akerman LLP: Florida-based full-service law firm with comparable headcount and broad practice coverage, including strong real estate, corporate, and litigation practices across multiple Florida offices.
• Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP: Southeastern US-headquartered full-service firm with major Florida presence following its merger with Broad and Cassel. Competes for similar middle-market corporate, real estate, and litigation clients in Florida.
• Holland & Knight LLP: Florida-headquartered Am Law 100 full-service business law firm with similar practice breadth and major Florida office presence. Closest direct competitor in size, geography, and full-service positioning.
• Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson, P.A. Major Florida-based full-service business law firm headquartered in Miami with a comparable practice mix in corporate, real estate, litigation, and government matters.
• Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC: Full-service law firm with substantial Florida presence and similar practice breadth across corporate, litigation, real estate, financial services, and government.
• Carlton Fields: Florida-based full-service law firm with deep insurance, real estate, and corporate practices - directly competing with Shutts for similar middle-market and insurance industry clients across Florida.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ShuttsBowen

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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