Kalmanson Cohen PLLC

What Kalmanson Cohen PLLC does

Kalmanson Cohen PLLC is a boutique law firm with offices in New York City and Short Hills, New Jersey, founded by Kimberly Kalmanson and Randi Cohen. The firm focuses on commercial and business litigation alongside employment law, serving small to mid-sized businesses, entrepreneurs, and individual employees — particularly those navigating employment transitions such as discrimination, harassment, or restrictive-covenant disputes. Practice areas include commercial litigation, employment law, non-compete/trade-secret matters, and a fractional General Counsel subscription offering for ongoing advisory work.

The firm operates on a mixed pricing model combining billable hours, flat fees, and contingency or fixed-fee arrangements, with go-to-market driven primarily by referrals (including from opposing counsel), bar association involvement, and content marketing such as blog posts and legislative commentary. Notable matters include a 2024 discrimination victory against Disney/ABC and a September 2025 representation of the City of New York in a wage-and-hour matter.

The firm formally incorporated as a PLLC in 2022 and expanded headcount more than two-fold in July 2023, adding multiple counsel and a paralegal. It has developed a co-counsel referral network for adjacent practice areas (such as personal injury and trusts and estates) and proactively builds advisory service lines around emerging legislation, including the proposed New York Trapped at Work Act.

Name

Kalmanson Cohen PLLC

Legal name

Kalmanson Cohen PLLC

Website

https://kalmansoncohen.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Boutique law firm in New York City and New Jersey specializing in commercial litigation and employment law for small to mid-sized businesses and individual employees, founded by former big-firm attorneys.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAHALAG

Litigation Support & Expert Witness Services

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

SECONDARYBPAEAPAI

Policy Management, Training & Ethics/Whistleblowing

Business & Public Services/IT & Digital Services (Managed Services, Systems Integration)/Governance, Risk, Compliance (GRC) & Legal Tech

Keywords

• Commercial litigation services
• Employment law representation
• General counsel services
• HR counseling services
• Business contract drafting

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Legal Services Fees: The firm generates revenue through legal fees for litigation services, employment counseling, contract review and negotiation, and general counsel services. As a boutique law firm, revenue is derived from billable hours, flat-fee arrangements for specific services such as contract drafting and review, and contingency or fixed-fee arrangements for litigation matters as appropriate.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Kalmanson Cohen PLLC is a boutique law firm that provides commercial and business litigation, employment litigation, general counsel services, business and employment-related contract transactions, and employment/HR counseling. The firm represents both individual employees in workplace disputes and small to medium-sized businesses in commercial disputes, contract matters, HR compliance, and ongoing general counsel engagements across New York and New Jersey.

Product overview

Kalmanson Cohen PLLC is a boutique law firm offering a unified suite of legal services centered on employment and commercial litigation. The firm's core offerings include Commercial & Business Litigation, Employment Litigation, General Counsel Services, Business & Employment Related Transactions, and Employment & HR Counseling. These services are designed to address the full lifecycle of workplace and business legal matters, from proactive counseling and contract drafting through full-scale litigation. The practice areas are integrated to serve both individual and business clients seeking representation in employment disputes, business transactions, and corporate governance matters.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Commercial & Business Litigation

Named customers4 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 moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Littler Mendelson P.C. The largest employment and labor law firm in the U.S., with offices across NY/NJ. Directly comparable practice focus but global, management-side orientation; defines the upper bound on resources KalCo could face as an adversary.
• Jackson Lewis P.C. One of the largest U.S. employment law firms, with deep NY/NJ presence serving management-side clients. Comparable employment-law focus but at much larger scale; represents the incumbent that boutiques position against on cost and personalization.
• Ogletree Deakins: Major employment-focused law firm with strong NY/NJ offices serving management-side clients. Comparable in employment practice depth; represents the kind of well-resourced opponent boutique plaintiff firms meet in motion practice.
• McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter: Mid-Atlantic law firm headquartered in NJ with substantial employment and commercial litigation practices serving management-side clients. Comparable jurisdictional footprint and overlapping service mix, but at materially larger scale.

Direct peers

• Vladeck, Raskin & Clark: Long-standing NYC boutique specializing in employment and employee benefits litigation on behalf of individuals and labor unions. Comparable in plaintiff-employment focus and partner-led boutique structure.
• Levy Ratner PC: NYC boutique labor and employment firm representing unions and individual employees in discrimination, wage, and contract matters. Closely aligned practice area and plaintiff-side orientation.
• Phillips & Associates: NYC-based plaintiff-side employment law firm handling discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and wage cases in NY and NJ. Directly comparable in practice mix, geographic scope, and target client base.
• Outten & Golden LLP: New York-based boutique employment law firm representing individuals and executives in discrimination, harassment, and employment contract matters. Closest comparable to KalCo's plaintiff-side employment practice, with a similar big-firm-pedigree partner model and referral-driven growth.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kalmansoncohenpllc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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