Barrow Lent LLP

Name

Barrow Lent LLP

Legal name

Barrow Lent LLP

Website

https://marbarlaw.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services - Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Compensation, Benefits & Rewards Consulting (BPAHAGAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Employee Benefits Brokerage & Consulting (FSAEADAC)

Keywords

• Employee benefits law
• Executive compensation
• Employment law counsel
• ERISA compliance
• ACA compliance services

Headquarters

HQ city

Boston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Barrow Lent LLP delivers specialized legal counsel and representation in employee benefits, executive compensation, ACA and ERISA compliance, employment counseling, and employment litigation. The firm serves boards, plan sponsors, publicly-traded and privately-held companies, government employers, tax-exempt organizations, benefits consultants, insurance brokers, and other law firms through partner-led attorney-client engagements.

Product overview

Barrow Lent LLP is a legal services firm, not a technology product company. The firm provides legal services rather than software products or technology offerings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Affordable Care Act (ACA) Compliance Services Comprehensive ACA compliance assistance including reporting, pay-or-play assessment, and vendor contract review for employers, plan sponsors, and consultants/brokers. Delivered by attorneys recognized as among the nation's leading ACA experts.
• Employment Counseling and Compliance Day-to-day employment counseling and compliance services covering federal and state employment statutes including ADA, FMLA, ADEA, WARN, FLSA, Title VII, and OSHA, including workplace policies and training.
• Employment Litigation Representation of employers in employment disputes and litigation in federal and state courts, arbitration proceedings, and before agencies such as EEOC, MCAD, and NLRB, in union and non-union settings.
• General Litigation Representation of clients on matters involving all types of disputes beyond employment-specific matters.
• ERISA Compliance and Employee Benefits Advisory on retirement and health/welfare plan administration and compliance for employers, plan sponsors, benefits committees, and insurers, including ERISA fiduciary matters and Form 5500 preparation.
• Executive Compensation Guidance to management, boards, compensation committees, and executives through complex compensation and equity rules including IRC Sections 409A, 280G, and 162(m), equity-based compensation, and change-in-control arrangements.
• Consultant and Broker Compliance Services Compliance solutions for health and welfare benefits, retirement plan, and human resources consultants and brokers serving their own clients.
• Law Firm Services Specialty employee benefits and executive compensation support to small and mid-market law firms for corporate transactions and everyday client counseling.

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• TRUEbenefitsminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 14 September 2016Barrow Lent LLP partnered with TRUEbenefits for TRUEbenefits' Annual Compliance Breakfast Seminar on 'Re-Setting the (ACA) Course: Six Things To Do in 2016' held at Bellevue Club, Bellevue, WA.
• Turner Wood & Smith Insurance / Ironwood Insurance ServicesminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 18 August 2016Barrow Lent LLP conducted 'Human Resource Compliance and Regulatory Update' private events for Turner Wood & Smith Insurance and Ironwood Insurance Services clients in Gainesville, GA and Atlanta, GA.
• CoBiz InsuranceminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 27 July 2016Barrow Lent LLP participated in CoBiz Insurance: Annual Healthcare Employee Benefits Event at History Colorado Center in Denver, CO. CoBiz Insurance is a broker/insurance partner.
• United Benefit Advisors (UBA)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 15 May 2016Barrow Lent LLP participated in UBA Conference in Chicago addressing 'Challenges, Strategies & Rewards for Providing Compliance Services to Clients'. UBA is a national benefits consulting network.
• Assurant MVP BrokersminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 11 May 2016Barrow Lent LLP presented at Assurant MVP Brokers Annual Conference in Kansas City, MO on 'Selling Compliance: 5 Issues You Should Know'.
• ProSentialminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 6 May 2016Barrow Lent LLP presented at ProSential Bi-Annual Conference for ProSential Brokers in Nashville, TN.
• Virginia Bankers AssociationminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 2 May 2016Barrow Lent LLP presented at Virginia Bankers Association: HR, Benefits, & Training Conference in Charlottesville, VA.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• DLA Piper LLP: Global law firm with a substantial employee benefits and executive compensation practice serving multinational clients. Comp for cross-border executive compensation matters and large employer-side compliance work.
• Littler Mendelson PC: Largest U.S. law firm exclusively focused on employment and labor law. Direct comp for Barrow Lent's employment counseling, compliance, and litigation practice, particularly for enterprise and multi-state employer clients.
• Jackson Lewis P.C. National employment law firm with deep workplace compliance and litigation capability. Comparable on the employment counseling/litigation side of Barrow Lent's practice and competing for similar employer-side engagements.
• Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC: Boston-based law firm with a sizable employment, benefits, and executive compensation practice. A natural Boston-market comp given shared locality and overlapping benefits/employment counsel, and former employer of founders Peter Marathas Jr. and Thomas Lent.
• Seyfarth Shaw LLP: National employment-focused law firm with a strong ACA, benefits compliance, and employment counseling practice. Comparable on the employment-law side of Barrow Lent's offering and a meaningful competitor for broker/consultant compliance work.
• Proskauer Rose LLP: Global law firm with one of the largest dedicated employee benefits and executive compensation practices in the U.S. Direct comp comparator for the firm's flagship benefits/exec comp work, and former employer of founders Peter Marathas Jr. and Stacy Barrow.
• McDermott Will & Emery LLP: Global law firm with a leading employee benefits and executive compensation practice and a top-tier Chambers ranking. Closest competitor at the large-firm tier in the same benefits/exec comp niche Barrow Lent occupies at the boutique tier.
• K&L Gates LLP: Global law firm with a substantial employee benefits and executive compensation practice. Direct comp for benefits advisory and ACA work, and former employer of founders Peter Marathas Jr. and Stacy Barrow.

Direct peers

• Trucker Huss APC: San Francisco-based boutique law firm specializing in employee benefits, executive compensation, and ERISA matters. Closely mirrors Barrow Lent's boutique-plus-specialist positioning and is a comparable comp for niche benefits advisory work.
• Groom Law Group: Washington, DC-based boutique law firm specializing exclusively in ERISA, employee benefits, and related executive compensation matters. The closest direct peer to Barrow Lent given its narrow focus on benefits and exec comp, similar boutique scale, and nationally recognized specialist reputation.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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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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