Sullivan, Hayes & Quinn, Llc

What Sullivan, Hayes & Quinn, Llc does

Sullivan, Hayes & Quinn, LLC is a management-side labor and employment law firm founded in 1976 by Frederick L. Sullivan and headquartered at One Monarch Place, Suite 1200, Springfield, Massachusetts, with a second office in Manhattan, New York. The firm represents private and public sector employers across more than 20 states in matters including employment discrimination, wage and hour compliance, labor relations and NLRB proceedings, immigration compliance for employers, OSHA defense, education law for institutions, public sector collective bargaining, and preventive advisory work. Its underlying 'technology' is human expertise rather than software: attorneys with multi-decade tenures, multi-jurisdictional bar admissions (MA, CT, NY, VT, U.S. District Courts), and credentials such as Best Lawyers in America, Super Lawyers, and Martindale-Hubbell AV preeminent ratings. The firm is led by Managing Partner Meghan B. Sullivan (joined as Managing Partner after service as a Hampden County prosecutor), Founding Partner Frederick L. Sullivan (40+ years' experience), and Partners Gordon D. Quinn and Layla G. Taylor, supported by Paralegal Manager Linda J. Berrios-Scott; the team is approximately five to six professionals in total.

The firm's business model is professional services billing: revenue is generated primarily through hourly fees and alternative fee arrangements, supplemented by recurring management-training engagements. There is no software product, subscription, or platform revenue stream. Distribution is fully direct — clients engage via office consultations in Springfield or Manhattan, or through ongoing advisory counsel — and acquisition relies on professional reputation, peer-recognized rankings, attorney board memberships (Associated Industries of Massachusetts, Springfield Chamber of Commerce), and educational seminars and workshops delivered to HR professionals and management teams. The firm states it has helped 'hundreds of companies' since 1976 and explicitly positions itself as offering lower-cost, more transparent billing than larger general practice firms while delivering preventive legal advice to avoid litigation rather than solely to litigate it.

Name

Sullivan, Hayes & Quinn, Llc

Legal name

Sullivan, Hayes & Quinn, LLC

Website

https://sullivanandhayes.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1976

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Sullivan, Hayes & Quinn, LLC is a management-side labor and employment law firm founded in 1976, headquartered in Springfield, MA, that represents private and public sector employers across 20+ states in employment litigation, wage and hour, immigration, education law, and labor relations matters.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services — Labor and Employment Law

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110), Offices of Lawyers (54111)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Employment & Labor Law (BPAHAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Labor Relations & Employment Practice Advisory (BPAHAGAK), HR Policy, Governance, Compliance & Risk Advisory (BPACAJAF), Workforce Compliance & Employment Law Risk Management (Local Labor Law, Tax, Statutory) (BPACAHAH), EHS Auditing, Inspections & Assurance (BPAHAJAG)

Keywords

• Labor and employment law
• Management-side legal counsel
• Employment litigation defense
• Workplace compliance advisory
• Public sector employment law

Headquarters

HQ city

Springfield

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal Services - Professional Services Billing: The firm generates revenue through legal service fees, including hourly billing, alternative fee arrangements, and tailored billing approaches. They emphasize transparent billing and competitive rates compared to larger general practice firms.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Sullivan, Hayes & Quinn, LLC is a management-side labor and employment law firm representing private and public sector employers in legal matters across ten practice areas: employment law and preventive practices, employment discrimination and harassment, employment litigation, education law, wage and hour compliance, immigration, labor relations, management training, public sector law, and safety and health (OSHA). The firm emphasizes preventive legal counsel to help employers avoid employment claims and litigation rather than solely defending them in court. Services are delivered through direct attorney-client relationships across more than 20 states.

Product overview

Sullivan, Hayes & Quinn, LLC is a management-side labor and employment law firm offering a comprehensive portfolio of legal services to employers. The firm's services span ten distinct practice areas: Employment Law and Preventive Practices (advisory on HR compliance and policies), Employment Discrimination and Harassment (agency and court representation), Employment Litigation (defense in federal/state courts), Education Law (for institutions), Wage and Hour (FLSA compliance), Immigration (work visas and I-9 compliance), Labor Relations (union matters and NLRB proceedings), Management Training (workshops for supervisors), Public Sector Law (government entities), and Safety and Health (OSHA matters). The firm serves both private and public sector employers across multiple states.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Employment Law and Preventive Practices Advisory services helping HR professionals and managers implement personnel tasks and employee communications to avoid employment liability. Covers affirmative action, discrimination claims, FMLA, wage and hour, and workplace policies. Targeted at private and public sector employers.
• Employment Discrimination and Harassment
• Employment Litigation
• Education Law
• Wage and Hour
• Immigration
• Labor Relations
• Management Training
• Public Sector Law
• Safety and Health

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 indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Littler Mendelson P.C. The largest U.S. labor and employment law firm. Represents the same employer-side constituency across all the practice areas Sullivan, Hayes & Quinn covers, with vastly greater geographic depth and specialty bench.
• Davis Wright Tremaine LLP: Full-service law firm with a sizable employment practice group that overlaps with Sullivan, Hayes & Quinn's employer-side litigation, labor relations and education law offerings.
• Seyfarth Shaw LLP: Full-service firm with one of the largest employment law practices in the U.S. Competes for the same management-side employer clients across all Sullivan, Hayes & Quinn practice areas.
• Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart P.C. Major management-side employment and labor firm with deep public and private sector coverage including education and immigration — direct functional overlap with Sullivan, Hayes & Quinn's practice areas.

Direct peers

• Jackson Lewis P.C. One of the largest U.S. management-side employment law firms. Competes for the same employer clients across discrimination, wage-hour, labor relations and workplace training work, though at significantly greater scale.
• Ford & Harrison LLP: Management-side labor and employment firm of similar mid-size footprint with comparable employer-defense, wage-hour and labor relations practice. Closest head-to-head peer in Northeast U.S. markets.
• Fisher Phillips: National management-side labor and employment law firm with comparable boutique-to-mid-market positioning and similar employer-defense practice mix. Closest competitor in scale, geography and service offering.
• Constangy Brooks Smith & Prophete LLP: National management-side employment law firm. Directly comparable in target client (employers), service mix (EEOC defense, wage-hour, labor relations) and boutique-to-mid-market positioning.

Regional players

• Skoler Abbott & Presser LLP: Massachusetts-based management-side labor and employment boutique. Same geography and boutique scale, competing head-to-head for New England employer clients.
• Morgan Brown & Joy LLP: Boston-based management-side employment law firm. Directly comparable boutique peer in the same New England market, competing for similar employer clients in Massachusetts.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/in/meghan-sullivan-702713b

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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