Hine & Ogulluk LLP

What Hine & Ogulluk LLP does

Hine & Ogulluk LLP is a New York-based litigation-focused law firm co-founded in 2018 by William J. Hine and Sevan Ogulluk after both served as litigation partners at the elite global firms Skadden Arps and Jones Day. The firm operates with a deliberately small headcount — three named partners (William J. Hine, Sevan Ogulluk, and Brian W. Hine) plus support staff — from two New York offices: a Manhattan headquarters at 30 Wall Street and a Melville/Long Island location at 445 Broadhollow Road. Its twelve-practice-area service portfolio covers complex business litigation, international disputes, arbitration and mediation, appellate practice, construction and real estate litigation, financial litigation, insurance litigation, bankruptcy litigation, intellectual property litigation, internal investigations and white-collar defense, business advice and transactions, and outside counsel management. Client matters have included some of the largest U.S. commercial and bankruptcy disputes on record — Enron, Lehman Brothers, Chrysler, Caesars Entertainment, Relativity Media, Yahoo, Royal Bank of Scotland, Central Bank of Jordan, Experian, and Kleen Energy Systems — alongside closely-held businesses and high-net-worth individuals.

The firm operates as a pure professional services business with no disclosed proprietary technology, software platform, or AI capability, structured as a New York limited liability partnership. Revenue is generated through custom, matter-specific fee arrangements including reasonable hourly rates, value-driven pricing, and flexible structures that explicitly reject standardized annual fee increases; engagements run from months to multi-year matters. New business is acquired primarily through referrals from other law firms (including AmLaw 50 firms seeking conflict-free or experienced co-counsel), professional reputation, peer recognition (Super Lawyers Rising Stars in 2016 and 2017), a Financial Times "Most Innovative Litigations" designation (2011), and authoritative publications including a chapter in "Commercial Litigation in New York State Courts" (4th Ed., 2015) cited by the NY State Bar as "essential reading." The firm operates a LinkedIn corporate page and runs no traditional advertising, intermediated resellers, or distributor channels; senior partners personally engage clients on a direct enterprise basis.

Name

Hine & Ogulluk LLP

Legal name

Hine & Ogulluk LLP

Website

https://hineogulluk.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

New York litigation boutique law firm with three named partners trained at Skadden Arps and Jones Day, representing enterprises, financial institutions, and high-net-worth individuals in complex commercial litigation, bankruptcy, international arbitration, and white-collar defense from two New York offices.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Litigation Legal Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Litigation & Dispute Resolution (BPAHAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Litigation & Dispute Valuation (damages, shareholder disputes) (FSAEAHAI), Management Liability (D&O/EPL/Fiduciary) (FSAJAGAD), Professional Liability (E&O) (FSAJAGAC)

Keywords

• Commercial litigation services
• International arbitration
• Bankruptcy litigation
• White collar defense
• Appellate advocacy

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

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

Revenue model

1. Legal Services - Litigation and Advisory: Professional legal services revenue from litigation representation, arbitration, mediation, internal investigations, and business advisory services. Fee structures include reasonable hourly rates, flexible arrangements, and value-driven fees. The firm develops mutually beneficial fee arrangements based on client needs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Hine & Ogulluk LLP is a premier New York litigation-focused law firm that represents businesses and individuals in high-stakes disputes and investigations. The firm delivers senior-partner-driven representation across business litigation, international disputes, arbitration and mediation, appellate advocacy, bankruptcy, financial, insurance, construction, and intellectual property litigation, as well as internal investigations, white collar defense, transactional advice, and outside counsel management.

Product overview

Hine & Ogulluk LLP is a litigation-focused law firm offering comprehensive legal services across multiple practice areas. The firm's core service portfolio encompasses business litigation, international disputes, arbitration and mediation, appellate practice, construction and real estate litigation, financial litigation, insurance litigation, bankruptcy litigation, intellectual property litigation, internal investigations and white collar defense, business advice and transactions, and outside counsel management. These services are delivered as an integrated legal practice through the firm's team of experienced attorneys rather than through separate modular software products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Kellogg Hansen Todd Figel & Frederick PLLC: Boutique litigation firm focused on complex commercial, antitrust, and appellate matters; highly comparable small-team model and partner-led trial practice.
• Boies Schiller Flexner LLP: Elite litigation boutique known for bet-the-company commercial, antitrust, and white-collar matters; comparable in boutique scale, partner-led model, and high-stakes client roster.
• Susman Godfrey LLP: Premier trial boutique representing both plaintiffs and defendants in complex commercial cases — similar 'small by design' ethos, elite trial reputation, and counter-cyclical contingency model.
• Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott LLP: Top-tier litigation boutique with strong commercial, appellate, and IP litigation practices; comparable partner-only economics and concentration on sophisticated corporate clients.
• Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP: New York-based litigation boutique with strong commercial, bankruptcy, and securities practices; highly comparable in geography, scale, and concentration on high-stakes business disputes.
• Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP: The world's largest litigation-only law firm with a deep bench of trial lawyers handling complex commercial disputes, bankruptcy, and international arbitration — directly comparable in core service offering and target client base.

Broad incumbents

• Jones Day: Global AmLaw 50 firm and the other alma mater for the firm's founders; comparable litigation capabilities across commercial, bankruptcy, and international disputes but with full-service breadth and global scale.
• Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP: AmLaw 50 firm and one of Hine & Ogulluk's alma maters; overlapping litigation, bankruptcy, and M&A practices but at vastly greater scale and broader service portfolio.

Emerging players

• Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC: Plaintiff-side litigation boutique with strong securities, antitrust, and consumer practices; comparable boutique scale with partial overlap in financial and shareholder litigation matters.
• Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP: Securities litigation boutique representing institutional investors in derivative and class actions; comparable boutique structure with meaningful overlap in shareholder and financial litigation.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hine-ogulluk

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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