Zakay Law Group

What Zakay Law Group does

Zakay Law Group, APLC is a privately held, boutique California employment law firm headquartered in San Diego that exclusively represents employees — never employers — in class action litigation. The firm's practice covers wage and hour disputes (overtime, unpaid wages, meal and rest breaks), workplace discrimination across protected categories, wrongful termination, sexual harassment, FMLA matters, hostile work environment claims, and workplace retaliation. According to firm-disclosed figures, Zakay Law Group has recovered more than $160 million on behalf of California employees through class action settlements and judgments, with representative outcomes including $2.1M for traveling nurses, $2M for hotel employees, $1.2M for staffing company workers, and $825K for truck drivers.

The firm operates on a contingency fee model — clients pay no attorney fees unless compensation is recovered — and offers free initial consultations. Services are delivered through a small team of approximately 10 members (six associate attorneys plus paralegals, intake, and legal assistants) across three San Diego-area locations: a Camino Del Rio S headquarters, an Old Town office opened in November 2018, and a Mira Mesa North County satellite. The firm augments its capacity by serving as lead or co-counsel with other employment law firms (notably JCL Law Firm APC and Blumenthal, Nordrehaug, Bhowmik & De Blouw) on larger class actions, and maintains an active SEO/content marketing presence through its blog covering California labor law developments from 2017 through 2026. A July 2026 California Court of Appeal ruling finding arbitration agreements unconscionable — a decision favorable to employee class actions — reflects ongoing appellate engagement.

Name

Zakay Law Group

Legal name

Zakay Law Group, APLC

Website

https://zakaylaw.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Zakay Law Group is a San Diego-based, boutique California employment law firm that exclusively represents employees in wage-and-hour, discrimination, wrongful termination, and other workplace class action lawsuits on a contingency fee basis.

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Product category

Employment Law Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAHAAAD

Employment & Labor Law

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

Keywords

• Employment law services
• Class action litigation
• Wage and hour law
• Workplace discrimination law
• Employee rights representation

Headquarters

HQ city

San Diego

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Contingency Fee - Class Action Representation: The firm operates on a contingency fee basis, meaning clients pay no attorney fees unless the firm recovers compensation on their behalf. The firm also offers free initial consultations. Revenue is earned when class action settlements or judgments are secured.

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Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Zakay Law Group is a boutique employment law firm that exclusively represents California employees in workplace class action lawsuits, covering wage and hour violations, discrimination, wrongful termination, sexual harassment, FMLA, hostile work environment, and workplace retaliation. Services are delivered on a contingency fee basis with complimentary initial consultations, and the firm collaborates with co-counsel on complex matters against corporate defendants.

Product overview

Zakay Law Group is a boutique employment law firm that exclusively represents employees in California class action lawsuits. The firm offers legal services across multiple employment law practice areas including wage and hour disputes, workplace discrimination, wrongful termination, sexual harassment, FMLA matters, and workplace retaliation claims. The firm operates primarily from San Diego, California, serving clients statewide and collaborating with other law firms on complex class action cases.

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Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Employment Class Action Legal Representation

Quantifiable outcome

• More than $160 million recovered on behalf of California employees
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• JCL Law Firm APCcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 January 2026Zakay Law Group APLC and JCL Law Firm APC co-file employment class action lawsuits. The two firms collaborate as co-counsel on multiple cases including Hilbers, Inc. (Los Angeles County Superior Court, January 2026) and Syska Hennessy Group, Inc. (San Diego County Superior Court, Case No. 25CU046687C, September 2025), combining resources for complex class action litigation against corporate employers.
• Blumenthal, Nordrehaug, Bhowmik & De Blouw, LLPcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerZakay Law Group has collaborated with Blumenthal, Nordrehaug, Bhowmik & De Blouw, LLP as co-counsel on multiple California employment class actions, including cases against Restore Rehabilitation (July 2018), Health Resource Solutions (2018), CareFusion Resources (November 2018), Circle K (February 2019), and Domino's Pizza franchisee NFG San Francisco (March 2019). The partnership enables pooling of legal resources for large-scale wage and hour litigation.
• Community Law Project (CLP)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerCommunity Law Project is a San Diego pro bono organization created by California Western School of Law. Zakay Law Group's managing partner Shani Zakay joined CLP as a volunteer attorney in October 2018 to provide free legal advice on employment issues to low-income communities in San Diego across five clinic locations.
• A.I.M. for Law (California Western School of Law)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerA.I.M. for Law is a program by California Western School of Law helping college students from underrepresented communities prepare for law school. Zakay Law Group's Shani Zakay participated as a panel speaker at the A.I.M. for Law Youth Conference (June 2018), engaging with high school students about the legal profession and building community presence.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• JCL Law Firm APC: California employment class action firm actively co-counseling with Zakay Law Group on recent matters including Hilbers, Inc. and Syska Hennessy Group. Similar boutique scale and employee-side specialization make it a direct peer.
• Minami Tamaki LLP: California plaintiff-side employment law firm representing employees in class actions and individual matters, including wage/hour and discrimination cases. Comparable boutique practice focused on employee rights.
• Cohelan Khoury & Singer: San Diego-based employment class action firm representing California employees in wage/hour and discrimination matters. Same geographic market and directly comparable practice area.
• Law Offices of Larry H. Parker: California-based plaintiff firm with significant employment and consumer class action practice. Competes for the same employee-side class action case pipeline, though with a larger overall portfolio.
• Kingsley & Kingsley, APC: California plaintiff employment law firm handling class actions on behalf of employees in workplace rights, discrimination, and wage disputes. Operates in the same niche as Zakay Law Group.
• Sessions & Kimball LLP: California employment class action firm representing employees in wage/hour, discrimination, and wrongful termination matters. Comparable boutique scale and contingency fee approach.
• Capstone Law APC: California-based plaintiff employment law firm focused on class action representation of employees in wage/hour and discrimination matters. Directly competes for the same employee-side class action case pipeline.
• Blumenthal, Nordrehaug, Bhowmik & De Blouw, LLP: California-based plaintiff-side employment class action firm that has co-counseled with Zakay Law Group on multiple wage/hour and labor code cases. Directly comparable in practice area, contingency fee model, and exclusive employee-side focus.

Broad incumbents

• Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP: Major global law firm with a sizable California employment practice. While typically defense-side, it interacts with plaintiff firms like Zakay as opposing counsel in class actions and influences market dynamics.
• Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP: National plaintiffs' firm with a California employment class action practice that includes wage/hour matters. Larger and more diversified than Zakay but overlaps in employee-side class action work.

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Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

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Profiles10 records

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