Law firms make millions of dollars on union avoidance: Estimated revenue of company-level labor practices and of U.S. labor practices
| Firm | 2024 NLRB case share (all types) | 2024 revenue | Percentage of attorneys in U.S. labor practice | 2024 estimated revenue of company U.S. labor practice* | 2024 estimated revenue of all U.S. labor practices |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Littler Mendelson | 5.7% | $730,547,000 | 16.1% | $58,652,820 | |
| Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart | 4.0% | $719,621,000 | 19.1% | $68,861,529 | |
| Jackson Lewis | 3.6% | $697,107,000 | 14.2% | $49,647,620 | |
| Seyfarth Shaw | 2.3% | $931,927,000 | 6.9% | $32,315,142 | |
| Morgan, Lewis & Bockius | 1.9% | $3,098,511,000 | 2.2% | $33,988,769 | |
| Fisher & Phillips | 1.6% | $393,997,000 | 19.7% | $38,844,775 | |
| Total | 19.1% | $6,571,710,000 | $282,310,654 | $1,481,168,174 |
Notes: *The authors have discounted law firms' U.S. labor practice revenue by 50%, on the conservative assumption that half of the revenue generated by attorneys in a company’s labor practice was earned for work performed in other areas of law than labor law. (Many labor relations attorneys belong to multiple practices, often practicing both labor law and employment law at the same company.)
Percentages in the table were rounded to the nearest tenth.
Source: LaborLab's analysis of Law.com and National Labor Relations Board case data from Gregg 2026.