Claims & litigation as a share of legal staff
Across 3 named companies in 1 industry, the median is 6.3% % of legal, from 6.3% at US Foods to 7.7% at Performance Food Group. Quartiles are published at 8 or more companies; this cut has 3.
Quartiles. Lean and heavy quartiles for this metric are in the $150 cut.
Definition
Counts people whose title places them in the function: an exact count for the org and a floor for the process, since someone in another function may perform part of it.
Also called: ediscovery, litigation.
Foodservice distribution distributors
Across 3 foodservice distribution distributors, the median is 6.3% % of legal, from 6.3% at US Foods to 7.7% at Performance Food Group. Quartiles are published at 8 or more companies; this cut has 3.
Measured: named-profile census of every person in the function, grossed up for coverage, as of May 2026. The foodservice distribution benchmark.
| Company | Ticker | Claims & litigation headcount | Legal headcount | Employees | Revenue, $B | % of legal | Provenance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chefs' Warehouse | CHEF | paid | paid | 5,156 | 4.15 | paid | measured |
| Performance Food Group | PFGC | paid | paid | 43,000 | 63.30 | paid | measured |
| Sysco | SYY | paid | paid | 76,000 | 81.40 | paid | measured |
| US Foods | USFD | paid | paid | 30,000 | 39.42 | paid | measured |
Company values and headcounts are in the $150 cut.
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