Private company

Leo A Daly

Logo: leoadaly.com3

American architecture firm

Leo A. Daly, LLC is an American architecture firm established in 1915 by Leo A. Daly, Sr. in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. Aside from architectural design, the firm also works in planning, engineering, interior design and program management.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Leo A Daly Headquarters narrow
Photo: Declan M Martin, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons5

Leo A. Daly, LLC is an American architecture firm established in 1915 by Leo A. Daly, Sr. in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. Aside from architectural design, the firm also works in planning, engineering, interior design and program management.2

The story

LEO A DALY has a 110-year legacy of designing and delivering architectural and engineering solutions around the globe and across a broad range of markets. The firm provides architecture, engineering, interior design and planning. It has 12 studios, including 11 in the U.S. and 1 in Abu Dhabi, UAE and employs over 400 professionals.

In 2025, LEO A DALY acquired San Diego-based Delawie adding expertise and footprint to the firm. Currently, the firm provides services across core markets including civic, education, public safety, federal, healthcare, commercial, industrial, hospitality, senior living and aviation. The firm transitioned family ownership in 2024, announcing a strategic partnership with Hennick & Company and employee ownership. The firm is led by CEO, Edward G. Benes, PE, Esq. and an executive leadership committee composed of senior directors.

The firm consistently ranks among the top 50 firms across Building Design + Construction industry rankings including 8 consecutive years as the leading firm in design for the Veterans Administration.

From Wikipedia’s article on Leo A. Daly, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Funding

Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.

Money received by year$144.7M 2008–2026
Figures by year
YearFederal contractsTotal
2026$3.3M$3.3M
2025$4.3M$4.3M
2024$23.7M$23.7M
2023$23.0M$23.0M
2022$2.6M$2.6M
2021$708.4K$708.4K
2020$10.6M$10.6M
2019$7.3M$7.3M
2018$11.3M$11.3M
2017$3.8M$3.8M
2016$17.9M$17.9M
2015$7.8M$7.8M
2014$7.7M$7.7M
2013$6.4M$6.4M
2012$3.5M$3.5M
2011$2.7M$2.7M
2010$6.3M$6.3M
2009$525.7K$525.7K
2008$1.3M$1.3M

Federal awards

Obligated amounts from USAspending.gov6, by calendar year, 2008–2026, for its registration. Obligations are what agencies committed, not always what was paid out. Contracts pay for goods and services; grants, loans and direct payments are assistance. Loans are charted at the face value of the loans listed here. An award’s amount below is its lifetime total, and some began before the years charted.

Largest contracts

  1. Jul 25, 2013$94.8M from Department of Veterans Affairs: Igf::ot::igf pre-design of a new medical center tower, va greater los angeles healthcare system, west los angeles medical center, los ange7 To LEO A. DALY LLC Award VA101F13C0058
  2. Sep 30, 2010$23.8M from Department of Veterans Affairs: Seismic and fca corrections of 10 buildings and renovation of building 209 (sd and dd only)8 To LEO A. DALY LLC Award VA101CFMP0102
  3. Aug 14, 2020$6.5M from Department of Veterans Affairs: Ae boiler plat9 To LEO A. DALY LLC Award 36C10F20C0012
  4. Apr 30, 2012$3.7M from Department of Veterans Affairs: Long beach seismic design, project 600-402b, phase ii.10 To LEO A. DALY LLC Award VA101F12J0004
  5. Aug 20, 2013$1.5M from Department of Veterans Affairs: Igf::cl::igf ae design for 400-car parking garage, multi-year multi-disciplinary idiq11 To LEO A. DALY LLC Award VA26213J4465