Golenbock Eiseman Assor Bell & Peskoe LLP

What Golenbock Eiseman Assor Bell & Peskoe LLP does

Golenbock Eiseman Assor Bell & Peskoe LLP was a Manhattan-based, full-service business law firm founded in 1982 and organized as a limited liability partnership. The firm served a client base spanning start-ups, mid-market private and public companies, private equity firms, venture capital firms, and individual investors and entrepreneurs, with a specific concentration on the mid-market segment. Its practice was organized across 15 areas, including Corporate/M&A and Venture Capital, Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution, Complex Business Fraud Litigation, Leveraged Finance, Real Estate, Intellectual Property and Technology, Labor and Employment, Non-Compete and Trade Secrets, Reorganization and Creditor's Rights, Securities and Corporate Governance, Tax, and Trusts and Estates.

The firm's revenue model was traditional professional services billing: hourly, fixed-fee, or transaction-based engagements, with no publicly disclosed pricing. Go-to-market was sales-led and reputation-driven, relying on partner relationships, professional referrals, client alerts, and webinars. Distribution was conducted via direct engagement from the firm's single Manhattan office at 711 Third Avenue. The firm was also a member of the Alliott Global Alliance, a Band 1-ranked international network of 215 law firms in 94 countries, supporting cross-border mandates.

Effective February 2, 2026, Golenbock officially combined with Spencer Fane, a national full-service business law firm. Following the combination, Golenbock's professionals operate within a platform of 700 attorneys across 31 offices nationwide, and former Managing Partner Jeffrey S. Berger serves as Office Managing Partner of Spencer Fane New York. The entity no longer operates as an independent firm.

Name

Golenbock Eiseman Assor Bell & Peskoe LLP

Legal name

Golenbock Eiseman Assor Bell & Peskoe LLP

Website

https://golenbock.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Acquired

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Golenbock Eiseman Assor Bell & Peskoe LLP was a Manhattan-based full-service business law firm serving start-ups through Fortune 500 clients across 15 practice areas, with a focus on the mid-market segment. The firm combined with Spencer Fane effective February 2, 2026.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Legal Services Fees: Traditional law firm revenue model based on professional legal services provided to corporate, institutional, and individual clients. Services include corporate/M&A, litigation, real estate, intellectual property, tax, trusts & estates, and other legal advisory services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Golenbock Eiseman Assor Bell & Peskoe LLP is a full-service Manhattan-based business law firm delivering comprehensive legal counsel across 15 practice areas including Corporate/M&A and Venture Capital, Litigation, Real Estate, Intellectual Property, Labor & Employment, Tax, and Trusts & Estates. The firm serves entrepreneurial, portfolio, and institutional clients ranging from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies, with a specific focus on the mid-market segment. Effective February 2, 2026, the firm combined with Spencer Fane, becoming part of a 700-attorney, 31-office national platform.

Product overview

Golenbock Eiseman Assor Bell & Peskoe LLP is a Manhattan-based business law firm offering a comprehensive suite of legal services organized into 15 distinct practice areas. The firm provides corporate, complex litigation, labor & employment, real estate, reorganization, intellectual property, tax, and trust & estates expertise to domestic and international clients ranging from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies, with a specific focus on the mid-market segment. The services are delivered as a unified legal practice rather than discrete software products or modules.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Corporate, M&A and Venture Capital

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Spencer FanecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 February 2026Golenbock Eiseman Assor Bell & Peskoe officially combined with Spencer Fane, a full-service business law firm with offices across the country, effective February 2, 2026. The combination broadens client access to a highly aligned group of professionals supporting businesses across new geographies and practice areas. Jeffrey S. Berger now serves as Office Managing Partner of Spencer Fane New York.
• Alliott Global AlliancecoreOthersGolenbock is a member of the Alliott Global Alliance, which was named to Band 1 of global law firm alliances by Chambers Guides. The alliance numbers 215 firms in 94 countries on six continents and helps member firms partner with others internationally.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Seward & Kissel LLP: NYC-based full-service firm with strong corporate, M&A, leveraged finance, and litigation practices overlapping directly with Golenbock's mid-market institutional client base.
• Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP: Manhattan-based full-service business law firm with comparable mid-market corporate, litigation, and IP practices serving similar entrepreneurial and institutional clients.
• Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP: NYC-based business law firm with a recognized corporate/M&A and shareholder activism practice that competes directly with Golenbock for mid-market PE and public-company mandates.
• Morrison Cohen LLP: Mid-sized Manhattan business law firm with parallel practice areas in corporate transactions, litigation, real estate, and employment serving similar mid-market clients.
• Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP: Mid-sized NYC business law firm with broadly similar corporate, real estate, litigation, and employment practices competing for many of the same entrepreneurial and mid-market clients.
• Abrams Fensterman Fensterman Eisman Formato Ferrara & Wolf LLP: NYC-area mid-sized business law firm with comparable healthcare, corporate, and litigation practices competing for similar mid-market and entrepreneurial clients in the region.

Broad incumbents

• Spencer Fane LLP: The full-service national business law firm that combined with Golenbock in February 2026; provides a broad platform of 700 attorneys across 31 offices that now subsumes Golenbock's NYC practice.
• Thompson Hine LLP: National mid-market business law firm with a comparable full-service platform and similar mid-market corporate and litigation client base.
• Akerman LLP: Larger national full-service firm with overlapping corporate, real estate, and litigation practices serving mid-market and middle-market institutional clients.

Regional players

• Ruskin Moscou Faltischek PC: Long Island / NY metropolitan-area business law firm with parallel mid-market corporate, real estate, health care, and litigation capabilities serving adjacent regional clients.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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