Wachtel Missry

What Wachtel Missry does

Wachtel Missry LLP is a privately held New York City law firm operating as a Limited Liability Partnership, founded in the late 1980s (self-described as "over 35 years" in operation; sources cite 1984 and 1989) by William B. Wachtel (Founding Partner, Chair of Litigation) and Morris Missry (Managing Partner, Chair of Real Estate). The firm delivers full-service legal representation across five practice areas — Real Estate, Litigation, Corporate, Family Law, and Intellectual Property — from a single headquarters at One Dag Hammarskjold Plaza in Midtown Manhattan. It employs roughly 25 attorneys within a 51–100 total headcount band.

The firm serves a sophisticated, high-end client base: developers, owners, REITs, pension funds, private equity and opportunity funds, venture capital firms, operating companies, and high-net-worth individuals. Notable representations span luxury retail leasing (Bulgari, Cartier, Coach, Ermenegildo Zegna, Valentino, Dolce & Gabbana), major real estate development (Inspector General role at Hudson Yards), aviation services (Saker Aviation), and automotive (Karsan USA). Its work reaches beyond New York into Europe, Latin America, the Caribbean Basin, Israel, and Asia through cross-border and multilingual attorneys. Practice sub-services include acquisitions/dispositions, financing, leasing, workouts, construction/development, commercial and real estate litigation, partnership disputes, bankruptcy proceedings, government investigations, First Amendment matters, private equity, M&A, joint ventures, corporate governance, and IP licensing.

The business operates on a traditional professional-services model: fee-based legal billing tailored to matter complexity, with no publicly disclosed pricing. Go-to-market is sales-led and relationship-driven, relying on firm reputation, client referrals, and direct attorney engagement rather than channel or platform distribution. No proprietary technology, product platform, app, or API is disclosed; the firm's primary digital presence is its corporate website.

Name

Wachtel Missry

Legal name

Wachtel Missry LLP

Website

https://wmllp.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Wachtel Missry is a New York City law firm providing full-service legal representation across real estate, litigation, corporate, family law, and intellectual property to developers, investment funds, corporations, luxury retail brands, and high-net-worth individuals.

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: Traditional law firm billing model for professional legal services including real estate transactions, corporate matters, litigation, family law, and intellectual property. Services are provided to individuals, businesses, and institutional clients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Wachtel Missry is a full-service New York law firm offering legal representation across five practice areas: Real Estate (acquisitions, dispositions, financing, leasing, workouts, construction/development), Litigation (commercial, partnership disputes, bankruptcy, government investigations, First Amendment), Corporate (joint ventures, private equity, M&A, governance), Family Law (divorce, custody, prenuptials), and Intellectual Property (licensing, brand and trademark). The firm serves developers, REITs, private equity firms, institutional investors, high-net-worth individuals, multinational corporations, and startups in transactions ranging from several million to hundreds of millions of dollars.

Product overview

Wachtel Missry is a full-service New York law firm offering legal services across five main practice areas: Real Estate, Litigation, Corporate, Family Law, and Intellectual Property. The firm operates as a unified legal services firm rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. Its Real Estate Practice Group handles acquisitions and dispositions, financing, leasing, litigation, workouts, and construction/development. The Litigation Department covers commercial litigation, partnership disputes, bankruptcy proceedings, government investigations, and First Amendment matters. The Corporate Department provides private equity, joint ventures, M&A, and corporate governance services. Family Law handles divorce and related matters, while the Intellectual Property Practice focuses on IP licensing and enforcement.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Real Estate Acquisitions and Dispositions

Quantifiable outcome

• Handled some of the largest luxury retail leases in New York City
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Herrick Feinstein LLP: Mid-size New York-based full-service law firm with a particularly strong real estate practice, serving developers, owners, and high-net-worth clients across commercial, residential, and luxury retail leasing - closely comparable in scale, geography, and practice mix to Wachtel Missry.
• Zetlin & De Chiara LLP: Boutique NYC commercial real estate law firm handling acquisitions, development, leasing, and financing for owners and developers - a focused comparable in Wachtel Missry's core real estate practice.
• Phillips Nizer LLP: Long-established NYC mid-size firm covering real estate, corporate, litigation, family law, and IP - very similar practice mix and target clientele to Wachtel Missry.
• Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC: NYC mid-size firm known for media, advertising, IP and brand-related work serving luxury, fashion, and consumer brands - comparable to Wachtel Missry's IP licensing and luxury retail client work.
• Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP: NYC-based mid-size full-service firm with strong real estate, corporate, litigation, and IP practices serving closely held companies and family-owned businesses, directly comparable in size and target client base to Wachtel Missry.
• Sichenzia Ross Ference Carmel LLP: NYC-based full-service mid-size firm with strong corporate, securities, IP, and real estate practices serving emerging and established businesses - comparable in scale and practice mix.
• Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP: Mid-size NYC firm with real estate, corporate, litigation, and IP practices serving closely held businesses and high-net-worth individuals - directly comparable in client base and services.
• Rosenberg & Estis PC: NYC commercial real estate law firm focused on leasing, development, and litigation for owners, developers, and tenants - overlaps directly with Wachtel Missry's real estate practice group.
• Pryor Cashman LLP: Mid-size New York full-service law firm practicing real estate, corporate, IP, and litigation, with comparable headcount and a similar client roster of family businesses, RE developers, and high-net-worth individuals.

Broad incumbents

• Strook & Stroock & Lavan LLP: Large, well-established NYC full-service law firm with deep real estate, corporate, and litigation practices; broader and larger than Wachtel Missry but operating in the same market with overlapping clients (Wachtel Missry attorney Mark Eichler previously spent 11 years there).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/wachtel-missry-llp

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles24 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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