Goldberg Weprin Finkel Goldstein

What Goldberg Weprin Finkel Goldstein does

Goldberg Weprin Finkel Goldstein LLP is a New York City-based real estate law firm founded circa 1948, organized as a Limited Liability Partnership and operating from a single Midtown Manhattan headquarters at 125 Park Avenue. The firm serves a diversified client base of real estate owners, developers, institutional and private lenders, borrowers, landlords, tenants, and high-net-worth individuals, with engagements spanning local New York City matters and national transactions in markets including Florida, Georgia, and other Sun Belt states.

The firm delivers legal services through seven integrated practice areas — Transactions, Tax Certiorari, Litigation, Leasing, Bankruptcy, Financing, and Estate Planning — staffed by more than 35 lawyers plus support personnel. Practice areas are designed to function as a unified platform covering the full real estate lifecycle from acquisition, development, and leasing through financing, restructuring, tax management, and dispute resolution. Notable technical specialization includes property tax certiorari (representing nearly 5,000 NYC properties), bankruptcy work in the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, and complex structured financings including a recent $535 million financing for a $250 million Financial District office-to-residential conversion.

The business model is a traditional professional services model with quote-based, engagement-specific pricing — fees are not publicly disclosed and clients consult attorneys directly via phone, email, or in-person meetings. Go-to-market is sales-led and referral-driven, with business generated primarily through relationships with clients, brokers, lenders, and other law firms, supplemented by the firm's professional website and newsletter. Marquee 2023 transactions include a $506 million Brooklyn multifamily sale, the largest single-asset multifamily deal in the US in nearly four years, and Managing Partner Andrew W. Albstein is currently working on deals valued at well over $2.5 billion. The firm has no disclosed revenue, no external investors, and no parent company, with ownership remaining with partnership members.

Name

Goldberg Weprin Finkel Goldstein

Legal name

Goldberg Weprin Finkel Goldstein LLP

Website

https://gwfglaw.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1948

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Goldberg Weprin Finkel Goldstein LLP is a New York City-based real estate law firm with more than 35 lawyers serving owners, developers, lenders, and tenants across seven integrated practice areas spanning transactions, tax certiorari, litigation, leasing, bankruptcy, financing, and estate planning.

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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, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal Services Fees: Professional legal services billed to clients for real estate law matters including transactions, tax certiorari, litigation, leasing, bankruptcy, financing, and estate planning. Services provided to owners, developers, investors, lenders, borrowers, lessors and lessees ranging from individuals to entities, investment trusts to banks.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Goldberg Weprin Finkel Goldstein LLP (GWFG) is a New York City real estate law firm providing legal services across seven integrated practice areas: Transactions, Tax Certiorari, Litigation, Leasing, Bankruptcy, Financing, and Estate Planning. The firm represents real estate owners, developers, investors, lenders, borrowers, landlords, and tenants in acquisitions, sales, development, joint ventures, financing, leasing, tax certiorari, litigation, and estate planning matters. With 35+ lawyers under one roof, GWFG delivers comprehensive counsel covering the full real estate lifecycle in NYC and nationally throughout the United States.

Product overview

Goldberg Weprin Finkel Goldstein LLP is a New York City real estate law firm operating as a unified legal services platform with seven integrated practice areas: Transactions, Tax Certiorari, Litigation, Leasing, Bankruptcy, Financing, and Estate Planning. With more than 35 lawyers, the firm offers comprehensive legal services spanning the full real estate lifecycle—from acquisition and development through leasing, financing, tax management, and dispute resolution. The practice areas are designed to complement each other, enabling seamless service for complex situations while maintaining cost efficiency for clients.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Real Estate Transactions Comprehensive legal counsel for all aspects of real estate transactions including acquisitions, debt acquisitions, partnerships, limited liability companies, joint ventures, and representation of institutional and private lenders on simple and complex financing transactions. For real estate owners, developers, investors, and lenders.
• Tax Certiorari
• Litigation
• Leasing
• Bankruptcy
• Financing
• Estate Planning

Quantifiable outcome

• Saves clients tens of millions of dollars in real property taxes each year; wins hundreds of millions of dollars in reduced assessed values annually
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Seyfarth Shaw LLP: Large, full-service law firm with a prominent real estate practice group spanning transactions, leasing, finance, and litigation across multiple U.S. offices — broader incumbent competing for NYC and national real estate mandates.
• Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP: Large, established NYC law firm with strong real estate, bankruptcy/restructuring, litigation, and tax practices — broader incumbent competing with GWFG on sophisticated NYC real estate, bankruptcy, and tax matters.
• Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP: Large, established NYC-based law firm with deep, full-service real estate, finance, litigation, and bankruptcy capabilities — a broader incumbent competing with GWFG on larger and more complex NYC real estate mandates.
• Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP: Major NYC-headquartered law firm with one of the deepest real estate practices in the U.S., serving REITs, funds, developers, and lenders on transactions, finance, and litigation — larger incumbent competitor with overlapping capabilities.

Direct peers

• Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt LLP: NYC-based mid-size law firm with substantial real estate, bankruptcy, litigation, and tax practices — directly comparable in practice mix and NYC concentration to GWFG.
• Windels Marx Lane & Mittendorf LLP: Mid-size New York-based law firm with a substantial real estate practice spanning transactions, finance, leasing, tax, and litigation — directly comparable in size, geography, and practice mix to GWFG, and notably listed as a prior employer of GWFG partner Katharine Finch.
• Rosenberg & Estis PC: NYC boutique law firm focused on real estate, including transactions, landlord-tenant, financing, and litigation across multifamily, commercial, and affordable housing — closely matches GWFG's NYC-centric full-service real estate platform.
• Herrick, Feinstein LLP: NYC-based, mid-size full-service law firm with a long-standing, prominent real estate practice serving developers, investors, lenders, and tenants — competes head-to-head with GWFG for NYC real estate transactional and litigation mandates.
• Belkin Burden Goldman, LLP: NYC boutique law firm with a substantial real estate and litigation practice covering transactions, financing, leasing, tax certiorari, and zoning — directly comparable in scope and NYC focus to GWFG.
• Wachtel Missry LLP: NYC boutique real estate law firm handling acquisitions, development, leasing, financing, and litigation for owners, developers, lenders, and investors — directly comparable boutique competitor to GWFG.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gwfglaw

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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