Newman Ferrara

What Newman Ferrara does

Newman Ferrara LLP is a New York City-based boutique law firm with over 50 years of operating history, concentrating its practice in real estate, commercial litigation, civil rights, class actions, landlord-tenant disputes, and securities-related matters. The firm serves a diverse client base spanning large property owners and managing agents, residential tenants, consumer groups, and corporate shareholders, representing clients on both plaintiff-side and defense-side engagements. Its case track record includes nationally significant outcomes, such as a reported $90 million Shell settlement and ongoing consumer-protection and civil-rights actions handled in coordination with co-counsel.

Name

Newman Ferrara

Legal name

Newman Ferrara LLP

Website

https://nfllp.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Newman Ferrara LLP is a New York City-based boutique law firm practicing real estate, commercial litigation, civil rights, class actions, landlord-tenant, and securities matters for property owners, tenants, consumer groups, and corporate shareholders.

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 and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Legal Services - Litigation: Hourly billing, contingency fees, and flat fees for complex commercial litigation, landlord-tenant disputes, civil rights cases, and class action matters.
2. Legal Services - Real Estate Transactions: Legal representation for real estate closings, transactions, and property matters.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Newman Ferrara LLP is a boutique New York City law firm providing legal representation across six integrated practice areas: Real Estate Transactions, Real Estate & Commercial Litigation, Landlord-Tenant, Class Action, Civil Rights, and Securities Violations. The firm represents many of NYC's largest property owners and managing agents, handles significant nationwide class actions and civil rights matters, and serves both institutional clients and individual plaintiffs.

Product overview

Newman Ferrara is a boutique New York City law firm offering a unified portfolio of legal services centered on real estate, commercial litigation, landlord-tenant disputes, class action matters, civil rights cases, and securities violations. The firm operates as a single integrated practice rather than a platform with separate modules—the practice areas complement each other, with attorneys handling both transactional matters and complex multiparty litigation across these interconnected legal domains. The core offering consists of six integrated practice areas: Real Estate Transactions (for property deals), Real Estate & Commercial Litigation (for disputes), Landlord-Tenant (for housing matters), Class Action (for coordinated plaintiff litigation), Civil Rights (for constitutional and discrimination cases), and Securities Violations (for financial fraud matters).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Civil Rights Litigation Civil rights litigation representing individuals in cases involving police misconduct, constitutional violations, and housing discrimination matters.
• Class Action Litigation Class action litigation representing groups of plaintiffs in mass tort, consumer protection, and coordinated multiparty disputes.
• Landlord-Tenant Representation Legal representation for landlords and tenants in eviction proceedings, rent stabilization disputes, and housing court matters across New York City.
• Real Estate & Commercial Litigation Commercial dispute resolution including contract claims, business torts, partnership disputes, and complex litigation in state and federal courts.
• Real Estate Transactions Transactional legal services for property acquisitions, sales, commercial leases, development projects, and real estate financing matters.
• Securities Violations Securities litigation and regulatory defense representing investors and companies in securities fraud, derivative actions, and SEC enforcement matters.

Quantifiable outcome

• $90 million settlement achieved in Shell securities case for shareholders
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Himmelstein, McConnell, Gribben & Joseph: NYC-based plaintiff-side law firm specializing in landlord-tenant, rent overcharge, and housing-related class actions, overlapping directly with Newman Ferrara's residential tenant and housing court practice.
• Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC: Nationally recognized plaintiff-side class action firm with active consumer protection, civil rights, and securities practices, comparable to Newman Ferrara's class action and civil rights service lines.
• Herrick, Feinstein LLP: NYC-based mid-sized law firm with strong real estate, commercial litigation, and class action practices serving a similar mix of property owner, commercial, and consumer clients in the NYC metro.
• Anderson Kill: Mid-sized NYC litigation boutique covering commercial disputes, class actions, and securities-related matters, with a comparable mix of complex multiparty litigation and a national practice footprint.
• Pomerantz LLP: Plaintiff-side securities class action and shareholder derivative litigation firm, comparable to Newman Ferrara's securities violations practice and representative class action capabilities (e.g., Shell-style cases).
• Katz Marshall & Banks LLP: DC-based plaintiff-side firm with strong civil rights, whistleblower, and class action practices, comparable in practice composition to Newman Ferrara's civil rights and class action service lines.
• Belkin Burden Goldman, LLP: NYC boutique firm specializing in real estate litigation, real estate transactions, and landlord-tenant matters for major NYC property owners, directly mirroring Newman Ferrara's core real estate and litigation offerings.
• Borah, Goldstein, Altshuler & Nahas: NYC boutique law firm focused on real estate law, landlord-tenant disputes, and commercial litigation, with a closely comparable practice mix and similar client base among NYC property owners and managers.

Broad incumbents

• Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP: Premier NYC-headquartered law firm with substantial commercial litigation and securities practices; while much larger and not a direct boutique competitor, it competes for sophisticated NYC litigation and transactional mandates that Newman Ferrara also pursues.
• Labaton Sucharow LLP: Larger, established securities class action and shareholder rights firm; broader national platform but overlapping materially with Newman Ferrara's securities violations and derivative practice.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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