Federman Steifman

What Federman Steifman does

Federman Steifman LLP is a boutique law firm founded in 2004 and headquartered in New York, with a second office in Chicago. The firm specializes in complex and sophisticated real estate, structured finance, and corporate transactions, with a practice centered on net leasing, ground leasing, and sale-leaseback transactions, as well as commercial lending, loan workouts and restructurings, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, and real estate development. Its attorneys are licensed in at least 11 states, supporting a national commercial real estate practice that has handled more than 300 acquisitions totaling approximately $2.7 billion, 200+ sales, 300+ leases, and hundreds of net lease and sale-leaseback transactions annually.

The firm operates a relationship-based, sales-led professional services model targeting enterprise and institutional clients, including large restaurant franchisees, REITs, private equity sponsors, banks, and not-for-profit organizations. Engagement revenue is generated through negotiated, matter-by-matter professional service fees, with the firm positioning itself as offering large-firm legal expertise at boutique-firm pricing. The practice has expanded over time to include specialty leasing (data centers, life science, healthcare), private client and family office services, and an outside general counsel/secondment offering. Technology is limited to standard legal practice infrastructure (document management, legal research, transaction management), with no proprietary technology or AI capabilities disclosed.

The partner roster is drawn substantially from top-tier law firms including Greenberg Traurig, Seyfarth Shaw, Hogan Lovells, Watson Farley & Williams, Jenner & Block, Hughes Hubbard & Reed, and Donovan LLP, providing institutional-grade expertise in a boutique cost structure. The firm is privately held as a limited liability partnership, with Michael K. Federman serving as Managing Partner and no parent company, outside investment, or public reporting obligations. Marketing and business development are executed through a combination of professional panel participation, thought leadership content, and direct senior-partner client engagement.

Name

Federman Steifman

Legal name

Federman Steifman LLP

Website

https://federmansteifman.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Federman Steifman LLP is a New York-based boutique law firm specializing in complex real estate, structured finance, and corporate transactions for enterprise and institutional clients including REITs, private equity sponsors, large franchisees, and lenders. The firm offers net lease, sale-leaseback, M&A, lending, and development counsel through a senior-partner-led relationship model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Real Estate Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (531210), Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940), Trust, Fiduciary, and Custody Activities (523991)

SIC

Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531)

akta.pro primary industry

Real Estate M&A / Joint Venture Advisory (Platform Deals, Partnerships) (BPAJANAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Industry-Specialist / Sector-Focused M&A Advisory (FSAEAGAJ), Real Estate Transaction Advisory & Due Diligence (FSAEAJAJ), Real Estate Portfolio & Fund Management (Institutional/REIT/PE) (BPAJAMAJ)

Keywords

• Real estate law
• Commercial leasing
• Structured finance
• Mergers and acquisitions
• Loan workouts

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Revenue model

1. Legal Services Fees: Federman Steifman generates revenue through professional legal services fees for complex real estate transactions, structured finance, and corporate matters. Fee structures include hourly billing for ongoing matters and transaction-based fees for discrete deals. The firm's practice spans acquisitions, dispositions, financings, leasing, and restructuring work.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Federman Steifman LLP is a boutique law firm providing sophisticated legal counsel for complex real estate transactions (acquisitions, dispositions, development, financing, ground leases, net lease and sale-leaseback deals), structured finance and commercial lending, workouts and restructurings, mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital, office and retail leasing, real property and asset management, and private client/trusts and estates matters. The firm serves institutional investors, REITs, private equity sponsors, lenders, developers, and high-net-worth families with a relationship-based, business-forward approach.

Product overview

Federman Steifman LLP is a boutique law firm offering comprehensive legal services as a single unified practice rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The firm provides specialized legal counsel across complex real estate transactions (acquisitions, sales, development, financing, structured finance), commercial lending and leveraged finance, workouts and restructurings, ground leases and net lease transactions, mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital, leasing services for office/retail/specialty properties, real property and asset management, not-for-profit organization representation, general counsel and secondment services, and private client/trusts and estates planning. The practice areas are integrated but distinct service lines, all focused on sophisticated real estate, structured finance, and corporate transactions.

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Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Real Estate Legal Services
• Workouts, Restructurings and Enforcement Actions
• Sale-Leaseback Transactions and Net Lease Investment Sales
• Ground Leases
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Private Equity and Venture Capital
• Real Estate Development
• Office Leasing Services
• Retail Leasing Services
• Specialty Leasing
• Real Property Management and Asset Management
• Not For Profit—Financing, Development, Acquisitions and Sales
• General Counsel and Secondment
• Private Client, Family Offices and Private Trust Companies
• Trusts and Estates

Named customers12 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Seyfarth Shaw LLP: Large national law firm with a substantial real estate and structured finance practice. Comparable because two Federman Steifman partners previously led or practiced in its real estate group, and it competes for the same institutional real estate mandates.
• Duane Morris LLP: National law firm with a substantial real estate, finance, and corporate transactions practice serving institutional clients. Comparable in practice scope and client types in commercial real estate.
• Holland & Knight LLP: Large national law firm with a top-ranked real estate and finance practice serving institutional investors, REITs, and developers across major US markets. Competes for similar complex real estate transactions.
• Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP: Large law firm with a prominent real estate finance and development practice serving REITs, lenders, and developers. Comparable on the structured finance and transactional real estate side of Federman Steifman's practice.
• Akerman LLP: Large US law firm with a leading real estate practice, including significant net lease, finance, and development work. Similar client base in REITs, developers, and institutional real estate investors.
• Greenberg Traurig, LLP: Global Am Law firm with one of the largest real estate, structured finance, and M&A practices. Directly comparable because partner L. Minnie Bellomo joined Federman Steifman from its NYC office, and it competes for similar large real estate transactions.

Direct peers

• Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP: NYC-based law firm with a prominent national real estate, structured finance, and corporate practice serving institutional clients. Comparable because of overlapping practice focus and institutional REIT/PE client base.
• Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP: NYC boutique-style law firm with a highly regarded real estate and corporate practice, including leasing, finance, and development work. Similar in client segments (institutional investors, developers) and deal sophistication.
• Herrick Feinstein LLP: NYC-based boutique law firm with a deep real estate practice covering transactions, finance, leasing, and development. Closely comparable to Federman Steifman in size, focus, and client base (developers, owners, REITs).
• Watson Farley & Williams LLP: International law firm specializing in real estate, finance, and corporate transactions. Comparable because partner Hamid Soltani previously served as Of Counsel to its Real Estate Group, and it shares a similar sector-focused real estate practice.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Investors

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Investments

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