Pastore

What Pastore does

Pastore LLC is a privately-held law firm headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, with a regional office in New York City. Founded in 2012 by former Big Law attorneys, the firm provides corporate, litigation, securities, and financial services legal representation to clients across at least 11 industry verticals, including financial services, real estate, banking, insurance, entertainment, health and fitness, and emerging technology sectors. The firm operates through 17 distinct practice areas spanning litigation (appellate, commercial, securities litigation and arbitration, environmental), transactional (corporate/M&A, securities regulatory, real estate, tax, employee benefits), and advisory practices (crypto, cybersecurity, election law, intellectual property, general counsel services, bankruptcy).

The firm generates revenue primarily through professional services billing, including hourly fees for litigation and transactional work, alongside alternative fee arrangements and fixed-fee retainers for ongoing general counsel engagements with small and medium-sized companies. Its go-to-market is sales-led and relationship-driven, relying on attorney reputation, professional referrals, Chambers USA recognition, and a content-marketing presence via its website and LinkedIn. Pastore's core technology is conventional legal practice tooling plus standard web analytics for its website; the firm builds no proprietary technology platform.

The firm serves a mix of enterprise clients — including the world's largest asset manager, large national banks, one of the world's largest insurance companies, and nationally known entertainment figures — alongside mid-market clients such as regional banks, real estate developers, and entertainment production companies. Demonstrated case outcomes include a $51.2 million prejudgment remedy, a landmark Connecticut Appellate Court ruling, and facilitation of more than $60 million in client financing over two years. The firm is led by Managing Member Joseph M. Pastore III alongside a small named partnership-style attorney group, with HR, recruitment, and operations supported by additional staff consistent with its 11–50 employee footprint.

Name

Pastore

Legal name

Pastore LLC

Website

https://pastore.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Pastore LLC is a privately-held Stamford, Connecticut-based law firm, founded in 2012 by former Big Law attorneys, providing litigation, securities, corporate, and regulatory legal services to enterprise and mid-market clients across financial services, real estate, banking, insurance, and entertainment sectors from offices in Stamford and New York.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Stamford

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

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 - Hourly Billing: Primary revenue from legal services billed at hourly rates for litigation, corporate, securities, employment, intellectual property, real estate, and other legal matters. Attorneys manage caseloads under supervision with attention to timely and professional communication.
2. General Counsel Services - Alternative Fee Arrangements: The firm offers outside general counsel services with fixed-fee and alternative fee arrangements to provide clients cost certainty and budgeting ability. This represents an alternative to traditional hourly billing for ongoing legal services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Pastore LLC is a corporate and financial services law firm providing legal representation across litigation (commercial, securities, appellate, environmental, consumer credit), transactional matters (M&A, securities offerings, real estate, tax), and specialized advisory practices (intellectual property, employment, cybersecurity, crypto, banking, insurance, entertainment, health and fitness). The firm serves broker-dealers, hedge funds, banks, insurers, real estate developers, and high-profile individuals in state and federal courts as well as FINRA arbitrations.

Product overview

Pastore LLC is a corporate and financial services law firm offering legal services organized into 17 distinct practice areas and serving 11 industry sectors. The firm's practice areas span litigation (Appellate, Commercial Litigation, Consumer Credit Litigation, Securities Litigation & Arbitration, Environmental Litigation), transactional services (Corporate/M&A, Securities Regulatory, Transactional, Real Estate, Tax, Employee Benefits), and specialized advisory (Crypto, Cybersecurity, Employment, Intellectual Property, General Counsel Services, Bankruptcy, Election Law). The firm serves clients across sectors including Advanced Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Apparel & Fashion, Banking, Entertainment, Health & Fitness, Insurance, Music, Real Estate, Securities, and Transactional. The firm positions itself as a mid-sized alternative to Big Law, providing sophisticated legal services with personalized client attention.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Commercial Litigation Practice
• Securities Litigation & Arbitration Practice
• Securities Regulatory Practice
• Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions Practice
• Real Estate Practice
• Appellate Practice
• Bankruptcy Practice
• Employment Practice
• Intellectual Property Practice
• General Counsel Services
• Tax Practice
• Crypto Practice
• Banking Practice
• Insurance Practice
• Cybersecurity Practice
• Entertainment and Music Practice
• Health & Fitness Practice
• Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Technology Practice
• Appellate and Election Law Practice

Quantifiable outcome

• Obtained $51M prejudgment remedy for hedge fund client involving largest real estate development in Westchester
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 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 minor.

• Latham & Watkins LLPminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPastore partnered with Latham & Watkins LLP to file a petition for certiorari seeking Supreme Court review of a Second Circuit decision concerning tax treatment of employee benefit plans. This collaboration involved significant legal expertise combining Pastore's securities litigation experience with Latham's Supreme Court capabilities.
• Pullman & Comley, LLCminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPastore worked alongside Pullman & Comley, LLC as co-counsel representing the Chapter 7 Trustee in the Southern District of New York in a complex $51M prejudgment remedy matter involving real estate development disputes.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Anderson Kill P.C. Mid-sized insurance, reinsurance, and corporate litigation boutique with similar practice mix to Pastore's Insurance and Securities Litigation groups and a comparable enterprise client roster.
• Lax & Neville LLP: New York securities and broker-dealer litigation boutique with parallel FINRA arbitration and SEC defense focus, serving a similar mid-market financial-services client profile as Pastore.
• Pullman & Comley LLC: Connecticut-based mid-sized law firm with overlapping financial services, real estate, banking, and litigation practices. Pastore identified Pullman & Comley as co-counsel in its $51M prejudgment remedy matter, indicating direct peer collaboration and competition in the same niche.
• Wiggin and Dana LLP: Connecticut-headquartered corporate and financial services firm with comparable size, comparable Connecticut roots, and overlapping practices in litigation, securities, banking, and real estate — the most direct in-region peer.
• Mintz & Gold LLP: New York securities litigation boutique focused on broker-dealer, FINRA arbitration, and SEC enforcement defense — directly comparable to Pastore's Securities Litigation & Arbitration and Securities Regulatory practices and similar client base.
• Schlam Stone & Dolan LLP: NYC securities litigation boutique handling broker-dealer and investment-adviser disputes, directly comparable to Pastore's core financial-services litigation work.

Broad incumbents

• Proskauer Rose LLP: Major international law firm recognized as a recruiting source for Pastore attorneys and a competitor for sophisticated financial-services, securities, and entertainment clients in the New York market — represents the 'Big Law' alternative Pastore explicitly competes against.
• Kelley Drye & Warren LLP: Larger mid-market law firm frequently cited as a recruiting source for Pastore's attorneys and a competitor for the same broker-dealer, securities regulatory, and corporate transactional matters in the New York market.

Regional players

• McCarter & English LLP: Northeast regional firm with comparable mid-sized structure and overlapping banking, financial services, and litigation practices; competitor for institutional clients across the CT/NY corridor.
• Robinson+Cole LLP: Connecticut-based full-service mid-sized firm with overlapping banking, financial services, real estate, and litigation practices — competing for the same regional institutional client base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pastore-llc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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