Stein Adler Dabah & Zelkowitz

What Stein Adler Dabah & Zelkowitz does

Stein Adler Dabah & Zelkowitz LLP is a New York City-based boutique law firm founded in 2018 by four former Herrick, Feinstein LLP partners: Adam J. Stein, Jonathan L. Adler, Michael Dabah, and Joshua Zelkowitz. The firm operates from a single headquarters at 936 Broadway, Manhattan, and serves sophisticated enterprise and individual clients across six integrated practice areas: Real Estate, Real Estate Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Employment, Business Counseling & Transactions, and Private Wealth Services. The firm has approximately 25+ team members, including founding partners, partners, associates, counsel, legal assistants, and paralegals, with attorneys drawn from elite BigLaw backgrounds including Herrick Feinstein, Davis Polk, Simpson Thacher, Sidley Austin, Paul Weiss, Willkie Farr, and Kleinberg Kaplan.

The firm's core specialization is New York City commercial real estate, where it claims lead involvement in more than $15 billion in cumulative acquisition and sale transactions, with representative matters including a $2.5 billion Class A office portfolio acquisition, an $800 million acquisition of 237 Park Avenue for RXR, and a $250 million 33-building Manhattan portfolio acquisition for The Orbach Group. Adjacent practices in litigation, employment, M&A, and private wealth services are built to cross-serve the same real estate owner, developer, and high-net-worth client base. The firm does not operate any technology platform, software products, or proprietary tools; service delivery is human-attorney-led across all practice areas.

The firm operates as a Limited Liability Partnership with partnership-only ownership (no external investors, no funding rounds, no parent company). Revenue is generated through traditional professional services billing (hourly rates, blended rates) supplemented by contingency fees and success fees, with monthly billing cadence. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. Go-to-market is enterprise field sales through direct partner-level engagement and client referrals, with marketing support from a website, LinkedIn presence, and legal alert content. Named enterprise clients include Box Equities, Extell Development, RXR, Harbor Group International, Artemis Real Estate Capital, Topaz Capital Group, Woodhill Real Estate, East Coast Acquisitions, Benedict Realty Group, and Mayfair Investment Partners, with a recognized pipeline of pro bono engagements through Safe Passage Project, Welcome to Chinatown, and Let's Do Something.

Name

Stein Adler Dabah & Zelkowitz

Legal name

Stein Adler Dabah & Zelkowitz LLP

Website

https://steinadlerlaw.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Stein Adler Dabah & Zelkowitz LLP is a New York City boutique law firm founded in 2018 by former Herrick Feinstein partners, serving real estate developers, institutional investors, business owners, and high-net-worth individuals across real estate, litigation, employment, M&A, and private wealth practices.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110), Offices of Lawyers (54111)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAHAAAE

Real Estate & Construction Law

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Legal Services

SECONDARYBPAHAAAB

Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Legal Services

SECONDARYBPAHAAAK

Family & Private Client (Trusts & Estates) Law

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Legal Services

SECONDARYBPAJANAF

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

Business & Public Services/Real Estate Services (Brokerage, Property Management)/Real Estate Advisory & Consulting (Investment, Strategy)

Keywords

• Commercial real estate law
• Commercial litigation services
• Employment law counsel
• Private wealth planning
• Business transactional services

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal Services Billing: Traditional law firm revenue model based on professional legal services including hourly billing, blended rates, contingency fees, and success fees depending on matter type and client relationship.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Stein Adler Dabah & Zelkowitz LLP is a New York City-based law firm delivering legal counsel across six integrated practice areas: Real Estate, Real Estate Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Employment, Business Counseling & Transactions, and Private Wealth Services. The firm handles acquisitions, dispositions, joint ventures, financing, leasing, development, complex commercial disputes, employment matters, M&A, and estate planning for real estate developers, business owners, and high-net-worth individuals. Its team of 25+ attorneys operates from a Manhattan office and is built around direct partner-level engagement on complex, high-value matters.

Product overview

Stein Adler Dabah & Zelkowitz LLP is a New York-based law firm offering legal services across six integrated practice areas. The firm operates as a unified legal services provider rather than a software platform, with practices spanning Real Estate, Real Estate Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Employment, Business Counseling & Transactions, and Private Wealth Services. These practice areas work together to serve clients across transactional, litigation, and advisory matters, particularly for real estate owners, developers, and businesses.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Real Estate Practice Comprehensive real estate legal services covering acquisitions, dispositions, joint ventures, debt and equity financing, commercial leasing, distressed debt workouts, and real estate development for developers, owners, and institutional investors.
• Real Estate Litigation Practice

Quantifiable outcome

• Over $15 billion in acquisition and sale transactions completed
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered community.

• Safe Passage ProjectcommunityOthersStein Adler collaborates with Safe Passage Project, an organization providing free legal representation to refugee and immigrant children in the NYC-area and Long Island. The firm aids undocumented and unaccompanied minors in navigating the U.S. immigration system.
• Let's Do SomethingcommunityOthersA non-profit organization founded in honor of David Newman who was killed by Hamas terrorists on October 7, 2023. The firm provides corporate counseling and legal advocacy to support their mission of pro-Israel engagement.
• Welcome to ChinatowncommunityOthersAn initiative championing the prosperity of local businesses and entrepreneurs in Manhattan's Chinatown. Stein Adler aids their mission by providing counseling and periodically donating office space.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP: An elite New York BigLaw firm where Stein Adler founding partner Jonathan Adler began his career and Of Counsel Matteo Rosselli previously practiced. Represents the upper-tier competitor for sophisticated transactional and litigation mandates.
• Sidley Austin LLP: A global full-service firm where Stein Adler partner Noam Besdin previously practiced. Competes for high-stakes commercial litigation and real estate matters involving institutional clients.
• Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP: A national professional services firm with a strong real estate practice; Stein Adler founding partner Michael Dabah previously practiced there. Comparable in real estate advisory and transactional capability, though broader in scope.
• Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP: A larger New York-based full-service firm with a strong real estate practice; Stein Adler Of Counsel Rikki Lavine joined from Willkie. Competes for the same institutional real estate mandates at the upper end of the market.
• Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP: A long-established New York-based full-service firm with comparable litigation, real estate, and employment practices; Stein Adler counsel Casey Hail previously practiced there. Represents a larger incumbent competitor for the same mid-market institutional clients.

Direct peers

• Rosenberg & Estis, P.C. A prominent New York real estate-focused law firm with deep NYC commercial real estate expertise across transactions, leasing, and litigation — directly overlapping with Stein Adler's marquee real estate practice.
• Herrick, Feinstein LLP: The former firm of all four Stein Adler founding partners. Herrick Feinstein is a New York-based mid-size firm with a comparable real estate, litigation, and employment practice mix, making it the closest structural and competitive peer.
• Amini LLC: A mid-size New York commercial litigation boutique; Stein Adler partner Noam Besdin and counsel Casey Hail previously practiced at Amini/Storch Amini. Directly comparable in size, practice mix, and client base.
• Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP: A mid-size New York firm where Stein Adler Of Counsel Matteo Rosselli previously practiced. Comparable in size and scope, with overlapping commercial litigation, real estate, and shareholder activism practices serving sophisticated clients.
• Kleinberg Kaplan Wolff & Cohen, P.C. A New York-based mid-size firm with a strong real estate and commercial transactions practice; Of Counsel Joshua Lustiger previously practiced there. Highly comparable structure, client focus, and competitive positioning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/stein-adler

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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