Your Partners in Success

We’re proud to occupy a unique place of trust with our business and personal clients, who rely on us to aggressively advance their interests. Whether you’re executing a complex transaction, tackling a business opportunity or trying to resolve a contentious dispute, you can count on our attorneys to stand alongside you, and be deeply invested in your success. 

 
  • Adam J. Stein

    Founding Partner

    Adam is a solution-oriented counselor who takes a hands-on approach in every situation, personally guiding his clients through complex commercial disputes, real estate litigation and alternative finance litigation.

  • Jonathan L. Adler

    Managing Partner

    A seasoned litigator and business counselor, Jonathan brings a valuable combination of legal acumen, sophistication and practical street smarts to the table to resolve business, employment and partnership disputes.

  • Michael Dabah

    Founding Partner

    Michael advises developers, owners, financial institutions, family offices, investors and other clients in a variety of real estate matters, including development projects, financings, land use issues, leasing, acquisitions and sales.

  • Joshua Zelkowitz

    Founding Partner

    Josh has deep experience advising sophisticated real estate stakeholders in high-stakes situations and transactions. He has also played a lead role in more than $5 billion in acquisition and sale transactions.

  • Noam Besdin

    Counsel

    Noam Besdin is an experienced litigator who has successfully litigated cases involving breach of contract, fiduciary duties, fraudulent transfers, trade secrets, licensing agreements, non-compete clauses, as well as other complex claims.

  • Daniel J. Dwyer

    Partner

    Daniel Dwyer brings more than 20 years of commercial real estate experience to the table. His practice focuses on the full range of concerns, including acquisitions and sales, joint ventures, assemblages, development rights transfers, leasing and finance.

  • Moses Dyckman

    Associate

    Moses is an associate in Stein Adler’s real estate department, where he focuses on acquisitions and sales, financings, and lender-side Fannie Mae loans.

  • Casey Hail

    Counsel

    Casey advises on employment issues, including compliance, policies and procedures; and employment, separation, and confidentiality agreements. She also has extensive commercial litigation experience in New York’s state and federal courts.

  • Noelle Harvey

    Associate

    Noelle Harvey is an associate in Stein Adler’s litigation department, where she focuses on commercial and real estate litigation. Prior to joining the firm, Noelle focused on defending hospitals and healthcare professionals in high exposure medical litigation.

  • Pearl "Peri" F. Hertz

    Law Clerk

    Pearl ”Peri” Hertz is a Law Clerk in Stein Adler’s Private Wealth Services group and specializes in trusts and estates planning.

  • Aaron M. Kleinmann

    Of Counsel

    Aaron M. Kleinmann is an experienced litigator specializing in labor & employment, complex commercial litigation, compliance, and regulatory matters. His in-house counsel experience enables him to provide businesses with insightful and strategic advice on a wide range of legal matters.

  • Jason A. Lederman

    Partner

    Jason Lederman advises business owners, entrepreneurs, investors, real estate owners, and other high-net-worth clients on all aspects of estate planning and trust administration, as well as wealth preservation and tax-advantaged asset transfer strategies.

  • Jacob E. Lewin

    Partner

    Jacob Lewin provides clients with practical, business-oriented solutions for real estate, business and construction disputes. In addition, Jacob represents physicians and medical facilities in reimbursement disputes with commercial insurance carriers.

  • Josh Lustiger

    Of Counsel

    Josh advises commercial real estate owners, investors, developers and lenders on a wide range of complex matters, including acquisitions and sales, financings, and joint ventures.

  • Dawn McNamara

    Paralegal

    Dawn assists with all aspects of the firm’s real estate practice, including development projects, acquisition and sale transactions, and real estate finance transactions.

  • Michal Palagi

    Law Clerk

    Michal concentrates her practice on addressing employment issues and disputes, commercial disputes, and handling a wide range of real estate litigation matters.

  • Matteo J. Rosselli

    Of Counsel

    Matt has extensive experience representing clients in a variety of industries in all phases of litigation and arbitration. He focuses on complex commercial litigation and routinely litigates investor, contract, business tort, real estate and employment disputes.

  • Melanie A. Sarver

    Melanie A. Sarver

    Melanie Sarver is Counsel in Stein Adler’s employment and commercial litigation groups. An experienced and skilled litigator, Melanie represents businesses and individuals in matters involving discrimination, retaliation, wage and hour issues and other commercial disputes.

  • Spencer T. Sklar

    Spencer T. Sklar

    Associate

    Spencer is an associate attorney in Stein Adler’s real estate department.

  • Griffin Sloan

    Associate

    Griffin Sloan is an associate in Stein Adler's litigation department, specializing in commercial litigation.

  • Adam Wolper

    Of Counsel

    Adam is a seasoned corporate and real estate transactional attorney, who has significant litigation and bankruptcy experience, and frequently serves as outside general counsel to companies and professional practices throughout the New York City area.

  • William Wong

    Associate

    William is an associate in Stein Adler’s real estate department, where he focuses on a wide range of matters, including acquisitions and sales, financings and leasing transactions.