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NYC’s biggest real estate law firms

C.J. Hughes

From left: Gary Rosenberg, Luise Barrack and Warren Estis
From left: Gary Rosenberg, Luise Barrack and Warren Estis

From the September issue: A few years ago, law firms were cutting their payrolls and scrambling to refocus their practices on bankruptcies and restructuring.

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Indeed, the real estate law industry suffered through several years of volatility in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis, when deals came to a near-standstill.

And there were casualties. In 2012, the law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf filed for bankruptcy, then shuttered, sending its real estate lawyers to rival firms across the city. [more]

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