Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C.

You might have thought that Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C., was founded by a trio of lawyers, but the three monikers all belong to one man: Adam Leitman Bailey. Bailey is still at the helm of the firm he founded two decades ago. Known for their expertise in New York real estate law, the firm’s attorneys regularly represent clients in real estate disputes as well as leasing and property transactions.

Two Decades of Success

At the dawn of the millennium, Adam Leitman Bailey opened the doors of the firm by bartering legal services to his landlord in exchange for office space. Bailey vowed to only take on business for which he could serve as the best lawyer for the case or deal. The firm’s approximately two dozen lawyers have all adopted Adam Leitman Bailey’s original client service policies—returning every call within 24 hours and using computerized systems to track the status of every case and matter and sharing each of these updates with the clients.

Always Be Closing

While most real estate lawyers focus on transactional work, many Adam Leitman Bailey attorneys—including Mr. Bailey himself—are courtroom litigators. Firm lawyers have won more than 1,000 cases in state, federal, and housing court, including more than 250 appellate court cases—many at New York’s highest court, the Court of Appeals. The firm has won New York City’s largest condo refund, the largest government grant for a cooperative in New York history, and the largest settlement for a property casualty lawsuit in New York City. Other firm victories include preventing the eviction of tenants of the largest residential building in Harlem and winning the rights for the developers to proceed with the Park51 project.

The firm’s expertise goes beyond the courtroom. Firm lawyers participate in some of New York’s largest and smallest leasing and property transactions. Leases, purchase agreements, and other documents drafted by the firm have been published as legal forms by a number of publishers. Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C., has represented buyers and sellers in nearly every co-op and condo in the city and has worked on the development of projects from 4 to 400 units.

Eat What You Kill

Adam Leitman Bailey attorneys can earn significantly more than their BigLaw counterparts because of the firm’s unique revenue-sharing program. Every attorney in the firm, associates and partners alike, receive at least one-third of the collected billable hours. The firm benefits include biweekly “spa Fridays,” when every employee can get a complimentary manicure or massage in their office.

COVID-19 Update

Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. always chooses the most talented applicants. Even during the coronavirus pandemic, we have pushed forward and remained resilient. Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. not only continued to pay salaries, but we are also one of the only firms that hasn’t had to lay off an employee. When interviewing candidates for these positions, we look to see whether they have the potential to be great at our firm. Once we hire someone, the training, mentoring and teaching never stops. We strive for greatness in everything we do and expect our team to do the same. We encourage you to express your opinions and share your ideas to improve our work even during these tough times.

• Prevailed against Trump Soho on fraud claims in a groundbreaking settlement that won millions of dollars for clients.
• Won landmark victories using a forgotten and overlooked federal law, the Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act, after a judge ruled in a game-changing decision that condo deals fall under federal law.
• Landed largest settlement in New York History for a restaurant open less than seven months.
• Secured largest condominium construction defect settlement in Brooklyn history.

• Leading Real Estate Litigators, 2023—Chambers and Partners
• Best Companies to Work For, 2024—U.S. News & World Report
• Best Lawyers in America, 2024—Best Lawyers
• Best Places to Work, 2010, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2025—Crain’s New York Business
• No. 6 Best Midsize Law Firm to Work For, 2024, 2025, 2026—Vault