Overview
The Adler & Stachenfeld Leasing Group is one of the top leasing practices in New York City.
The practice is led by Eric Menkes and Risa Letowsky. Both Eric and Risa do nothing but leasing and have done so for a combined total of more than 40 years. The group also includes partners Paul Schwartz and Michael Kupin who add another 30-plus years of broad-based leasing experience to the team.
Outlined below are just some of the qualities that make our leasing team great attorneys:
- They work to get along with adversaries and have countless personal relationships with counterparties (both lawyers and real estate players). This has immeasurable value.
- Their mantra is that a lease is the “beginning” of a relationship between the landlord and tenant and it is therefore beneficial for all involved if the process remains as non-adversarial as possible. They pride themselves on finding win/win, creative solutions and a way forward in which the landlord and tenant will work well together.
- They are great and strategic negotiators and are in tune with what is and what is not “market”.
- They are not afraid to take aggressive positions when particular circumstances warrant, and they are equally comfortable telling a client when a situation calls for them to take a step back in their approach.
- They routinely represent both landlords and tenants. This is an enormous advantage in negotiations, for the knowledge of what the other side wants is a precondition to forging win/win solutions.
