Miami-based Akerman Senterfitt has doubled the size of its New York office with its acquisition of 21-lawyer Stadtmauer Bailkin, a firm specializing in economic development and land use.
Stadtmauer Bailkin co-founders David Stadtmauer and Michael D. Bailkin have both served in senior economic development positions within city and state government, with Stadtmauer previously serving as director of commercial and civic development and director of industrial development at the New York State Urban Development Corporation and Bailkin serving as general counsel of the Mayor’s Office of Development of the City of New York. The firm has negotiated incentive packages for some of the city’s largest real estate development projects, including the Brooklyn’s MetroTech Center and upcoming Atlantic Yards.
