Jodi Stein

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Jodi Stein

Overview

Jodi Stein is a partner in the Real Estate, Energy, Land Use & Environmental Practice Group in the firm's New York office.

Jodi has significant experience representing real estate developers in obtaining discretionary land use approvals through New York City's Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP) and before the Board of Standards and Appeals. She also advises clients on the zoning and land use aspects of obtaining approvals or resolving issues that arise during the development and construction process. Jodi frequently appears before the New York City Department of City Planning, Department of Buildings and Department of Housing Preservation and Development, as well as the Landmarks Preservation Commission, City Council, Department of Transportation, local community boards and other city and state agencies.

Prior to private practice, Jodi was vice president of acquisitions and development for one of the largest privately held real estate companies in North America. In that role, she was responsible for growing the company's $2 billion development platform in New York City, Miami and Los Angeles. Jodi worked on obtaining all approvals for all their new development projects — advising on acquisition and pre-development; directing and overseeing all discretionary and government approvals; forging relationships with community leaders in each city; and working with architects, general contractors, subcontractors and environmental consultants through the various approval and development phases of each project.

Education

J.D., Brooklyn Law School, 2006

B.A., Muhlenberg College, 2001

  • Leading Lawyer, Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use, Chambers USA, 2026
  • Women in Real Estate Award Winner, Connect CRE, 2025
  • Leading Partner, Real Estate - Land Use/Zoning, Legal 500 US, 2025-2026
  • Associate to Watch, Chambers USA, 2025
  • Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers, 2024-2026
  • Notable Women in Law, Crain's New York Business, 2022
  • Recommended Lawyer, Real Estate - Land Use/Zoning, Legal 500 US, 2021-2022, 2024-2026
Chambers 2026
Chambers USA 2025_ Jodi Stein
Legal 500 Recommended Lawyer 2025
Legal 500 Leading Partner 2025
Legal 500 Leading Partner 2024

  • Co-Chair, Land Use Planning and Zoning Committee, New York City Bar Association
  • Selected to join and member of the 2023 NYC Construction Code Revision Committee by the New York City Department of Buildings
  • Member, Land Use Planning and Zoning Committee, New York City Bar Association
  • Member, Brooklyn Law School Women’s Leadership Network

Speaker, “Update on Land Use due to the NYC Special Permit that was Instituted in 2021,” State of the New York City Hotel Industry Breakfast – Hotel Association of New York City