Leopold, Gross & Sommers, P.C.
City-funded organization
Leopold, Gross & Sommers, P.C. is a Brooklyn based law firm that has practiced commercial and retail debt collection litigation for more than 35 years and serves as a special Assistant Corporation Counsel for the City of New York, helping the Law Department collect debts owed to the Commissioner of the Department of Social Services. Its current $3 million Law Department contract for Collections Counsel Legal Services was awarded as a negotiated contract rather than a fresh bid. Across six registered Law Department contracts since 2007 (about $27 million awarded all time), 47% of contract value was awarded without a fresh competitive bid (about $13 million across 4 contracts).
- Industry (per city contracts)
- Professional Services
- City contracts (active)
- $3,000,000 · 1 contract
- Awarded all-time
- $27,370,000 · 6 since 2007, incl. expired
- Paid to date
- $20,152,736
- Won without a fresh bid
- 47% of contract value · $12,925,000 · 4 contracts
Holds contracts at
- Law Department City agency
City contracts
Registered city contracts, largest first by current contract value (not amount spent): running now, then registered to start later, then ended. Totals count every registered contract. Each line shows its Checkbook contract ID. The tag on each row is how it was awarded (“no-bid” = non-competitive).
- Collections Counsel Legal Services Law Department · CT102520268807178 $3,000,000
- Provision of legal services Law Department · CT102520171426916 · ended 2022 $8,500,000
- LEGAL SVCS. IN CONNECTION W/T COLLECTION & LITIGATION Law Department · CT102520070024552 · ended 2012 $6,425,000
- Legal services in relation with collection & litigation Law Department · CT102520121438579 · ended 2017 $5,945,000
- To revise renewal option and to exercise renewal option Law Department · CT102520228803627 · ended 2025 $2,500,000
- Collections Counsel Law Department · CT102520258807345 · ended 2026 $1,000,000