January 30, 2025

Laura Trachtman

Laura Trachtman


I started my legal career as an assistant district attorney in the Bronx County District Attorney’s Office, where I handled a variety of criminal cases (including taking ten cases to verdict) and presenting cases before the Grand Jury. From there, I went on to clerk for a New York State Supreme Court Justice in the Criminal Term in Kings County, where I assisted the Justice hearing, among other matters, a murder trial. Being on both sides of the bench was formative in my development, as seeing all aspects of trial practice and courtroom demeanor honed my love of arguing before an audience. Subsequently, I shifted my focus to appellate litigation at Mischel & Horn, P.C. before joining my father, Alan C. Trachtman, in his boutique litigation practice, which I eventually took over.

My practice now focuses on representing clients in a range of disputes, with a particular interest in representing clients in claims of employment matters including discrimination; partnership/founder disputes; breach of contract; and conducting internal investigations into malfeasance for corporate clients, and guiding individual clients through the same. I particularly love the challenges involved in assessing a problem and finding a resolution that best benefits my clients, especially when doing so involves developing a novel approach.

I have conducted numerous trials and consider the courtroom to be my natural environment, as oral argument is an exhilarating exercise in crafting lightning-fast rationales for my client’s position. Similarly, I love motion practice and appellate work, because they allow me to explain in excruciating detail why my client is right, and the other party is wrong. Writing briefs is also immensely satisfying as I can locate and identify cases which confirm the correctness of my client’s case.

I speak, read and write Mandarin fluently and am conversant in French. Outside of work, I can frequently be found knitting, cooking, reading, and going on long walks to and from the dog park with my dogs Cinders and Opal.

Education:

  • Barnard College, B.A. (with honors)
  • Columbia University, M.A.
  • University of California, Berkeley, J.D.

Bar Admissions:

  • New York
  • United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York

Notable Decisions:

  • Nelson v. HSBC Bank U.S., 87 A.D.3d 995 (N.Y. App. Div. 2011)