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Max Foster Gottbetter
Georgetown Law · J.D. Candidate

New York, NY · Washington, D.C.

Max Foster
Gottbetter

J.D. Candidate at Georgetown University Law Center · Licensed Salesperson at Sotheby's · Event Entrepreneur

GULC
Georgetown Law — J.D. Candidate
175
LSAT Score — Top 0.1%
$1B+
CMBS Loans Underwrote
3,800
Peak Concert Attendance
About

Max is a J.D. Candidate at Georgetown University Law Center and a graduate of Tulane University's Freeman School of Business, where he double-majored in Finance and Business Management. His career spans luxury Manhattan real estate, commercial mortgage finance, and live-event entrepreneurship.

What Drives Him

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Legal Mind
Georgetown Law J.D. candidate — built for rigorous legal reasoning and analysis.
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Financial Acumen
Underwrote $1B+ in CMBS loans; fluent in Bloomberg Terminal and CoStar.
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Entrepreneurship
Scaled events from 900 to 3,800 attendees and built companies from the ground up.
Experience

Career Highlights

CEO & Founder — GB8, LLC
Boca Raton, FL · New Orleans, LA
Jun 2023 – Present

Produces over 30 annual shows from concept to completion with attendance up to 3,800. Acquires international talent through WME, CAA, and UTA, negotiates sponsorships totaling over $100,000, and oversees marketing campaigns while maintaining key client relations.

Mardi Dawn — Annual Mardi Gras Concert

Co-founded and scaled from a 900-person show to a 3,800-person spectacle headlined by Mau P and James Hype. Set The Metropolitan's all-time record for tickets sold in a single night — $500K+ revenue, 8,000+ lifetime attendees.

DUNE Music Festival

Co-founded a two-stage, 2,500+ attendee beach festival. Wrote the business plan, pitched investors, and negotiated brand partnerships with Red Bull, Monaco, and Happy Dad — generating over $250,000 in revenue.

Sotheby's
Licensed Real Estate Salesperson
Sotheby's International Realty — New York, NY
Dec 2025 – Present
  • —Manages luxury Manhattan listings from $700K to $9.5M across co-ops and condominiums.
  • —Guides buyers and sellers through the full transactional lifecycle: offer structuring, negotiation, contract preparation, and closing coordination.
  • —Assembles meticulous board packages for co-op transactions at some of the city's most prestigious addresses.
LMF Commercial
Investment Analyst
LMF Commercial — New York, NY
Jun – Aug 2023
  • —Underwrote over $1 billion in CMBS loans, conducting rigorous financial analysis and risk assessment.
  • —Utilized Bloomberg Terminal and CoStar for extensive market research and property valuation.
  • —Created BatchGeo interactive maps to streamline analytical workflows for the investment team.
Education

Academic Excellence

Law School
Current

Georgetown University Law Center

Washington, D.C.

Juris Doctor (J.D.) Candidate

Class of 2028

One of the nation's premier law schools, Georgetown Law is where Max is honing the legal reasoning that complements his background in finance and entrepreneurship — building the foundation for a career at the intersection of law, real estate, and business.

Undergraduate

Tulane University

Freeman School of Business · New Orleans, LA

Double B.A. in Finance and Business Management

Graduated May 2024

Activities
  • · Social Fraternity — President & Rush Chair
  • · Chabad House — Volunteer
  • · Real Estate Club — Member
Standardized Testing
175
LSAT Score
Top 0.1% Nationally

A score of 175 placed Max among an elite tier of law school applicants in the country — the score that earned his admission to Georgetown Law.

Beyond the Resume

Curiosity in Motion

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Co-Founder & Product Lead

Reunion — Social App

Over the past four months, Max and his co-founder have been designing and developing Reunion, a next-generation social application that tells you who's going where—keeping users in the social loop and reducing FOMO. First beta trial onboarded 50 real users with strong concept validation.

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Sports Analytics Writer

Yankees Analytics

Writes a weekly column diving deep into Yankees baseball analytics, focusing on advanced metrics including wOBA and WAR analysis, bridging quantitative reasoning with his passion for baseball.

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Competitor

Athletics & Training

Maintains a rigorous physical discipline through High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) and competitive padel. Currently training for the Brooklyn Half Marathon.

Get in Touch

Let's Connect

Based between New York and Washington, D.C., Max is open to discussions regarding real estate opportunities, professional networking, and the intersection of law and business.

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