Riker Danzig announced today it has signed a lease for its new modern, technologically-advanced headquarters at 7 Giralda Farms in Madison, a premier professional campus on the former Geraldine R. Dodge Estate. With its new New Jersey and New York offices, Riker is completing its redesign for the modern workspace. The Firm plans to move to Giralda Farms in July 2025. It moved to a new New York location at 489 Fifth Avenue in January of 2023.
The new space will reimagine the Firm’s layout from a compartmentalized, “siloed” office tower into a more open and vibrant atmosphere better suited for its collegial culture and team-based approach as well as an evolving hybrid office model.
“We approached our lease renewal considerations with our clients and the next generation of attorneys in mind,” said Managing Partner Michael P. O’Mullan. “Our new homebase will be far more conducive to efficiently and productively working collaboratively across all of our departments. And, like so many of our peers, we are looking toward a post-pandemic work environment that incorporates a more flexible hybrid work model and allows for evolving technology.”
Mike added, “Following an extensive review of our current office space and other possibilities, we determined that 7 Giralda Farms reflects our position as one of New Jersey’s most prominent law firms while providing us with an exciting platform for the future. We were attracted to its modern open-floor design that allows us to completely reimagine our workspace, its technological capabilities, and exceptional amenities for our attorneys and staff. This space provides everything an innovative law firm needs.”
Seven Giralda Farms is a striking, park-like, 20-acre property with three floors of Class A office space, featuring a two-story atrium entrance with granite and wood accents. The multi-tenant building offers a host of efficiencies and amenities, including a café, underground parking, outdoor patio and seating areas, expansive fitness center, walking paths, upscale lounge/game room, conference space, and a bike share program.
Located off Madison Avenue in Madison, the corporate campus is easily reachable via I-287 and Route 24, with access to train stations in both Madison and Convent Station, and just down the road from Riker Danzig’s current Morristown offices. It is home to a range of global corporations and other businesses.
Executive Committee member Nicholas Racioppi, Jr., head of Riker Danzig’s Real Estate Practice, led the lease negotiations for the firm. “Morristown has been our home for a long time and it was not an easy decision to leave Headquarters Plaza. But as we considered our expanding needs and the options, it became clear that our future would be best served by investing in an enhanced office environment that would foster the collegial culture we value, and provide for a fully integrated experience for our staff, our attorneys, and our clients.”
“We’re excited about the opportunity to retool our office environment to better reflect the new way we work,” added Executive Committee Co-Chair Kelly S. Crawford. “Our new home at 7 Giralda Farms is an important step forward for the people and clients of Riker Danzig into the coming decades.”
Riker Danzig will be designing the new office space to incorporate collaborative work areas, an updated office layout with hoteling, and state-of- the-art technology.
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