Nicholas Racioppi, Jr.

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973.451.8492

nracioppi@riker.com

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Nicholas Racioppi, Jr., is a Partner and the Chair of the Firm’s Real Estate Group. He has considerable commercial real estate experience, particularly in the acquisition, development, zoning and planning, leasing and sale of commercial and industrial properties.

Nick represents lenders in all types of real estate financings and has extensive experience in complex real estate workouts and foreclosures. He has experience in the formation and structuring of real estate partnerships and joint ventures.

In 2019, Nick was named a Fellow of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers (ACREL). ACREL’s distinguished lawyers are elected to fellowships based on their outstanding legal ability, experience, and high standards of professional and ethical conduct in the practice of real estate law. He also serves as pro-bono counsel to the Housing Partnership, which provides resources to prospective homebuyers. He advises the organization on corporate governance, guiding them as to their role in administering certain affordable housing programs, and serves as their counsel in connection with no-interest loans they provide to certain clients.

For 10 years, Nick has been involved with the Gala Committee of Daytop of New Jersey, a substance abuse treatment program. Nick is also a member of Cerebral Palsy of New Jersey’s Steps to Independence Celebration Committee and its Real Estate Committee. He is a frequent speaker and author on commercial real estate topics.

Nick is a member of the Legal Action Committee of NAIOP (the National Association of Industrial and Office Parks), the New Jersey State Bar Association, and the American Bar Association.

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Areas of Emphasis

Real Estate Transactions

Zoning and Planning

Real Estate Finance

Loan Workouts and Foreclosures

Bar Admissions

New Jersey

U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey

New York

Education

New York University School of Law, J.D., 1988

Rutgers University, B.A., with high honors, 1985, Phi Beta Kappa

Professional Activities

Fellow, American College of Real Estate Lawyers

Member, Legal Action Committee of NAIOP

Rankings & Recognitions

Since 2005, Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business has included Nick in its publication, calling him a “powerhouse” who is “very practical and watches out for the details and looks for all the angles” and also “a superb litigator.” Nick has been included in Band One since 2016 and is hailed as “a skilled practitioner who is lauded for his ability to manage transactions in the most efficient manner possible” and for his ability to “deal with every kind of land use problem.” Chambers sources say, “Nicholas understands the business environment better than any attorney I’ve ever worked with.” “He has extremely strong knowledge of all aspects of real estate law. Nicholas is creative and responsive.” “He is not only an attorney, he really understands the business aspects.” He is called “sharp and forthright” with “well-honed intellectual capabilities” and “phenomenal.” He is a “great business-minded attorney” and “very well-respected and thought of very highly in the market.” Nick’s clients note that “he reaches out and goes above and beyond” what is expected and is “the most business-aware lawyer.” Clients say that he “gives great, realistic scenarios to guide you through litigation and is also very strategic.”

In 2022, Nick was named to ROI-NJ’s Influencer Power List in the Law category for 2022. The list recognizes those who are considered most influential in the business world, based on the opinions and insights of leading figures in New Jersey. Of Nick, the publication says: “Chair of the Firm’s Real Estate Group, he has been included on too many top lawyer lists in the past decade to count. This year, the ROI Influencers list is added.”

Also in 2022, Nick was honored on the inaugural ROI-NJ “Influencers in Law” list. The Influencers list recognizes “lawyers in New Jersey that have the most influence on business issues and transactions — and/or running the business of a firm.”

Nick has been included in The Best Lawyers in America®, a peer review of U.S. lawyers, in the fields of Real Estate and Real Estate Litigation since 2007. He was named “Lawyer of the Year” for Real Estate Litigation for 2019 in Newark, an honor given to a single attorney in each practice area in each region, each year.

Thomson Reuters has included him on New Jersey’s “Super Lawyers” list for Real Estate law since 2006. In addition, Nick has been recognized on the “Super Lawyers Top 100” list in 2020 and 2021.

Nick was included on the BTI Client Service A-Team List in 2015 for providing “the absolute best levels of client service,” as determined by BTI Consulting Group, following in-depth interviews with legal decision-makers at the world’s leading organizations.

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