Nick Hockens > Greenberg Traurig, LLP > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile
Greenberg Traurig, LLP Offices
METLIFE BUILDING
200 PARK AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10166
United States
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Nick Hockens
Work Department
Real Estate
Position
Shareholder
Career
Nick Hockens concentrates his practice on the representation of developers, institutions and non-profit organizations before the New York City Planning Commission, Board of Standards and Appeals, and Landmarks Preservation Commission. He represents clients in a variety of New York land use and zoning matters, including re-zonings, special permits, variances, designations and alterations of landmarked buildings, and air rights transactions.
Concentrations
Land use and zoning
Capabilities
Land Development
Real Estate
Land Use
Admission to Practice
New York
Languages
English
Education
- J.D., Harvard Law School, 2002
- Editorial Board, Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review
- Ph.D., Political Science, Northwestern University, 1993
- Outstanding Dissertation Student Award
- M.A., Political Science, Northwestern University, 1987
- B.A., Oklahoma State University, 1986
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Real estate > Land use/zoning
Greenberg Traurig, LLP has significant experience guiding property owners through myriad regulatory issues and site development strategies. Jay Segal and Nick Hockens are key contacts at a New York-based team, which regularly collaborates with its government law and policy teams. Deirdre Carson is another name to note, acting for developers, real estate investors and educational institutions.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Industry focus > Healthcare: health insurers
- Labor and employment > Immigration
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: consumer products (including tobacco)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: pharmaceuticals and medical devices
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: toxic tort
- Real estate > Real estate investment trusts (REITs)
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Intellectual property > Trade secrets (litigation and non-contentious matters)
- Real estate > Construction (including construction litigation)
- Industry focus > Energy regulation: conventional power
- Industry focus > Energy regulation: oil and gas
- Industry focus > Environment: litigation
- Industry focus > Environment: regulatory
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- Dispute resolution > International litigation
- Labor and employment > Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions): defense
- Labor and employment > Labor-management relations
- Real estate > Land use/zoning
- Real estate > Real estate finance
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: non-contentious (including prosecution, portfolio management and licensing)
- Labor and employment > Workplace and employment counseling
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: design
- Industry focus > Energy: renewable/alternative power
- Labor and employment > ERISA litigation
- Media, technology and telecoms > Fintech
- Industry focus > Healthcare: service providers
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: litigation
- Tax > US taxes: contentious
- Industry focus > Energy transactions: oil and gas
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Venture capital and emerging companies
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense