A dynamic, open office layout with hoteling options, collaborative workspaces and state-of-the-art technology.
A newly created space designed with a team-based atmosphere and approach — and a collegial culture.
An office that just begs to be showcased for all of the stakeholders.
When Riker Danzig moved from its longtime headquarters in Morristown to its new digs at Giralda Farms in Madison, it wanted all that and more. The firm’s leaders feel they got just that.
The only thing left to do is show it off.
“We are thrilled about welcoming our clients and friends to our new home,” Managing Partner Michael O’Mullan said. “The atmosphere in our new offices is vibrant, with a new appreciation for and enjoyment of the collegial culture we have long experienced. The modern floor plan allowed us to completely reimagine our workspace, and we have made the most of the opportunity.
“We are very pleased that our new office delivers everything an innovative law firm needs.”
Co-chair Anthony Borrelli couldn’t agree more.
He noted that the firm spent many months designing and reconstructing the new space with an emphasis on its team-based approach and collegial culture.
“At Riker Danzig, we thrive on teamwork, and so we wanted to make the most of the collaborative work areas, multi-purpose knowledge center and large employee cafeteria lounge,” he said. “Our foremost goal throughout has been to create an office environment that truly reflects the way our people work together and connect with each other.”
The firm began working out of the new space after the 4th of July holiday. That party-like feeling continues.
“Since moving to our new space, we have experienced a very positive energy across all of our departments as we are now on one floor,” Borrelli said. “It has been a great part of each day to walk the floor and interact with people who had not been part of our regular day-to-day because of the past separation across multiple floors.”
The past. How do you reconcile that?
Co-Chair Kelly Crawford said the storied history of the 143-year-old firm, which started in Newark and moved to Morristown in 1973, is part of the design of the Giralda Farms offices.
“We created a descriptive, illustrated timeline of Riker for our reception area, going back to our founding in 1882 and detailing many of our notable leaders through the decades, including Supreme Court Justices, Federal Judges, State and U.S. Attorneys General, Bar presidents and much more,” she said. “Our history is quite impressive, and we wanted to prominently feature it throughout the new office.
“We also named our main conference rooms after several of our Riker luminaries, with their photos etched in signs and accompanied by brief bios — another nod to those who made us who we are today.”
Some things haven’t changed.
The firm’s contact details, including phone numbers and email addresses, remain the same.
And Riker Danzig still has its national reputation for expertise in numerous areas, including trial and appellate litigation, insurance, commercial law and bankruptcy – as well as highly respected practices in products liability, securities litigation, environmental law, governmental affairs, real estate, financial services, white collar criminal defense and investigations, employment law, corporate law and mergers & acquisitions, public utilities, energy, intellectual property, tax, trusts and estates and family practice.
Offices in Trenton and Midtown Manhattan remained unchanged, too.
The only thing that is different is the physical address of the headquarters. And the landscaping around it.
Giralda Farms, a premier professional campus on the former Geraldine R. Dodge Estate, 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.
Riker Danzig’s law offices take up one-half of the massive second floor, with its own large employee cafeteria/lounge, featuring a custom bar, and reconfigurable knowledge center. The building offers a host of additional efficiencies and amenities, including a café, underground parking, outdoor patio with seating, expansive fitness center, walking paths, upscale lounge/game room and conference space.
Executive Committee member Nicholas Racioppi, Jr., head of Riker Danzig’s Real Estate Practice, led the lease negotiations for the firm, along with partner Joshua Greenfield, said the new space already feels like home.
“It is deeply satisfying to see our strategic planning in the lease negotiation process and space retrofitting culminate in such a thoughtfully designed office environment,” he said. “We feel that we really hit a homerun with our new headquarters. It provides an enhanced experience for all of our stakeholders – staff, attorneys and clients alike – and we couldn’t be happier with the final result.”
