Practices
Industries
Value-Added Services
Developing innovative pricing structures and alternative fee agreement models that deliver additional value for our clients.
Advancing professional knowledge and offering credits for attorneys, staff and other professionals.
Helping clients respond correctly when a crisis occurs.
Providing our clients with legal, strategic, and practical advice to make transformational changes in their organizations.
Leveraging law and technology to deliver sound solutions.
Delivering seamless service through partnerships across the globe.
Leveraging leading-edge technology to guide change and create seamless, collaborative experiences for clients and attorneys.
Industry-leading conferences focused on affordable housing, tax credits, and more.
Providing actionable information to support strategic decision-making.
Teaming with clients to advance sustainable projects, mitigate the effects of climate change, and protect our planet.
Offering a range of investment management and fiduciary services.
Bringing together companies and investors for tomorrow’s new deals.
Offering fresh insights on cases that are delayed, over budget, or off-target from the desired resolution.
Courtroom-ready lawyers who can resolve disputes early on clients’ terms or prevail at trial before a judge or jury.
Creating positive impact in our communities through increasing equity, access, and opportunity.
Partner / Leader, Cooperatives & Condominiums / Leader, State Attorneys General
I'm a 2023 Nixon Peabody Pro Bono Champion.Read more about our Pro Bono program
Erica F. Buckley leads our Cooperatives & Condominiums and State Attorneys General practices, representing some of New York’s most prolific developers and real estate professionals on a variety of transactional, regulatory, and investigative matters. Erica continues to build upon her background as chief of the Real Estate Finance Bureau of the New York Attorney General’s Office, where she oversaw various regulatory matters, government investigations, and policy initiatives.
I represent my developer clients on complex real estate transactions involving cooperatives, condominiums, timeshares, homeowners associations, and community land trusts. I draft offering plans, exemption applications, no-action letters, syndication filings, and submit those documents to the New York Attorney General’s Office on behalf of my clients. I also represent developers and investors on unique transactions involving bulk purchases of shares, mergers, and dissolutions of housing cooperatives, and advise on compliance with applicable laws such as the Martin Act, the Business Corporation Law, and the Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act.
A substantial part of my work involves representing clients before the New York Attorney General’s Office who are under investigation for alleged violations of laws under the Martin Act or the Executive Law. I appear before the New York Attorney General’s Office on behalf of clients under investigation, and I assist in brokering workable settlements to close out matters to avoid litigation. When necessary, I also provide guidance to my clients on litigation strategy and facilitate alternative dispute resolutions, harnessing my experience as an Assistant Attorney General charged with closing out scores of disputes among sponsors, boards, and unit owners in cooperatives, condominiums, timeshares, and homeowners associations.
My work at the Attorney General’s Office afforded me the opportunity to cultivate strong relationships with city and state government agencies, including the New York Attorney General’s Office, Division of Housing and Community Renewal, the New York City Housing Development Corporation, the New York City Housing Authority, the New York State Housing Finance Agency, as well as the Department of Housing Preservation and Development. I represent developers before these city and state agencies on various regulatory, transactional, and policy matters. I also provide guidance on legislative and policy matters on a broad range of real estate issues and act as a New York State registered lobbyist, appearing before legislators on select occasions.
As special counsel, I advise cooperative and condominium boards on complex legal issues such as major corporate changes (e.g., corporate dissolution), adoption of new governing documents, the procurement of real estate tax benefits, financing, and dispute resolution on matters such as construction defects.
The for-sale market in New York will remain strong in spite of challenges we face in a post-pandemic world. Deals are still happening, and buyers continue to want to own in New York City. I am delighted to be working on so many cooperative and condominium conversions in New York City. On the enforcement side, the scrutiny from various city and state agencies remains high, and the New York Attorney General’s Office continues to use its vast powers under the Martin Act and Executive Law to zealously investigate and prosecute alleged wrongdoing in the real estate industry. I stand ready to represent my clients in all aspects of the changing landscape.
In her latest “Ask the Former Regulator” column, New York City Affordable Housing & Real Estate partner Erica Buckley, leader of NP’s Cooperatives & Condominiums and State Attorneys General practices, discusses good cause eviction protections under New York’s Martin Act, and whether non-purchasing tenants in buildings that convert to coops or condos under a noneviction plan are eligible for tenant protections.
New York City Affordable Housing & Real Estate partner Erica Buckley, leader of NP’s Cooperatives & Condominiums and State Attorneys General practices, is quoted in this article on the debate surrounding community land trusts (CLTs) and the challenges they face in New York. Erica explains why CLTs are not one-size-fits.
New York City Affordable Housing & Real Estate partner Erica Buckley, leader of NP’s Cooperatives & Condominiums and State Attorneys General practices, is featured for being named to the publication’s 2023 “Law Power 100” list, recognizing the most influential legal professionals in New York politics and government. Erica has been included on this list for three consecutive years.
In her latest “Ask the Former Regulator” column, New York City Affordable Housing & Real Estate partner Erica Buckley, leader of NP’s Cooperatives & Condominiums and State Attorneys General practices, discusses how a recent amendment to New York State’s Martin Act that eases restrictions on co-op and condo conversions could impact small building owners.
New York City Affordable Housing & Real Estate partner Erica Buckley, leader of the firm’s Cooperatives & Condominiums team, is quoted throughout this article, which covers the recently signed amendment to New York’s Martin Act, easing restrictions on co-op and condo conversions.
In her latest “Ask the Former Regulator” column, New York City Affordable Housing & Real Estate partner Erica Buckley, leader of NP’s Cooperatives & Condominiums and State Attorneys General practices, explains the powers bestowed upon the New York Attorney General when it comes to regulating real estate offerings, specifically through the lens of the Martin Act and the New York Executive Law.
This article discussing possible New York state real estate policies and regulations to watch in the coming year quotes New York City Affordable Housing & Real Estate partner Erica Buckley, leader of NP’s Cooperatives & Condominiums and State Attorneys General practices, on the likelihood of a new tax exemption to replace New York City’s 421a tax abatement, which expired in June.
In her newest “Ask the Former Regulator” column, New York City Affordable Housing & Real Estate partner and Cooperatives & Condominiums team leader Erica Buckley breaks down the process of carrying out condominium terminations in New York City.
In her latest “Ask the Former Regulator” column, New York City Affordable Housing & Real Estate partner Erica Buckley examines some of the limited relief afforded to condominium sponsors under the recent executive orders signed by Governor Andrew Cuomo.
This feature article on New York City’s first-ever Housing Development Fund Corporation cooperative dissolution and reconstitution to free-market status quotes Cooperatives & Condominiums practice team leader Erica Buckley and mentions Affordable Housing & Real Estate counsel Ruben Ravago, both of New York City, for advising West Village Houses.
This coverage includes the arrival of New York City affordable housing partner Erica Buckley to Nixon Peabody.
This feature discusses how Erica’s extensive experience, particularly in 421-A tax exemptions and the Martin Act, having previously served as the chief regulator of the Real Estate Finance Bureau of the NY Attorney General’s office, will bolster NP’s affordable housing practice.
This feature discusses how Erica’s extensive experience, particularly in 421-A tax exemptions and the Martin Act, having previously served as the chief regulator of the Real Estate Finance Bureau of the NY Attorney General’s office, will bolster NP’s affordable housing practice.
New York
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
City University of New York School of Law, J.D.
State University of New York at Binghamton, B.A.
Erica has received various accolades during her career, including:
Subscribe to stay informed of the latest legal news, alerts, and business trends.Subscribe