Nicole E. Taplin Joins Gibbons Real Property & Environmental Department
Gibbons is pleased to announce that Nicole E. Taplin, Esq. has joined the firm as an Associate in the Gibbons Real Property Department. Nicole concentrates her practice on commercial real estate transactions including acquisitions, dispositions, financings and leasing matters.
Nicole received her J.D. from the University of Miami School of Law and her B.A., in economics and philosophy, from Emory University. Admitted to practice in the States of New Jersey and Florida, she represents clients in various aspects of commercial real estate, including the negotiation, documentation and closing of the sale, purchase and development of vacant land, office buildings, apartment buildings and complex mixed-use projects. She also has significant experience representing owners and developers in the structuring, creation and operation of residential, commercial, mixed-use and hotel condominiums, homeowners’ associations and planned communities.
Prior to joining Gibbons, Nicole worked at Greenberg Traurig, LLP in the Real Estate Department of their Miami office for several years and later operated her own law firm focusing on real estate transactions.
“Beyond exceptional legal skills, Nicole comes to us with several years experience running her own law firm, which we believe will greatly inform her legal practice. Like our clients, she has been a hands-on business owner and operator which will provide highly relevant insight and perspective as she addresses the varied real estate needs of our clients,” states Russell B. Bershad, Director in the Gibbons Real Property Department.