Eon S. Nichols
“The pace of business in today's world and expectation of quick results can be very stressful to most lawyers. However, for me, it is not that stressful because I love what I do.”
One of Eon’s primary practice areas is IDA – Industrial Development Agency – transactions where he represents developers and property owners with obtaining Pilots (real property tax abatements) as well as sales tax and mortgage tax exemptions.
He represents many non-profit organizations in real estate transactions, real estate financing and other corporate matters. Eon also represents companies, organizations and businesses on a variety of corporate transactions, such as formation, governance, employment agreements, joint ventures and other corporate matters.
Education
- Fordham University School of Law, J.D.; 2003
- State University of New York at Binghamton, B.A.; 2000
Admissions/Courts
- New York
- Connecticut
Awards + Recognitions
- Recipient of the Boy Scouts of America Diversity Good Scout Award, 2019
- SuperLawyers® New York Metro Edition, 2013 -2022
- Recipient of the Westchester County Business Journal’s Above the Bar Leading Attorney Under 40 Award; 2016
- Recipient of the Rising Star: 40 Under 40 Award honoring young professionals in Westchester County demonstrating excellence in their profession; 2013
- Recipient of the Westchester County Bar Association’s New Lawyers Leadership Award honoring new lawyers (i.e., lawyers who have been practicing for ten years or less) who demonstrate excellent leadership in both their legal careers and local communities; 2013
Professional Associations
- New York State Bar Association
- Westchester County Bar Association
- Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors, Inc., Commercial & Investment Division
Presentations + Publications
“The Importance of Non-Disclosure Agreements in Real Estate Transactions”
Winter/Spring 2016 issue of Real Estate Finance Journal, October and November 2016 issue of Westchester Lawyer, The Westchester County Bar Association Monthly Magazine Co-author
Speaker for New York City Bar Center for CLE Bridge-the-Gap Program on “Basics of Commercial Real Estate Law”
September 28, 2016
Speaker for New York City Bar Center for CLE on “Commercial Real Estate Law: The Basics & Beyond”
May 2, 2016
Speaker for New York City Bar Center for CLE Bridge-the-Gap Program on “Basics of Commercial Real Estate Law”
October 2, 2015
Speaker for New York City Bar Center for CLE Bridge-the-Gap Program on “Basics of Commercial Real Estate Law”
October 8, 2014
Speaker for New York City Bar Center for CLE Bridge-the-Gap Program on “Basics of Residential Real Estate Law”
November 28, 2012
“Introduction to the Basic Concepts and Steps Involved in a Straight Lease Transaction, Part 1: The Industrial Development Agency’s ‘Straight Lease’ Transaction”
Westchester County Bar Association Newsletter, May 2012
Co-author
“Introduction to the Basic Concepts and Steps Involved in a Straight Lease Transaction, Part 2: Benefits Obtained From Undertaking and Closing on a Straight-Lease Transaction”
Westchester County Bar Association Newsletter, June 2012
Co-author
“Benefits Obtained From Undertaking and Closing on a Straight-Lease Transaction”
Co-Author
“Mahopac Volunteer Fire Department Uses Low-Cost Bond Financing to Build a New State-of-the-Art Firehouse”
published in the Westchester County Bar Association Newsletter, November 2008
Speaker for Pace University’s School of Law Continuing Legal Education Program on “Trends in Residential Real Estate”
May 18, 2011
Speaker for Pace University’s School of Law Continuing Legal Education Program on “Basics of Residential Real Estate”
December 4, 2011
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Community Service
- ArtsWestchester; Board Member
- Burke Rehabilitation Hospital; Board Member
- WP Housing Company, Inc.; Board Member
- African American Men of Westchester, Inc.; Board Member
- Board Member of the Business Council of Westchester; 2015-present
- Rising Stars Leadership Council of the Business Council of Westchester; Chairman, 2016-2019; Member, 2016-present