Atty. Bruce J. Baker
Bruce Baker co-leads the firm’s Campus Infrastructure & Community Development team. He focuses on the construction aspects of real estate development and financing projects.
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Bruce J. Baker is a business, real estate, and construction attorney based in Victor, New York, practicing at Nixon Peabody LLP. Admitted to practice in New York, State Bar Association. Educated at Harvard University (J.D., 1980). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Construction Law (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Project Finance Law (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — Real Estate Law (2026). Serands clients in Victor, NY and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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About
- Bruce Baker co-leads the firm’s Campus Infrastructure & Community Development team
- He focuses on the construction aspects of real estate development and financing projects
- What do you focus on?
- Design, development and construction contracts I represent owners, developers and lenders in connection with the structuring and negotiation of EPC, design/build, design and construction contracts for complex projects in all asset classes, ranging from commercial and institutional buildings to sports stadiums, toll roads and airport terminals as well as power plants and process manufacturing facilities
- Most of the clients I represent are in the higher education, power generation and food/beverage manufacturing industries
- In addition to structuring and negotiating design and construction agreements, I represent clients in negotiating development and joint venture agreements, contract interpretation and claims consulting and performance security matters
- Campus Infrastructure & Community Development How can colleges and universities partner with their surrounding communities to build facilities that support the economic health of the area?
- What ways can academic institutions leverage private financing—or public programs—to build these facilities?
- I am intrigued by the interaction between academic institutions and their surrounding communities and how this factors into campus development projects, especially in urban locations where space is precious
- Public Private Partnerships (P3) Over the past ten years, I have been actively involved in some of the largest and most visible P3 projects in the U.S., generally from the perspective of meshing the concessionaire’s design and construction obligations with the analogous provisions of the EPC/design-build contract and key subcontracts
- I recently was a lead member of the team that represented Cook County in negotiating a ground lease and redevelopment agreement for a parcel near Stroger Hospital that will provide for the redevelopment of the century-old Cook County Hospital into a mixed-use facility
- Energy facilities/Powerplant Decommissioning For the past four years, we have represented Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation (a subsidiary of Avangrid) in all aspects of the remediation and demolition of two legacy coal-fired power plants in the Rochester, NY area, as well as the auctioning of two smaller peaking units located elsewhere in Western New York
- Our Energy/Environmental and Real Estate groups handled all aspects of the demolition process, including environmental, land use, site access and the bidding and negotiation of a series of contracts, including contracts for construction management, engineering services and demolition
- Demolition has been underway since early 2015, and we have been involved in follow-on advice dealing with change orders, claims, permitting questions and contract administration matters
- I was the co-lead partner (along with an environmental partner) addressing the real estate and construction aspects of this project
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Business attorneys advise founders and growing companies on entity formation, contracts, financing, M&A, and dispute resolution.
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Real estate attorneys handle home purchases, sales, commercial transactions, title disputes, and landlord-tenant matters.
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Jurisdictional Context
Why local counsel matters in New York
Practicing law in New York. Legal matters in New York are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Victor are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate New York state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in New York brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in New York courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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