Message from the Mayor
About the Law Department
As a longstanding bustling metropolis, New York is heavily reliant on the hard work
and dedication of our municipal force. Perhaps no office embodies this better than
the New York City Law Department. Since its official establishment in 1
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Law Department has consistently heeded the ever-changing challenges of legally
representing our City on a broad array of issues and policy initiatives.
EXECUTIVE STAFF
Standing from left to right:
MANAGING ATTORNEY
G. Foster Mills
CHIEF LITIGATING ASSISTANT
CORP. COUNSEL
Lawrence Kahn
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT CORP. COUNSEL
Paul Rephen
CHIEF ASSISTANT CORP. COUNSEL
Leonard Koerner
The Law Department is committed to providing our City with the highest caliber
of legal representation. Whether safeguarding public money, defending the City’s
interests in court, or fighting to maintain a high quality of life for our City’s more
than eight million residents, its work is vital to the development and growth of New
York. And with a team of innovative, engaging, and civic-minded employees, the
Law Department is able to offer solutions to even the most challenging and unique
urban issues.
The 2010 Annual Report is a terrific representation of the Law Department’s
many accomplishments over the past year. On behalf of the City of New York, I
commend Corporation Counsel Michael A. Cardozo and the Law Department’s
attorneys, administrators, operations staff, and Information Technology Division for
a job well-done. Best wishes for much continued success.
Seated from left to right:
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
OPPORTUNITY OFFICER
Muriel Goode-Trufant
FIRST ASSISTANT CORP. COUNSEL
Jeffrey Friedlander
CORP. COUNSEL
Michael Cardozo
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT CORP. COUNSEL
FOR PUBLIC SAFETY
Celeste Koeleveld
Michael R. Bloomberg
Mayor
Introduction from the Corporation Counsel
ORGANIZATIONAL CHART
I am pleased to present the New York City Law Department’s 2010 Annual
Report. Besides serving as the City’s lawyers, our office is engaged in a multitude
of projects that span every City agency and virtually every aspect of the law.
We continually strive to deliver excellence in all that we do. We also look with
pride on our major accomplishments during 2010.
Corporation
Counsel
My colleagues and I never forget that our work has a direct impact on the lives
of millions of New Yorkers, and we approach each task with the highest sense of
privilege. I could not ask for better colleagues with whom to celebrate today’s
achievements and tackle tomorrow’s challenges.
Executive
Assistant Corp.
Counsel
Executive
Assistant Corp.
Counsel for
Public Safety
Administrative
Law
Labor &
Employment
Law
Family
Court
Appeals
Pensions
Special Federal
Litigation
General
Litigation
This report chronicles those achievements, which include the landmark settlement
of 10,000 World Trade Center claims resulting from efforts to clean-up Ground
Zero after 9/1 extensive and creative efforts on the City’s major development
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projects, aggressive steps to collect money owed to the City, diligent efforts to
defend the City’s fisc, and crucial initiatives to protect the health and quality of life
for City residents.
Chief Assistant
Corp. Counsel
Tax &
Bankruptcy
Litigation
First Assistant
Corp. Counsel
Chief Litigating
Assistant
Corp. Counsel
Managing
Attorney
A?rmative
Litigation
Commercial
& Real Estate
Litigation
Administration
Contracts &
Real Estate
Tort
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The New York City Law Department is responsible for
all of the legal affairs of New York City. The Corporation
Counsel heads the Law Department and acts as legal
counsel for the Mayor, elected officials, the City, and
its agencies. Attorneys represent New York City on
affirmative and defensive civil litigation, legislative and
legal issues, the criminal prosecution of juveniles in Family
Court, and Administrative Code enforcement proceedings
brought in Criminal Court.
Operations
Economic
Development
Information
Technology
Environmental
Law
Workers’
Compensation
Legal
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