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fromwww.amny.com
2 days ago

What is the difference between the mayor's corporation counsel and chief counsel? amNewYork

Mayor Zohran Mamdani's legal administration is taking the reins with an ambitious plan to expand the city Law Department by at least 200 lawyers. But who are his top lawyers and how will their different roles intersect with his agenda? Just before his inauguration, Mamdani named longtime public interest attorney Steven Banks as his pick for the city's next corporation counsel, the head of the massive agency that manages the city's litigation, and named Ramzi Kassem as chief counsel, the mayor's personal lawyer.
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fromnews.bloomberglaw.com
3 weeks ago

Mamdani Taps Ex-Paul Weiss Pro Bono Chief as NYC Law Leader (1)

Steven Banks will serve as New York City corporation counsel under Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, leading the city's law department and its roughly 850 attorneys.
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