Center for NYC Law Breakfast: 20th Anniversary Celebration

April 29, 2015

The Center for New York City Law cordially invites you to celebrate the Center’s 20th Anniversary at the 125th City Law Breakfast

presenting

Zachary Carter, Michael A. Cardozo, and the Honorable Paul A. Crotty

Corporation Counsel of the City of New York, Partner at Proskauer Rose, and U.S. District Judge

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SPECIAL RECOGNITION:

On our twentieth anniversary, the Center offers special recognition for:

Jeffrey Friedlander, First Assistant Corporation Counsel, Office of the Corporation … <Read More>

CityLaw Profile – NYCHA General Counsel David Farber on Meeting NYCHA’s Challenges

March 19, 2015

David Farber was appointed New York City Housing Authority Executive Vice-President for Legal Affairs and General Counsel in August 2014. When speaking with David, his clear love for New York City is readily apparent and supplemented by a driving desire to leave the city better than he found it. Turning 50 this year, David has spent the majority of his professional career in service to his city with great satisfaction.

Born in Manhattan and raised … <Read More>

IPSIG Agreements: A Vehicle to Rehabilitate Vendors

January 7, 2015

Under ordinary circumstances the City may not enter into a contract with a vendor when the City finds that the vendor is not responsible because of tax, criminal, financial, ethical or performance reasons. It may not always be in the City’s interests, however, to refuse to deal with the vendor. One option available to the City that allows the City to continue to do business with such a vendor is an Independent Private Sector Inspector … <Read More>