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In the past year, NYLS welcomed on campus a wide range of influential leaders in the law, reflecting its place in the community to foster thought-provoking dialogue across a diverse population. Some of those notables are listed below. in the coming year, we will continue to make nYlS a destination for discussion and debate about important issues facing new York city and the world.
n Lilliam barrios-Paoli, Deputy mayor, City of New York
n Neil barsky, founder and Chairman, The marshall Project
n David becker, Director, election Initiatives, Pew Charitable Trusts
n Paulette brown, President-elect of the American bar Association
n richard buery, Deputy mayor for Strategic Policy Initiatives, City of New York
n michael a. cardozo, Partner, Proskauer rose; former corporation counsel of the city of new York n gladys Carriõn, Commissioner, New York City Administration for Children’s Services
n Zachary Carter, Corporation Counsel of the City of New York
n bill Chong, Commissioner, New York City Youth and Community Development
n hon. Paul a. crotty, u.S. district Judge
n Daniel garodnick, NYC City Council member
n michael goldberg, executive Director of the NbA Coaches Association
n hakeem Jeffries, u.S. congressman
n meera Joshi, Commissioner, New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission
n robert linn, commissioner, new York city office of labor relations
n melissa mark-Viverito, Speaker of NYC City Council
n mark g. Peters, commissioner, new York city department of investigation
n Steven Shapiro, Legal Director, American Civil Liberties Union
n bryan Stevenson, founder and executive Director, equal Justice Initiative; Author, Just Mercy n Nicholas Turner, President and Director, Vera Institute for Justice
n maya Wiley, Counsel to the mayor, City of New York
in September 2014, nYlS welcomed house minority leader nancy Pelosi as keynote speaker at the Sidney Shainwald Public Interest Lecture. Leader Pelosi spoke about a wide range of topics, including the financial crisis of 2008, and the deployment of american troops to fight iSiS.
in october 2014, nYlS showcased its “Titans of Sports” featuring Marc Lasry ’84, co-owner of the milwaukee bucks; vincent viola ’83, owner of the florida Panthers, and Zygi wilf ’74, owner of the minnesota Vikings. in 2014, mr. lasry and mr. Viola were both named to Forbes magazine’s 400 richest People in america.
in January 2015, Preet bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, addressed a full house as a featured speaker for the Center for New York City Law’s cityLaw breakfast Series and spoke about public corruption and the impact it has on government integrity and accountability.
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