Law and Leadership in Times of Crisis: The NYC Experience

DATE: Wednesday, September 10, 2025

TIME: 9:30 a.m.–6:00 p.m. ET
Breakfast and lunch provided. 
Reception at 5:30 p.m.

PLACE:
New York Law School
Auditorium
185 West Broadway
New York, NY 10013

COST: Free of charge. Registration required.

CLE: Up to 7.5 credits (NY transitional and nontransitional)
7.0 credits in Areas of Professional Practice  
0.5 credits in Areas of Ethics and Professionalism

RSVP TO THIS EVENT.
Please RSVP by August 29.

In moments of profound uncertainty, New York City has turned to its lawyers not just for counsel, but for leadership. Working alongside elected officials and agency partners, the dedicated public servants of the NYC Law Department have helped balance legal obligations with the realities of emergency response and recovery, made rapid yet principled decisions, shaped policy under pressure, and gained insights into how to confront future events. At this symposium, hear directly from Corporation Counsels and senior legal leaders whose judgment and experience have made New York a global model for legal leadership in times of crisis. 

PANEL WILL ADDRESS:
•  The 9/11 Terrorist Attacks
•  Superstorm Sandy and Climate Resiliency
•  The COVID-19 Pandemic
•  Asylum Seekers
•  Lessons Learned

PANELISTS INCLUDE:
•  Corporation Counsel Muriel Goode-Trufant
•  Former Corporation Counsels Zachary W. Carter, Hon. Sylvia Hinds-Radix, James E. Johnson, Victor A. Kovner, Georgia M. Pestana, and Hon. O. Peter Sherwood 
•  First Assistant Corporation Counsel
Sheryl Neufeld
•  Former First Assistant Corporation Counsels Steven Stein Cushman and Jeffrey D. Friedlander
•  NYLS Center for New York City and State Law Counsel Stephen Louis (Former Executive Assistant Corporation Counsel)
•  NYLS Dean and President Anthony W. Crowell (Former Assistant Corporation Counsel)