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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Andrew Cuomo announced members of his transition team at Fordham University this morning. </p>
<p>Worth noting on that transition are people like:</p>
<p>--Albany DA David Soares, who is investigating state comptroller Alan Hevesi over the chauffeur scandal; </p>
<p>--Brooklyn DA Charles Hynes, who is prosecuting former Assemblyman and Kings County Democratic Leader Clarence Norman; </p>
<p>--Ed Cox, one-time Republican senatorial challenger to Hillary Clinton; and</p>
<p>--former Democratic opponents Charlie King and Denise O'Donnell.</p>
<p>One group that is not heavily represented on the list are people currently in the Attorney General's office. </p>
<p>The full list is after the jump.</p>
<p><em>-- Azi Paybarah</em><br />
<!--break--><br />
Executive Chair<br />
Robert Abrams, Partner, Stroock &amp; Stroock &amp; Lavan  LLP; New York Attorney General (1978-1994).</p>
<p>Special Advisors<br />
Hon. Richard Blumenthal, Attorney General for the State of Connecticut.<br />
Julian Bond, Chairman, NAACP National Board of Directors.</p>
<p>Hon. Jerry Brown, Attorney General-Elect for the State of California; Mayor of Oakland, California; Governor of California (1975-1983).</p>
<p>Carol M. Browner, Principal, The Albright Group LLC; Administrator, United States Environmental Protection Agency (1993 - 2000).</p>
<p>Hon. Louis Freeh, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation (1993 - 2001).</p>
<p>Hon. Raymond W. Kelly, New York City Police Commissioner.</p>
<p>Arthur Levitt, Senior Advisor, The Carlyle Group; Chairman, United States Securities and Exchange Commission (1993 - 2001).</p>
<p>Hon. John Lewis, Member, United States House of Representatives.</p>
<p>Hon. Lisa Madigan, Attorney General for the State of Illinois. </p>
<p>Thurgood Marshall, Jr., Partner, Bingham McCutchen LLP; Cabinet Secretary and Assistant to the President (1997-2001).</p>
<p>Hon. Tom Miller, Attorney General for the State of Iowa.</p>
<p>Hon. Robert M. Morgenthau, New York County District Attorney.</p>
<p>Janet Murguía, President, National Council of La Raza.</p>
<p>Peter G. Peterson, Senior Chairman and Co-Founder, The Blackstone Group; Chairman, Council on Foreign<br />
Relations; Chairman, Federal Reserve Bank of New York (2000 - 2004).</p>
<p>Secretary Robert B. Reich, Professor of Public Policy at the Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California at Berkeley; United States Secretary of Labor (1993 -1997).</p>
<p>Dean Richard L. Revesz, New York University School of Law. </p>
<p>Secretary Robert E. Rubin, Director &amp; Chairman of the Executive Committee of Citigroup; Member, Office of the Chairman Citigroup Inc.; United States Secretary of the Treasury (1995-1999).</p>
<p>Committee Chairs<br />
Preeta D. Bansal, Partner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher &amp; Flom LLP; New York State Solicitor General (1999-2001).</p>
<p>Hon. Michael E. Bongiorno, President, New York State District Attorneys Association; Rockland County District Attorney.</p>
<p>Zachary W. Carter, Partner, Dorsey &amp; Whitney LLP; United States Attorney, Eastern District of New York (1993-1999).</p>
<p>Derrick Cephas, President &amp; CEO, Amalgamated Bank; New York State Superintendent of Banks (1991-1994).<br />
Edward F. Cox, Chair, New York League of Conservation Voters Education Fund; Partner, Patterson Belknap Webb &amp; Tyler LLP.</p>
<p>Committee Chairs (Cont'd)<br />
Eric R. Dinallo, General Counsel, Willis Group Holdings; Fmr. Chief of the Investment Protection Bureau of the New York Attorney General.</p>
<p>Dean and Prof. John D. Feerick, Chair, New York State Commission on Judicial Elections (2003); Dean, Fordham University School of Law (1982-2002).</p>
<p>Denis M. Hughes, President, New York State AFL-CIO.</p>
<p>Charlie King, Chief Executive Officer, Praxis Housing Initiatives, Inc.; Fmr. Of Counsel, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver &amp; Jacobson. </p>
<p>Denise O'Donnell, Partner, Hodgson Russ; United States Attorney, Western District of New York (1997-2001).<br />
Cesar Perales, President and General Counsel, Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund.</p>
<p>Hon. Frederick A.O. Schwarz Jr., Chairman, New York City Campaign Finance Board; Senior Counsel, Cravath, Swaine &amp; Moore LLP.</p>
<p>Hon. George Bundy Smith, Associate Judge, New York Court of Appeals (1982-2006) (retired).<br />
Mary Jo White, Partner, Debevoise &amp; Plimpton LLP; United States Attorney, Southern District of New York (1993-2002).</p>
<p>Antitrust/Investment Protection<br />
Co-Chairs: Zachary Carter and Jeh C. Johnson</p>
<p>Zachary Carter, Partner, Dorsey &amp; Whitney LLP; United States Attorney, Eastern District of New York (1993-1999).</p>
<p>Daniel J. Castleman, First Assistant District Attorney, New York County.<br />
H. Rodgin Cohen, Chairman, Sullivan &amp; Cromwell LLP.</p>
<p>John C. Coffee, Professor, Columbia Law School.</p>
<p>Hon. Stewart F. Hancock, Jr. Of Counsel, Hancock &amp; Estabrook LLP; New York Court of Appeals Judge (retired).</p>
<p>Jeh C. Johnson, Partner, Paul, Weiss, Rifkin, Wharton &amp; Garrison LLP.</p>
<p>G. Robert Witmer, Senior Counsel, Nixon Peabody LLP; Chairman, University of Rochester Board of Trustees.</p>
<p>Civil Rights<br />
Co-Chairs: Cesar Perales and Charlie King</p>
<p>Mario Baeza, Chairman and CEO, The Baeza Group; Co-Chair New York City Latin Media and Entertainment Commission.</p>
<p>Alan Van Capelle, Executive Director, Empire State Pride Agenda</p>
<p>Kelli Conlin, President, NARAL Pro-Choice New York.</p>
<p>David J. Hernandez, President, Puerto Rican Bar Association </p>
<p>Charlie King, Chief Executive Officer, Praxis Housing Initiatives, Inc. </p>
<p>Christopher Kui, Executive Director, Asian Americans for Equality.</p>
<p>Cesar Perales, President and General Counsel, Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund.</p>
<p>Hon. Carol Robles-Roman, New York City Deputy Mayor for Legal Affairs and Counsel to the Mayor. </p>
<p>Consumer Protection/Labor<br />
Co-Chairs: Derrick Cephas and Denis M. Hughes</p>
<p>Derrick Cephas, President &amp; CEO, Amalgamated Bank; New York State Superintendent of Banks (1991-1994).</p>
<p>Hon. Nelson Diaz, Partner, Blank and Rome LLP; Fmr. General Counsel, United States Department of Housing and<br />
Urban Development; Judge, Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas (1981-1993).</p>
<p>Denis M. Hughes, President, New York State AFL-CIO.</p>
<p>Rachel Leon, Executive Director, Common Cause.</p>
<p>Sharon L. Nelson, Chairperson of the Board of Directors, Consumers Union; Fmr. Chief, Consumer Protection Division, Washington State Attorney General's Office.</p>
<p>Hon. Christine C. Quinn, New York City Council Speaker.</p>
<p>Criminal/Medicaid Fraud<br />
Co-Chairs: Michael G. Bongiorno, Eric R. Dinallo, Mary Jo White</p>
<p>Hon. Michael E. Bongiorno, President, New York State District Attorneys Association; Rockland County District Attorney.</p>
<p>Eric R. Dinallo, General Counsel, Willis Group Holdings; Fmr. Chief of the Investment Protection Bureau of the New York Attorney General.</p>
<p>Hon. Janet DiFiore, Westchester County District Attorney.</p>
<p>Hon. Robert J. Duffy, Mayor of Rochester.</p>
<p>Hon. Charles J. Hynes, Kings County District Attorney.</p>
<p>Linda Fairstein, Chief Prosecutor, New York County District Attorney's Office Sex Crimes Unit. (1976 - 2002).</p>
<p>John J. Poklemba, Partner, Poklemba &amp; Hobbs; Counsel, New York State Association of Chiefs of Police; Fmr.<br />
Commissioner of New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services.</p>
<p>Dennis W. Quirk, President, New York State Court Officers Association.</p>
<p>Prof. Barry C. Scheck, Co-Founder, Innocence Project at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law at Yeshiva<br />
University.</p>
<p>Hon. Thomas J. Spota, Suffolk County District Attorney.</p>
<p>Mary Jo White, Partner, Debevoise &amp; Plimpton LLP; United States Attorney, Southern District of New York (1993-2002).</p>
<p>Environment<br />
Chair: Edward F. Cox</p>
<p>Edward F. Cox, Chair, New York League of Conservation Voters Education Fund; Commissioner, New York State Commission on Judicial Nominations; Partner, Patterson Belknap Webb &amp; Tyler LLP.</p>
<p>Frances Beinecke, President, Natural Resources Defense Council.<br />
Carol M. Browner, Principal, The Albright Group LLC; Administrator, United States Environmental Protection Agency (1993 - 2000).</p>
<p>Robert M. Hallman, Board Member, New York League of Conservation Voters; Partner, Cahill Gordon &amp; Reindel LLP. </p>
<p>Rhea Jezer, Board Member, New York League of Conservation Voters.<br />
Charles S. Warren, Chairman of the Board, New York League of Conservation Voters; Partner, Bryan Cave LLP.</p>
<p>Public Integrity<br />
Co-Chairs: John D. Feerick, Frederick A.O. Schwarz Jr., Denise O'Donnell</p>
<p>Michael A. Cardozo, Corporation Counsel for the City of New York. </p>
<p>Jeremy M. Creelan, Associate, Jenner &amp; Block LLP; Fmr. Deputy Director of the Democracy Program at the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law. </p>
<p>Dick Dadey, Executive Director, Citizens Union.</p>
<p>Prof. William B. Eimicke, Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs.</p>
<p>Blair Horner, New York Public Interest Research Group.</p>
<p>Ira M. Millstein, Partner, Weil, Gotshal &amp; Manges LLP; Chairman, New York State Commission on Public Authority Reform.</p>
<p>Richard P. Nathan, Co-Director, Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government.</p>
<p>Denise O'Donnell, Partner, Hodgson Russ LLP. United States Attorney, Western District of New York (1997-2001).</p>
<p>Associate Dean Patricia E. Salkin, Associate Dean and Director of the Government Law Center, Albany Law School.</p>
<p>Hon. Frederick A.O. Schwarz Jr., Chairman, New York City Campaign Finance Board; Senior Counsel, Cravath, Swaine &amp; Moore LLP.</p>
<p>Hon. David Soares, Albany County District Attorney.</p>
<p>Solicitor General / State Counsel<br />
Co-Chairs: Preeta D. Bansal and Hon. George Bundy Smith </p>
<p>Preeta D. Bansal, Partner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher &amp; Flom LLP; New York State Solicitor General (1999-2001).</p>
<p>Daniel J. French, Partner, French-Alcott PLLC; United States Attorney, Northern District of New York (1999 - 2001).</p>
<p>Hon. Howard A. Levine, Senior Counsel, Whiteman Osterman &amp; Hanna; Associate Judge, New York Court of Appeals (1982-1993)</p>
<p>Hon. George Bundy Smith, Associate Judge, New York Court of Appeals (1992-2006) (retired).</p>
<p>Co-Directors<br />
Kumiki Gibson, Senior Vice President and Counsel, National Urban League; Counsel to Vice President Al Gore (1993 - 1997); Partner, Williams &amp; Connelly, LLP. </p>
<p>Stephen P. Younger, Partner, Patterson Belknap Webb &amp; Tyler LLP.</p>
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Andrew Cuomo announced members of his transition team at Fordham University this morning. </p>
<p>Worth noting on that transition are people like:</p>
<p>--Albany DA David Soares, who is investigating state comptroller Alan Hevesi over the chauffeur scandal; </p>
<p>--Brooklyn DA Charles Hynes, who is prosecuting former Assemblyman and Kings County Democratic Leader Clarence Norman; </p>
<p>--Ed Cox, one-time Republican senatorial challenger to Hillary Clinton; and</p>
<p>--former Democratic opponents Charlie King and Denise O'Donnell.</p>
<p>One group that is not heavily represented on the list are people currently in the Attorney General's office. </p>
<p>The full list is after the jump.</p>
<p><em>-- Azi Paybarah</em><br />
<!--break--><br />
Executive Chair<br />
Robert Abrams, Partner, Stroock &amp; Stroock &amp; Lavan  LLP; New York Attorney General (1978-1994).</p>
<p>Special Advisors<br />
Hon. Richard Blumenthal, Attorney General for the State of Connecticut.<br />
Julian Bond, Chairman, NAACP National Board of Directors.</p>
<p>Hon. Jerry Brown, Attorney General-Elect for the State of California; Mayor of Oakland, California; Governor of California (1975-1983).</p>
<p>Carol M. Browner, Principal, The Albright Group LLC; Administrator, United States Environmental Protection Agency (1993 - 2000).</p>
<p>Hon. Louis Freeh, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation (1993 - 2001).</p>
<p>Hon. Raymond W. Kelly, New York City Police Commissioner.</p>
<p>Arthur Levitt, Senior Advisor, The Carlyle Group; Chairman, United States Securities and Exchange Commission (1993 - 2001).</p>
<p>Hon. John Lewis, Member, United States House of Representatives.</p>
<p>Hon. Lisa Madigan, Attorney General for the State of Illinois. </p>
<p>Thurgood Marshall, Jr., Partner, Bingham McCutchen LLP; Cabinet Secretary and Assistant to the President (1997-2001).</p>
<p>Hon. Tom Miller, Attorney General for the State of Iowa.</p>
<p>Hon. Robert M. Morgenthau, New York County District Attorney.</p>
<p>Janet Murguía, President, National Council of La Raza.</p>
<p>Peter G. Peterson, Senior Chairman and Co-Founder, The Blackstone Group; Chairman, Council on Foreign<br />
Relations; Chairman, Federal Reserve Bank of New York (2000 - 2004).</p>
<p>Secretary Robert B. Reich, Professor of Public Policy at the Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California at Berkeley; United States Secretary of Labor (1993 -1997).</p>
<p>Dean Richard L. Revesz, New York University School of Law. </p>
<p>Secretary Robert E. Rubin, Director &amp; Chairman of the Executive Committee of Citigroup; Member, Office of the Chairman Citigroup Inc.; United States Secretary of the Treasury (1995-1999).</p>
<p>Committee Chairs<br />
Preeta D. Bansal, Partner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher &amp; Flom LLP; New York State Solicitor General (1999-2001).</p>
<p>Hon. Michael E. Bongiorno, President, New York State District Attorneys Association; Rockland County District Attorney.</p>
<p>Zachary W. Carter, Partner, Dorsey &amp; Whitney LLP; United States Attorney, Eastern District of New York (1993-1999).</p>
<p>Derrick Cephas, President &amp; CEO, Amalgamated Bank; New York State Superintendent of Banks (1991-1994).<br />
Edward F. Cox, Chair, New York League of Conservation Voters Education Fund; Partner, Patterson Belknap Webb &amp; Tyler LLP.</p>
<p>Committee Chairs (Cont'd)<br />
Eric R. Dinallo, General Counsel, Willis Group Holdings; Fmr. Chief of the Investment Protection Bureau of the New York Attorney General.</p>
<p>Dean and Prof. John D. Feerick, Chair, New York State Commission on Judicial Elections (2003); Dean, Fordham University School of Law (1982-2002).</p>
<p>Denis M. Hughes, President, New York State AFL-CIO.</p>
<p>Charlie King, Chief Executive Officer, Praxis Housing Initiatives, Inc.; Fmr. Of Counsel, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver &amp; Jacobson. </p>
<p>Denise O'Donnell, Partner, Hodgson Russ; United States Attorney, Western District of New York (1997-2001).<br />
Cesar Perales, President and General Counsel, Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund.</p>
<p>Hon. Frederick A.O. Schwarz Jr., Chairman, New York City Campaign Finance Board; Senior Counsel, Cravath, Swaine &amp; Moore LLP.</p>
<p>Hon. George Bundy Smith, Associate Judge, New York Court of Appeals (1982-2006) (retired).<br />
Mary Jo White, Partner, Debevoise &amp; Plimpton LLP; United States Attorney, Southern District of New York (1993-2002).</p>
<p>Antitrust/Investment Protection<br />
Co-Chairs: Zachary Carter and Jeh C. Johnson</p>
<p>Zachary Carter, Partner, Dorsey &amp; Whitney LLP; United States Attorney, Eastern District of New York (1993-1999).</p>
<p>Daniel J. Castleman, First Assistant District Attorney, New York County.<br />
H. Rodgin Cohen, Chairman, Sullivan &amp; Cromwell LLP.</p>
<p>John C. Coffee, Professor, Columbia Law School.</p>
<p>Hon. Stewart F. Hancock, Jr. Of Counsel, Hancock &amp; Estabrook LLP; New York Court of Appeals Judge (retired).</p>
<p>Jeh C. Johnson, Partner, Paul, Weiss, Rifkin, Wharton &amp; Garrison LLP.</p>
<p>G. Robert Witmer, Senior Counsel, Nixon Peabody LLP; Chairman, University of Rochester Board of Trustees.</p>
<p>Civil Rights<br />
Co-Chairs: Cesar Perales and Charlie King</p>
<p>Mario Baeza, Chairman and CEO, The Baeza Group; Co-Chair New York City Latin Media and Entertainment Commission.</p>
<p>Alan Van Capelle, Executive Director, Empire State Pride Agenda</p>
<p>Kelli Conlin, President, NARAL Pro-Choice New York.</p>
<p>David J. Hernandez, President, Puerto Rican Bar Association </p>
<p>Charlie King, Chief Executive Officer, Praxis Housing Initiatives, Inc. </p>
<p>Christopher Kui, Executive Director, Asian Americans for Equality.</p>
<p>Cesar Perales, President and General Counsel, Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund.</p>
<p>Hon. Carol Robles-Roman, New York City Deputy Mayor for Legal Affairs and Counsel to the Mayor. </p>
<p>Consumer Protection/Labor<br />
Co-Chairs: Derrick Cephas and Denis M. Hughes</p>
<p>Derrick Cephas, President &amp; CEO, Amalgamated Bank; New York State Superintendent of Banks (1991-1994).</p>
<p>Hon. Nelson Diaz, Partner, Blank and Rome LLP; Fmr. General Counsel, United States Department of Housing and<br />
Urban Development; Judge, Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas (1981-1993).</p>
<p>Denis M. Hughes, President, New York State AFL-CIO.</p>
<p>Rachel Leon, Executive Director, Common Cause.</p>
<p>Sharon L. Nelson, Chairperson of the Board of Directors, Consumers Union; Fmr. Chief, Consumer Protection Division, Washington State Attorney General's Office.</p>
<p>Hon. Christine C. Quinn, New York City Council Speaker.</p>
<p>Criminal/Medicaid Fraud<br />
Co-Chairs: Michael G. Bongiorno, Eric R. Dinallo, Mary Jo White</p>
<p>Hon. Michael E. Bongiorno, President, New York State District Attorneys Association; Rockland County District Attorney.</p>
<p>Eric R. Dinallo, General Counsel, Willis Group Holdings; Fmr. Chief of the Investment Protection Bureau of the New York Attorney General.</p>
<p>Hon. Janet DiFiore, Westchester County District Attorney.</p>
<p>Hon. Robert J. Duffy, Mayor of Rochester.</p>
<p>Hon. Charles J. Hynes, Kings County District Attorney.</p>
<p>Linda Fairstein, Chief Prosecutor, New York County District Attorney's Office Sex Crimes Unit. (1976 - 2002).</p>
<p>John J. Poklemba, Partner, Poklemba &amp; Hobbs; Counsel, New York State Association of Chiefs of Police; Fmr.<br />
Commissioner of New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services.</p>
<p>Dennis W. Quirk, President, New York State Court Officers Association.</p>
<p>Prof. Barry C. Scheck, Co-Founder, Innocence Project at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law at Yeshiva<br />
University.</p>
<p>Hon. Thomas J. Spota, Suffolk County District Attorney.</p>
<p>Mary Jo White, Partner, Debevoise &amp; Plimpton LLP; United States Attorney, Southern District of New York (1993-2002).</p>
<p>Environment<br />
Chair: Edward F. Cox</p>
<p>Edward F. Cox, Chair, New York League of Conservation Voters Education Fund; Commissioner, New York State Commission on Judicial Nominations; Partner, Patterson Belknap Webb &amp; Tyler LLP.</p>
<p>Frances Beinecke, President, Natural Resources Defense Council.<br />
Carol M. Browner, Principal, The Albright Group LLC; Administrator, United States Environmental Protection Agency (1993 - 2000).</p>
<p>Robert M. Hallman, Board Member, New York League of Conservation Voters; Partner, Cahill Gordon &amp; Reindel LLP. </p>
<p>Rhea Jezer, Board Member, New York League of Conservation Voters.<br />
Charles S. Warren, Chairman of the Board, New York League of Conservation Voters; Partner, Bryan Cave LLP.</p>
<p>Public Integrity<br />
Co-Chairs: John D. Feerick, Frederick A.O. Schwarz Jr., Denise O'Donnell</p>
<p>Michael A. Cardozo, Corporation Counsel for the City of New York. </p>
<p>Jeremy M. Creelan, Associate, Jenner &amp; Block LLP; Fmr. Deputy Director of the Democracy Program at the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law. </p>
<p>Dick Dadey, Executive Director, Citizens Union.</p>
<p>Prof. William B. Eimicke, Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs.</p>
<p>Blair Horner, New York Public Interest Research Group.</p>
<p>Ira M. Millstein, Partner, Weil, Gotshal &amp; Manges LLP; Chairman, New York State Commission on Public Authority Reform.</p>
<p>Richard P. Nathan, Co-Director, Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government.</p>
<p>Denise O'Donnell, Partner, Hodgson Russ LLP. United States Attorney, Western District of New York (1997-2001).</p>
<p>Associate Dean Patricia E. Salkin, Associate Dean and Director of the Government Law Center, Albany Law School.</p>
<p>Hon. Frederick A.O. Schwarz Jr., Chairman, New York City Campaign Finance Board; Senior Counsel, Cravath, Swaine &amp; Moore LLP.</p>
<p>Hon. David Soares, Albany County District Attorney.</p>
<p>Solicitor General / State Counsel<br />
Co-Chairs: Preeta D. Bansal and Hon. George Bundy Smith </p>
<p>Preeta D. Bansal, Partner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher &amp; Flom LLP; New York State Solicitor General (1999-2001).</p>
<p>Daniel J. French, Partner, French-Alcott PLLC; United States Attorney, Northern District of New York (1999 - 2001).</p>
<p>Hon. Howard A. Levine, Senior Counsel, Whiteman Osterman &amp; Hanna; Associate Judge, New York Court of Appeals (1982-1993)</p>
<p>Hon. George Bundy Smith, Associate Judge, New York Court of Appeals (1992-2006) (retired).</p>
<p>Co-Directors<br />
Kumiki Gibson, Senior Vice President and Counsel, National Urban League; Counsel to Vice President Al Gore (1993 - 1997); Partner, Williams &amp; Connelly, LLP. </p>
<p>Stephen P. Younger, Partner, Patterson Belknap Webb &amp; Tyler LLP.</p>
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