Cuomo's Transition Team

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