Edward C. Wallace serves as Co-Managing Shareholder of Greenberg Traurig's New York office. Ed has wide-ranging experience in business and government. Prior to entering the private sector as a Vice President at Boston Properties, he served as City Council Member-at-Large (Manhattan) and then Chief of Staff to the New York City Council President. Ed has served on the Board of NYC 2012, is chair for New Yorkers for Parks and the Riverside Park Fund, a member of the Law Committee of the Municipal Art Society and a board member of the Grand Central Partnership. He is listed in The Best Lawyers in America and Super Lawyers.
Professional & Community Involvement
· Chair, New Yorkers for Parks
· General Counsel, Citizens Budget Committee
· Board Member, Riverside Park Fund
· Board Member, Grand Central Partnership
Awards & Recognition
· Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, Real Estate Law (2005-2012)
· Team Member, Law360 "Real Estate Practice Group of the Year" (2011)
· Listed, AVENUE magazine "Legal Elite," Real Estate Law (April 2011)
· Listed, Super Lawyers magazine, New York Super Lawyers (2006-2011)
· Member, Winning Team, Chambers USA Award for Excellence, Real Estate (2010)
· Rated, AV® Preeminent™ 5.0 out of 5
Representative Matters
· Extell/Carlyle - Riverside Center
· Columbia University - Manhattanville Campus
· Fordham University - Lincoln Center Campus
· Jewish Home Life - New facility
· JCDecaux - Government Contracts, General Counsel
Previous Employment
· Vice President, Boston Properties, 1986-1992
· Chief of Staff, Office of the New York City Council President, 1983-1985
· New York City Council Member-at-Large, representing Manhattan, 1981-1983
· Staff Attorney, Legal Aid Society, 1976-1981
Articles, Publications, & Lectures
Articles
· Mentioned, "Advocates Argue Care of City's Parks a Key Quality of Life Issue as Budget Cuts Loom," New York Daily News, April 9, 2012
· Mentioned, "NYU Brings Out the Big Guns: University Hires Ex-Council Members Ed Wallace and Melinda Katz to Lobby on Village Expansion," The New York Observer, April 10, 2012
· Author, "Put Vendors in Their Place," New York Times, Op-Ed Page, April 17, 2010
· Author, "Fair Share for Whom?" New York Times, Op-Ed page, "St. Bart's and the Law," New York Times, Op-Ed page, Author, "Forfeiture Proceedings: In Need of Due Process," Fordham Urban Law Journal