Three Greenberg Traurig lawyers, Edward C. Wallace, John L. Mascialino, and Jonathan L. Bing, were named to City & State's 2024 Manhattan Power 100 list.
NEW YORK, Aug. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Three Greenberg Traurig lawyers, Edward C. Wallace, John L. Mascialino, and Jonathan L. Bing, were named to City & State's 2024 Manhattan Power 100 list.
According to the publication, the list recognizes the borough's most politically influential people in government, business, education, advocacy, and nonprofits.
Wallace is the co-chair of Greenberg Traurig's New York office, founder of Greenberg Traurig's Government Law & Policy Practice and serves as a trusted advisor and frontline negotiator for companies and individuals in high profile and sensitive matters. He has represented major institutions and real estate companies, including Columbia University, New York University, Fordham University, Extell, and Fetner Properties, in real estate development projects and major government service providers including JCDecaux and Hornblower.
Wallace previously served as city council member-at-large (Manhattan) and then as chief of staff to the New York City Council President before being named as vice president for finance at Boston Properties. Wallace is the chair of the French American Foundation (USA) and vice president and outside general counsel to the Citizens Budget Commission. He is former chair and a board member emeritus of New Yorkers for Parks.
Mascialino is the chair of Greenberg Traurig's New York Government Law & Policy Practice and served as first deputy commissioner of the NYC Department of Citywide Administrative Services as well as deputy chief of staff and counsel for the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Operations. He was a mayoral appointee to the Franchise Concession Review Committee, and a deputy general counsel in the Mayor's Office of City Legislative Affairs. He focuses his practice on government contracts, administrative law, government affairs, government investigations, and government-related real estate matters. Mascialino serves as trustee and vice-chair of the Riverside Park Conservancy and as the treasurer and finance committee chair of the Grand Central Partnership.
Bing advises corporations and nonprofit clients in the entertainment, financial services, health care, hospitality, transportation, and social services fields. He served five terms in the New York State Assembly representing the East Side of Manhattan. He also served as a special deputy superintendent of the New York Department of Financial Services in charge of the Liquidation Bureau. He helps clients advance legislation in the New York City Council and New York State Legislature, and secure funding from city and state budgets. An active member of the community, Bing serves on the steering committee for the Association for a Better New York, is a member of the American Bar Association's Committee on Meeting & Travel, and serves on the board of directors of the Manhattan Chamber of Commerce.
About Greenberg Traurig's Government Law & Policy Practice: Greenberg Traurig's Government Law & Policy Practice combines the capabilities of its Federal Practice in Washington D.C. with its state and local practices across the country. The firm's national team of governmental affairs professionals and attorneys spans major political and commercial capitals throughout the United States, including: Albany, Austin, Denver, New York City, Philadelphia, Sacramento, Tallahassee, and Washington, D.C. Most recently, Greenberg Traurig's Government Law & Policy team was "Top Listed" for Government Relations in Best Lawyers in America's 2018 edition. The team was also named "Law Firm of the Year" for Government Relations by the U.S. News-Best Lawyers 2014 edition of "Best Law Firms." The practice also received the most first-tier Government Relations rankings in the U.S.
About Greenberg Traurig: Greenberg Traurig, LLP has more than 2750 attorneys in 47 locations in the United States, Europe and the Middle East, Latin America, and Asia. The firm is a 2022 BTI "Highly Recommended Law Firm" for superior client service and is consistently among the top firms on the Am Law Global 100 and NLJ 500. Greenberg Traurig is Mansfield Rule 6.0 Certified Plus by The Diversity Lab. The firm is recognized for powering its U.S. offices with 100% renewable energy as certified by the Center for Resource Solutions Green-e® Energy program and is a member of the U.S. EPA's Green Power Partnership Program. The firm is known for its philanthropic giving, innovation, diversity, and pro bono. Web: http://www.gtlaw.com.
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