James “Jim” Johnson (photo: Youtube)
“It’s a phenomenal department. We are largely the law firm for the city,” Johnson told the New York Law Journal. “We are one of, if not, the nation’s largest public interest law firm.”
October 31, 2019 at 08:00 AM
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James “Jim” Johnson, a former partner at Debevoise & Plimpton who currently works in the New Jersey governor’s office, was named Thursday as the new corporation counsel for New York City, where he’ll lead the city’s Law Department and oversee the work of hundreds of lawyers.
Johnson is set to replace Zachary Carter, who was corporation counsel for the last six years until he retired in August. Georgia Pestana has held the position in the interim.
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