26 Preliminary Staff Report CORPORATION COUNSEL The Corporation Counsel is the head of the New York City Law Department (Law Department), an executive agency that has over 920 attorneys and 800 support professionals.86 Generally, the Corporation Counsel is the attorney and counsel for the City as...
Board member Victoria Baranetsky is a media attorney and First Amendment expert. Currently, she serves as general counsel at The Center for Investigative Reporting, where she counsels reporters on newsgathering, libel, privacy, subpoenas, provides counsel to the Board, and advises on all other cor...