The CCC's work involves complicated legal issues. We are very fortunate to have the assistance and guidance of our Lawyers Council, which consists of highly experienced and well-regarded attorneys who offer pro bono advice on a variety of issues. 
 
From the private sector to public service, the Lawyers Council's combined experience encompasses a wide breadth: criminal justice policy, securities litgation, regulatory matters, public corruption, criminal law, fraud, and national and international terrorism cases. 
 
 

Lawyers Council

Marcus A. Asner 
Partner, Arnold & Porter

Co-Chief of Major Crimes, Southern District of New York (2007-2009)

Assistant U.S. Attorney, Southern District of New York (2000-2009)

Co-Chair of White Collar Defense and Investigations Practice, Arnold & Porter

Martine M. Beamon
Former Assistant U.S. Attorney, Southern District of NY

Partner, Davis Polk

Jonathan Bing
Former Member, New York State Assembly

Shareholder, GreenbergTraurig

Benton Campbell 
United States Attorney, Eastern District of NY (2007-2010)

Deputy General Counsel, Deloitte LLP

Vincent R. Cappucci
Chair, Fordham University Law Advisory Committee

Senior Partner, Entwistle & Cappucci LLP

Steven Coffey 
Former Assistant U.S. Attorney, Southern District of NY

Partner, Kramer Levin

Steven M. Cohen
Former Secretary, Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo

EVP, CAO & General Counsel, MacAndrews & Forbes Incorporated, 

John V. Connorton, Jr.
Former Secretary, Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo

Partner- Retired, Hawkins, Delafield & Wood

Joseph V. DeMarco
Former Assistant Counsel, Office of Governor Hugh Carey

Partner- Retired, Hawkins, Delafield & Wood

Matthew E. Fishbein
Former Chief Assistant U.S. Attorney, Southern & Eastern Districts of NY

Partner, Debevoise & Plimpton

Nicholas Gravante, Jr. 
Member, Second Department Judicial Screening Committee

General Counsel, Boies Schiller & Flexner LLP 

David M. Hashmall
Chairman Emeritus, Goodwin

Former Police Officer, Nassau County Police Department, 4th Precinct

Ilene Jaroslaw
Former Assistant, U.S. Attorney, Eastern District of NY

Partner, Hoguet Newman Regal & Kenney LLP

Katya Jestin
Former Deputy Chief, Organized Crime and Racketeering, Eastern District of NY

Partner, Jenner & Block LLP

Darren LaVerne 
Former Assistant, U.S. Attorney, Eastern District of NY

Partner, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Gregory M. Longworth
Special Counsel to the Police Commissioner NYPD (1994-1996)

Partner, Worth, Longworth & London

Edward A. McDonald 
Partner, Dechert LLP

Former Attorney-In-Charge, Federal Organized Crime Strike Force, Eastern District of New York

Brendan R. McGuire
Former Assistant U.S. Attorney, Southern District of NY

Former Superintendent, Chicago Police Dept.

Former Special Agent in Charge, FBI-Philadelphia 

Carlos F. Ortiz
Former Deputy and Acting Chief, Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney's Office, District of New Jersey

Partner, BakerHostetler

David Reiss 
Professor, Brooklyn Law School

Virginia Chavez Romano 
Former Assistant United States Attorney, Southern District of New York

Former NYS Deputy Attorney General for the Economic Justice Division

Partner, White & Case

Brian Rosner 
Former Assistant District Attorney, New York County

Managing Shareholder, Carlton Fields Jorden Burt New York Office

Harry Sandick
Former Assistant U.S. Attorney, Southern District of NY

Partner, Patterson, Belknap, Webb & Tyler

Samuel W. Seymour
Former President of the Bar Association of the City of New York, now the New York City Bar Association

Partner, Sullivan & Cromwell

John Siffert
Former Assistant, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York

Adjunct Professor, NYU School of Law

Partner, Lankler Siffert & Wohl LLP

Carol A. Sigmond 
Partner at Greenspoon Marder LLP

Vice President, New York State Bar Association

Former President of the New York County Lawyers Association

Orin Snyder
Former Assistant U.S. Attorney, Southern District of NY

Partner, Gibson Dunn

Alan Vinegrad 
United States Attorney for the Eastern District of NY (2001-2002)

Partner, Covington & Burling

Maria T. Vullo
Senior Fellow, NYU School of Law, Program on Corporate Compliance and Enforcement

Former Superintendent, NYS Department of Financial Services

Former Partner, Paul Weiss, Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP

Former Executive Deputy Attorney General, Office of Attorney General of the State of New York

Edward C. Wallace
Former Member-at- Large (Manhattan), New York City Council

New York Co-Chairman, Greenberg Traurig LLP 

Amy Walsh 
Former Chief, Business and Securities Fraud Section, Eastern District of NY

Partner, Morvillo LLP

Mark Zauderer
Past President of the Federal Bar Council

Flemming Zulack

Partner, Williamson Zauderer LLP

David M. Zornow
Of Counsel, Skadden. Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Visiting Lecturer in Law, Yale Law School

Former Associate Counsel, Office of Independent Counsel, Iran/Contra Matter

Former Chair, NYC Civilian Complaint Review Board