Adams defends Randy Mastro as opposition builds to lawyer’s nomination

Mayor Eric Adams’ administration went on the offensive Tuesday as he prepares to nominate Randy Mastro, an attorney with a long and controversial career, to be the city’s top lawyer.Despite opposition by the City Council, Adams’ administration has confirmed it is considering Mastro, a partner at King & Spalding and former deputy mayor under Rudy Giuliani, to replace Syliva Hinds-Radix as the city’s corporation counsel. But members of the City Council, who could reject his nomination, have begun voicing objections about Mastro’s work, which has included representing New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie during the “Bridgegate” scandal, helping Chevron avoid paying a $9 billion pollution fine — and, currently, representing New Jersey in its lawsuit against congestion pricing.But Adams mounted a defense of Mastro during a press conference on Tuesday, calling it “a slippery slope to go after attorneys for representing their clients.”The job of corporation counsel is rarely the subject of political squabbling, and it’s unusual for the controversy to play out so publicly before a nominee has even been announced. But the dayslong debate adds another chapter to the mayor’s sometimes-messy dealings with the City Council, which included lawmakers overriding Adams’ vetoes of two public safety bills in January.Trying to reframe the Mastro debate, Adams’ chief counsel Lisa Zornberg talked up the attorney’s qualifications during Tuesday’s press conference. Zornberg, who advises the mayor... Continue reading at 'Crains New York'

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