Greenberg Traurig, LLP issued the following announcement on April 10.
Ed Wallace, co-chair of the New York City office of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP, was named to City & State’s 2020 “Real Estate Power 100” list. Earlier this year, Wallace was recognized as a City & State Lifetime Achievement Award winner.
City & State profiles Wallace as, “A former New York City councilman and chief of staff to then-Council President Carol Bellamy, few insiders know New York’s political and regulatory terrain better than Edward Wallace. A top land use expert, Wallace has represented academic institutions like Columbia and New York University, as well as major real estate companies. Amazon recently turned to the high-powered lobbyist to try to salvage its plan to build a headquarters in Queens.”
The “Real Estate Power 100” list highlights industry leaders at the intersection of real estate development and public policy, including executives, elected officials, appointees, advocates and others. According to the publication, they “identified the industry leaders who build buildings and political relationships, the lawmakers and administration officials who weigh the needs of residents against developers’ needs to make housing projects profitable, and the trade associations, lobbyists, publicists, academics and activists who all shape New York’s vibrant real estate world in so many ways.”
In 1981, Wallace became the then youngest City Council member in New York City history representing the Borough of Manhattan. Wallace began his career in the Chelsea neighborhood office of the Legal Aid Society. He also served as chief of staff to City Council President Carol Bellamy and later as vice president for finance at Mort Zuckerman’s Boston Properties.
From 2012-2014, Wallace was chair of New Yorkers for Parks and now is a member of the NY4P Board. Wallace serves as vice chair and counsel to the Citizens Budget Commission and is the vice chair of the French American Foundation Board. Professionally he has been listed in multiple editions of The Best Lawyers in America and Super Lawyers, and is rated AV Preeminent® by Martindale-Hubbell.
Wallace serves as a trusted advisor to his clients. He has represented Columbia University, New York University, and Fordham University in their Manhattan expansions. In addition, he has advised Extell, Silverstein, Fetner Properties, and other leading developers and financial and media companies in obtaining government approvals.
Wallace also advises Hornblower, the New York City’s ferry provider, and serves as outside national counsel to JCDecaux, the world’s largest street furniture company.
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