{"id":34616,"date":"2024-10-02T15:49:18","date_gmt":"2024-10-02T15:49:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/?p=34616"},"modified":"2024-10-02T15:49:18","modified_gmt":"2024-10-02T15:49:18","slug":"mayor-adams-appoints-allison-stoddart-as-city-hall-chief-counsel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/archives\/34616","title":{"rendered":"Mayor Adams appoints Allison Stoddart as city hall chief counsel"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEWYORK: New York city Mayor Eric Adams announced the appointment of Allison Stoddart as City Hall chief counsel, effective immediately.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Stoddart has served as chief of staff in the Office of the Chief Counsel since the start of the Adams administration.<\/p>\n

During her tenure, Stoddart spearheaded the New York city legal fellows program, a citywide initiative designed to enable junior attorneys at law firms across New York City to serve their fellow New Yorkers through a one-year appointment in the legal department of a city agency.<\/p>\n

Stoddart has worked alongside City Hall policymakers on a wide range of issues, including the expansion of paid parental leave and family leave\u00a0and the removal of sidewalk construction sheds and scaffolding.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is my honor to announce Allison Stoddart as City Hall\u2019s next chief counsel, where she will serve New Yorkers every day,\u201d said Mayor Adams.<\/p>\n

\u201cAllison has been part of our administration since day one, and during this time, has become an integral part of the legal team at City Hall. In her tenure, she\u2019s helped bring private sector expertise to the public sector though the Legal Fellows Program, advocated for better benefits towards city employees by expanding paid parental and family leave, and helped the city get sheds down. I have no doubt that she is the right person to lead this office at this time, and that her intelligence and drive to serve everyday New Yorkers will benefit our entire city.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve always believed that the law and public service go hand-in-hand, and serving in the Office of the Chief Counsel to the mayor and City Hall has been a defining privilege of my career,\u201d said\u00a0City Hall chief counsel Allison Stoddart.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been proud to serve as a chief of staff, and now, as chief counsel, to serve New York City. In this role, I will continue to collaborate with the many committed public servants who work so hard every day to shape the future of our city. I look forward to continuing to work closely with newly-nominated Corporation Counsel Muriel Goode-Trufant and the other members of the Law Department.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cDuring her tenure as chief of staff, Allison Stoddart has consistently used the power of the law to advance the needs of everyday New Yorkers,\u201d said first deputy Mayor Sheena Wright.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith her proven experience and expertise, Allison is ready to serve New Yorkers as chief counsel. I look forward to her continued success in our administration and her using the full force of the legal system to move our city forward.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIn her time at City Hall, Allison has continuously demonstrated to be a person of the utmost integrity and an exceptional attorney,\u201d said\u00a0City Hall of staff Camille Joseph Varlack.<\/p>\n

\u201cBringing an impressive understanding of city government, Allison’s appointment will ensure the seamless continuity and transition of the chief counsel team and I am grateful that she will continue to serve our city at the highest level.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAllison Stoddart has been an integral part our team for the past two years,\u201d said\u00a0Chief Advisor Ingrid P. Lewis-Martin.<\/p>\n

\u201cCity Hall has a deep roster of talent, and I am thrilled to elevate one of our best and brightest to lead the chief counsel’s team and continue to deliver for New Yorkers.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been able to see firsthand the strong work ethic, respect for the law, and integrity that Allison Stoddart brings to her work in city government,\u201d said\u00a0<\/strong>Deputy Mayor for Strategic Initiatives Ana J. Almanzar.<\/p>\n

\u201cA proven leader, Allison has stepped up time and time again to deliver for New Yorkers, utilizing the full power of the law to \u2018Get Stuff Done.\u2019 She is more than ready and qualified to continue her tenure in public service as the city\u2019s new chief counsel.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAllison is a talented attorney who has served this administration well,\u201d said\u00a0Deputy Mayor for Public Safety Phil Banks.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am proud to see her elevated to this role and look forward to see how she continues in her impressive career of public service.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThrough her time at City Hall, I have known Allison to be an impressive, thoughtful, and ethical colleague, who has continuously made the chief counsel team and City Hall better,\u201d said\u00a0Deputy Mayor for Operations Meera Joshi.\u00a0\u201cI am glad to see her receive this well-deserved promotion and continue to serve our city.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSince day one of this administration, Allison has served our city tirelessly and devoted herself to implementing the law in a way that supports 8.3 million New Yorkers,\u201d said\u00a0Deputy Mayor for Communications Fabien Levy.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhether working to make our city safer and more livable, fighting on behalf of city employees, or helping train the next class of lawyers for our city, Allison has always put New York City first. She\u2019s smart, dedicated, and has impeccable judgment \u2014 and there is no one we\u2019d rather see serve as City Hall\u2019s top lawyer. We are extremely lucky to have such an immensely talented person serve as our next chief counsel.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom day one, Allison Stoddart has shown a prowess for using the law for good and lifting up New Yorkers most in need,\u201d\u00a0said Deputy Mayor for Housing, Economic Development, and Workforce Maria Torres-Springer.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cIn this new role, Allison will only deepen her hard-earned reputation as a public servant, continuing her proven track record as a lawyer who leads with integrity. I\u2019m thrilled for her to enter into the role and deliver for our city.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are lucky to have Allison Stoddart appointed to chief counsel today.\u00a0Since the beginning of the administration, Allison has been a trusted leader within the chief counsel\u2019s team, and helped us navigate through complex, yet critical health and human services issues,\u201d said\u00a0Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services Anne Williams-Isom.\u00a0\u201cNew Yorkers are better for her promotion today.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition to serving as both Mayor Adams\u2019 and City Hall\u2019s counsel, Stoddart will oversee 10 agencies: the Mayor\u2019s Office of Contract Services, the Mayor\u2019s Advisory Committee on the Judiciary, the Office of Labor Relations, the Mayor\u2019s Office for People with Disabilities, the Mayor\u2019s Office of Risk Management and Compliance, the New York City Business Integrity Commission, the New York City Commission on Human Rights, the New York City Department of Records and Information Services, the Office of the Administrative Justice Coordinator, and the Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings.<\/p>\n

Allison Stoddart most recently served as chief of staff to City Hall\u2019s chief counsel. Stoddart was appointed in January 2022, at the beginning of the Adams administration.<\/p>\n

Prior to that, she was counsel at WilmerHale, where her practice focused on representing individuals, corporations, and financial institutions in complex commercial litigation, white-collar criminal defense, regulatory enforcement proceedings, and internal investigations.<\/p>\n

Stoddart previously served as a law clerk for the U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire.\u00a0 She is a graduate of Johns Hopkins University and Boston College Law School. Stoddart will report directly to Mayor Adams.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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