NEW YORK – Dec. 6, 2024 – Edward C. Wallace, co-chair of the New York office of global law firm Greenberg Traurig LLP, was named to City & State’s 2024 “Responsible 100 Alumni” list. Wallace is consistently included on City and State’s "New York City Power 100" list and was named a 2020 Lifetime Achievement honoree.
According to the publication, the list highlights “distinguished New Yorkers who exemplify the values of corporate social responsibility.” City & State notes Wallace to be an “accomplished legal and civic leader.” The alumni honorees will be recognized at a cocktail reception Dec. 11 in lower Manhattan.
Wallace, founder of Greenberg Traurig’s New York City Government Law & Policy Practice, serves as a trusted advisor and frontline negotiator for companies and individuals in high profile and sensitive matters. He has represented major institutions and real estate companies, including Columbia University, New York University, Fordham University, Extell, and Fetner Properties, in real estate development projects and major government service providers including JCDecaux and Hornblower. Wallace previously served as Manhattan city council member-at-large and then chief of staff to the New York City Council president before being named as vice president for finance at Boston Properties. Wallace is the chair of the French American Foundation and vice president and outside general counsel to the Citizens Budget Commission. He is former chair and a board member emeritus of New Yorkers for Parks.