NEW YORK – Nov. 30, 2018 – Ed Wallace, co-chair of the New York City office of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP, was named number 12 on City & State’s 2018 “Manhattan Power 50” list. Wallace is the highest-ranked practicing attorney on the list.
The Manhattan Power 50 is City & State’s list of key players in the world of New York City government. The Power 50 list includes leading elected officials, business leaders, civic leaders, lawyers, and lobbyists.
 Ed Wallace and Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer. |
In 1981, Wallace became the then youngest city council member in New York City representing the Borough of Manhattan. Wallace began his career in the Chelsea neighborhood office of the Legal Aid Society. From 1986 to 1992, he served as vice president for finance at Mort Zuckerman’s Boston Properties.
From 2012-2014 Wallace was chair of New Yorkers for Parks, which The New York Times called “the city’s leading parks advocacy group,” and now sits on the NY4P Board. Wallace serves as vice chair and counsel to the Citizens Budget Commission and is on the executive committee 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.
 Ed Wallace presents at the Manhattan Power 50 event. |
Wallace serves as a trusted advisor to his clients. He has represented Columbia University, NYU, and Fordham University in their Manhattan expansions. He has advised Extell, Silverstein, Fetner Properties, and other leading developers and financial and media companies in obtaining government approvals.
Wallace also advised Hornblower, the City’s ferry provider, and serves as outside national counsel to JCDecaux, the world’s largest street furniture company.
About Greenberg Traurig’s New York Government Law & Policy Practice: Greenberg Traurig has one of New York City’s leading real estate, land use, and government relations offices in the City. The Government Law & Policy group, which has been consistently ranked among the Top 5 lobbying practices in New York City by the City Clerk’s Office, represents major U.S. companies, leading not-for-profit institutions and major real estate companies in major transactions involving New York City. The attorneys are part of a national practice named “Law Firm of the Year” in the U.S. News-Best Lawyers 2014 edition of Best Law Firms for Government Relations.
About Greenberg Traurig: Greenberg Traurig, LLP (GT) has more than 2,000 attorneys in 38 offices in the United States, Latin America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. GT has been recognized for its philanthropic giving, was named the largest firm in the U.S. by Law360 in 2017, and is among the Top 20 on the 2018 Am Law Global 100. Web: www.gtlaw.com; Twitter: @GT_Law.