Alix S Pustilnik

Alix S. Pustilnik became General Counsel of the Battery Park City Authority in May 2014. A life-long New Yorker, she began her career as an Assistant District Attorney in New York County, where she prosecuted white collar and official corruption cases. Subsequently, she became the Senior Staff Attorney at the Commission to Combat Police Corruption during Mayor Rudolf W. Giuliani's administration. From 1999 through 2005 she was a litigator at Schulte Roth & Zabel, where, among other things, she represented a corporation that was the target of a year-long grand jury investigation, resulting in no charges; helped to secure a victory at trial on behalf of a major real estate building and operating company involved in a lease dispute with an anchor tenant; and counseled a large European bank in connection with its internal investigation of a $500,000,000 Enron-related transaction. From 2006 through 2014, Ms. Pustilnik served New York City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn as Deputy Legislative Director. During that time, Ms. Pustilnik played a key role in increasing government contracting opportunities for minority and women owned businesses, simplifying and improving the regulatory environment for businesses operating in New York City, and improving oversight of the New York City Police Department. Ms. Pustilnik was a Coro Fellow, and received her undergraduate degree from Columbia University and her law degree from Harvard.