Eric T Schneiderman

Former New York Attorney General

Eric T. Schneiderman was elected the 65th Attorney General of New York State on November 2, 2010. He abruptly resigned May 7 2018 hours after the accusations were published in an article by The New Yorker. The Attorney General previously spent 15 years in private practice as an attorney, and later as a partner, at the firm of Kirkpatrick and Lockhart, where he handled complex litigation. He was also a public interest lawyer for many years, representing taxpayers in historic lawsuits against the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), tenants trying to evict drug dealers from their buildings, and women seeking access to health clinics. Attorney General Schneiderman graduated from Amherst College in 1977 and Harvard Law School in 1982. He is the proud father of a daughter, Catherine.

Relationships Interlocks Giving Data

Leadership & Staff

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Amy Spitalnick Political communications advisor

• Spokesperson (Sep '16→?)

Beverly Weintraub Speechwriter for Eric Schneiderman and former reporter

• Speechwriter ('13→?)

Matthew Mittenthal Press Secretary to Eric Schneiderman

• Press Secretary ('13→?)

Tim Wu Special Assistant to President Biden for Technology and Competition Policy; Professor of Law, Columbia University

• Special Advisor (Sep 14 '15→?)

Melissa Grace Political operative and former journalist

• Spokesperson (Aug '12→?)

Natalia Salgado Political Operative

• Director of Advocacy (Mar '15→?)

Micah Lasher NYS Democratic Candidate for Senate; Political Operative

• Chief of Staff (Apr '13→?)

Andrew Goldberg David Binder Research

• Campaign Operative (past)

James Freedland Metropolitan Public Strategies

• Director of Communications (past)

Neal Kwatra Former AG Schneiderman Chief of Staff

• Chief of Staff (?→Feb '13)

Business Positions

Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Merged with Preston Gates in December 2006 to create K&L Gates

• Partner (past)

Government Positions

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities Working Group National mortgage abuse probe

• Co-chair ('12→?)

Office of the New York State Attorney General

• Attorney General

New York State Senate The upper house of the New York State Legislature

• Senator ('99→'10)

NYS Senate Environmental Conservation Committee

• Member

Donors

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Access Industries Investment firm founded in 1986 by Len Blavatnik

• 14 contributions · 202,100 USD (Jan 20 '11→Nov 22 '17)

David Einhorn Billionaire hedge fund manager

• 5 contributions · 177,200 USD (Oct 18 '10→Jun 20 '16)

Lewis B Cullman Founder and president of Cullman Ventures

• 12 contributions · 150,700 USD (Dec 24 '09→Jul 8 '16)

David C Rich Greater NY Hospital Association (GNYHA) lobbyist

• 16 contributions · 141,500 USD (Nov 25 '08→Nov 13 '17)

Elizabeth Strickler wife of Mark Gallogly, founder of private equity firm Centerbridge Partners

• 9 contributions · 131,397 USD (Aug 26 '10→Jan 12 '18)

James Mai Investment manager, Cornwall Capital

• 8 contributions · 127,100 USD (Jan 8 '10→Jul 14 '17)

James H. Simons Chairman of the Board, Renaissance Technologies LLC, and President, Euclidean Capital LLC

• 8 contributions · 125,000 USD (Oct 18 '10→Sep 11 '17)

James J Ross Retired securities lawyer, Becker Ross Stone DeStefano & Klein

• 6 contributions · 120,900 USD (Jan 11 '10→Jul 6 '16)

John Catsimatidis Owner, chairman, and president of Red Apple Group and Gristedes Foods

• 15 contributions · 120,850 USD (Oct 13 '00→Jan 14 '16)

Dennis Mehiel Chairman, CEO and sole shareholder of the Four M Corporation

• 16 contributions · 119,500 USD (Jan 27 '03→Jul 5 '17)

Federal Election Campaign Contributions

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Hillary Clinton US Secretary of State & NY Senator; 2016 Democratic Presidential candidate

• 1 contribution · 2,700 USD (Jun 29 '15)

Jerry Nadler US Representative from New York (1991-present)

• 3 contributions · 2,250 USD ('96→'98)

John Kerry 68th US Secretary of State, Senator from Massachusetts

• 2 contributions · 2,000 USD ('04)

New York State Democratic Committee

• 1 contribution · 1,000 USD ('96)

Joseph E Driscoll Managing Partner at BEARA, LLC - 2004 Democratic candidate for Congress in PA 16th District

• 1 contribution · 1,000 USD ('04)

Kerry Victory 2004

• 1 contribution · 1,000 USD (Aug 5 '04)

Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Political Fundraising Committee for Democratic Senatorial Candidates

• 1 contribution · 1,000 USD ('07)

Democratic National Committee Governing body for the U.S. Democratic Party

• 1 contribution · 250 USD ('97)

Marty Mack

• 1 contribution · 250 USD ('96)

Ron Wyden Democratic US Senator and Former Representative from Oregon

• 1 contribution · 250 USD ('95)

Holdings

Schneiderman 2018 Campaign committee of Eric Schneiderman for 2018 election cycle

• Owner

Schneiderman 2014 NYS

• Candidate

Schneiderman for Attorney General, Inc. Campaign Committee for Eric Schneiderman

• Candidate (?→Sep 20 '12)

Memberships

Democratic Attorneys General Association an association of states' attorneys general that lobbies on behalf of the group as a whole

• Member*

Democratic Party The U.S. Democratic Party

• Member

Family

Jennifer Cunningham “most powerful woman in Albany”

• Ex-wife

Schools

Harvard Law School

• JD

Amherst College Located in Amherst, Massachusetts, a town of 35,000 people in the western part of the state. The college’s 1,000-acre campus is adjacent to downtown Amherst.

• BA, English; Asian Studies

Trinity School Trinity School is a college preparatory, coeducational independent day school for Grades K-12, located on the Upper West Side of New York City.

• High School

Miscellaneous Relationships

Working Families Party

• an endorser