Pei Pei Cheng-de Castro, the Director of Investigation and Enforcement at the New York State Joint Commission on Public Ethics, has had a diverse career in which public service has remained a constant. Education has also been at the core of Cheng-de Castro’s career—she taught legal writing at New York Law School, founded a charter school, and now works for an agency that educates public officials on ethics laws as part of its mission.
Cheng-de Castro was born in Taiwan and raised in Southern California. After studying economics, environmental science, and education at U.C. Berkeley, she attended New York Law School with the goal of working for non-profit organizations and government agencies. (read more…)
The New York State Joint Commission on Public Ethics and
The Center for New York City Law at New York Law School
present
Ethics Law in New York State: History, Enforcement, and Leaving State Service
WHEN
Thursday, October 26, 2017, from 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
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WHERE
New York Law School
185 West Broadway (between Worth and Leonard Streets)
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On August 24, 2016, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed Chapter 286 of the Laws of 2016 which amends the State’s ethics laws. The legislation is not a transformational game changer in the ethics arena, but does make significant changes in the State’s laws. The new law vests the Attorney General with authority to disclose sources of funding for various not-for-profit entities, expands the disclosure of all sources of funding by those engaging in lobbying, and codifies certain process rights that could have a profound impact on the ethics climate in New York State.
The amendments will impact how the Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) regulates lobbying and public ethics. This article examines fundamental changes to the Public Officers Law, Legislative Law (Lobbying Act), and Executive Law and their impact on the regulation of public ethics in New York State especially by JCOPE. (read more…)
THE CENTER FOR NEW YORK CITY LAW
presents
LOBBYING LAWS AND REGULATIONS
WHEN
Thursday, April 14, 2016, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
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WHERE
New York Law School
185 West Broadway (between Worth and Leonard Streets)
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THE CENTER FOR NEW YORK CITY LAW
presents
LOBBYING LAWS AND REGULATIONS
WHEN
Thursday, April 14, 2016, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
***
WHERE
New York Law School
185 West Broadway (between Worth and Leonard Streets)
(read more…)
