Chairpersons and counsel to NYC Charter Revision Commissions from the past 25 years will comment on the process of revising the Charter; how process affects substance; the legacies of their Commissions for future Charter revision efforts; and, looking ahead, the potential role of Charter revisions in further improving the structure and operations of NYC government.
1.5 Transitional CLE credits in Areas of Professional Practice will be available with this panel.

Mitchell Moss, Moderator — Henry Hart Rice Professor of Urban Policy & Planning, New York University

Ester Fuchs — Professor of International and Public Affairs and Political Science, Columbia University, Columbia School of International and Public Affairs; Chair, 2005 NYC Charter Revision Commission

Randy M. Mastro — Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP; Chair, 1999 and 2001 NYC Charter Revision Commissions

Frederick (Rick) P. Schaffer — General Counsel and Senior Vice Chancellor for Legal Affairs, The City University of New York; General Counsel to the 2010 NYC Charter Revision Commission; formerly Counsel to NYC Mayor Ed Koch

Frederick (Fritz) A.O. Schwarz, Jr. — Chief Counsel, Brennan Center for Justice; Senior Counsel, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP; Chair, 1989 NYC Charter Revision Commission.