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New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer To Speak at Harvard Law School
"How I Learned to Love the New Federalism"
Wednesday, March 7, 2001, 6:00 p.m., Langdell South
free and open to the public
Eliot Spitzer became New York State's 63rd Attorney General on January 1, 1999. Since that time, he has sought to achieve a balanced moderate approach, while at the same time advancing initiatives to make New York a leader in environmental protection, public safety, civil rights and consumer affairs. Spitzer's lawsuits against Midwest power plants were the catalyst for a series of national settlements that will cut pollution responsible for acid rain and smog in New York. Since Spitzer took office, he has also developed the "code of conduct" that was the foundation for a settlement with the nation's largest gun manufacturer, reached landmark settlements with employers to protect the rights of workers in the grocery, garment and retail industries, and developed a plan to improve privacy protections for New Yorkers while encouraging the expansion of e-commerce in the state.
Prior to assuming the office of Attorney General, Spitzer served as an Assistant District Attorney in Manhattan from 1986-1992. There, he rose to Chief of the Labor Racketeering Unit, where he successfully prosecuted organized crime and political corruption cases. Since becoming New York's Attorney General, Spitzer has continued to prosecute and win major cases in the areas of organized crime and public integrity. Spitzer also worked at the New York law firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher and Flom, and was a partner at Constantine & Partners.
Spitzer graduated from Princeton University and Harvard Law School, where he was an editor of the Harvard Law Review. Spitzer and his wife Silda, also a Harvard Law School graduate, live in Manhattan with their three daughters, and also maintain a house in Columbia County, NY.