ALBANY — Anthony Luisi has been appointed to serve as general counsel of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), the state’s environmental regulatory agency. His selection was one of four key appointments to leadership positions at the agency announced by DEC Commissioner Amanda Lefton on Aug. 12. Luisi rejoined DEC after serving […]
ALBANY — Anthony Luisi has been appointed to serve as general counsel of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), the state’s environmental regulatory agency.
His selection was one of four key appointments to leadership positions at the agency announced by DEC Commissioner Amanda Lefton on Aug. 12.
Luisi rejoined DEC after serving as regional director for DEC’s Region 4 for several years. He also previously served as regional attorney for Region 4, managing legal affairs for the nine-county Capital Region and working closely with the Office of General Counsel team.
Most recently, Luisi was senior counsel at the law firm of Harris Beach Murtha Cullina PLLC in Albany, where he led the firm’s environmental law practice group and was a member of its commercial real estate, government compliance and investigations, and business litigation practice groups. Prior to his work at DEC, Luisi was an attorney with law firms in Albany (Couch White, LLP) and White Plains (Cuddy & Feder LLP), per his LinkedIn profile. Luisi earned his law degree from the Fordham University School of Law and his bachelor’s degree from Binghamton University.
The former DEC general counsel was Thomas S. Berkman, who has moved onto a position as partner at the law firm of Hodgson Russ LLP in Albany, where he serves in its environmental & energy practices, according to that firm’s website.
