PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Testimony by Louis J. Coletti, Senior Adviser at Davidoff Hutcher & Citron LLP, on Randy Mastro's Nomination
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Louis J. Coletti testifies in support of Randy Mastro's nomination as Corporation Counsel for New York City, emphasizing Mastro's character, legal expertise, and ability to find common ground. Coletti urges the council not to judge Mastro based on his association with Rudy Giuliani.
- Coletti clarifies his own role, stating he is not currently a registered lobbyist
- He highlights Mastro's qualities: outstanding legal knowledge, impeccable character, trustworthiness, and good listening skills
- Coletti shares his personal experience working with Mastro, noting their ability to reach agreements despite initial disagreements
Louis J. Coletti
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Mister chairman, madame speaker, members of the council, thank you for enduring your responsibilities through this, and thank you for the opportunity to to provide some testimony in on today's confirmation hearings.
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My name is Lewis Galletti.
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I work for the law firm and government relations firm of David Dolph.
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Hutcher and Syntron.
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I wanna clarify something if you allow me since earlier today, it was mentioned that many of Randy Mastro's supporters were just lobbyists.
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Number 1, I don't know if you've ever seen the the, what do you call it, the Netflix show suits.
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Well, if you have Amharvies, Mike Ross, I'm not an attorney.
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And until September, I'm not a a registered lobbyist until September 1st because one of our clients, National minority Contractors Association insisted that I get involved while I'll be involved with them.
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I'm here to discuss and recommend that you adopt and confirm Randy Mastro as the Corporation Council for the City of New York.
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At the beginning of the hearings today, I was very impressed, mount of speaker, as you outline characteristics that that this council would be looking for, character integrity, and confidence.
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But as I sat here during the day, I began to think about what my grandmother had once told me, don't hold the children responsible for the sins of the parents.
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And I hope in your deliberations, you do not hold Randy Mastro guilty for the sins of Rudy Giuliani.
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He doesn't deserve that.
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Over the years in his roles in deputy mayor, I had numerous opportunities to work with Randy.
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And I'll be the first to admit that we didn't always start out on the same page, but we kept at it.
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We worked.
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You heard him mention communication several times today, and it's pretty obvious that that's something that has to be done today.
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I'll I'll close by saying this.
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Here are the characteristics of the man Randy Mastro that I know and I worked with.
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We all know he's an outstanding lawyer with an incredible knowledge of the law.
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He's a man of impeccable character.
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He's trustworthy.
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He's a man of his word.
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He's someone who will forcefully advocate, yet understand and have good listening to try to find common ground.
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That's the man that I know, and I hope that that's the man that you will confirm.
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As a corporation counsel for the city of New York.
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Thank you.