A Harrison resident has left a private law practice to serve as chief legal officer of the New York Power Authority, the statewide public power utility headquartered in White Plains.
NYPA trustees on Tuesday elected Justin E. Driscoll as the agency”™s executive vice president and general counsel.
Before joining the Power Authority this week, Driscoll was in private practice for more than 30 years, most recently as a partner in Brown & Weinraub P.L.L.C. in New York City, NYPA officials said. He has extensive experience with public authorities, having represented the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York as outside litigation counsel from 1995 to 2003 and serving as senior vice president and general counsel of the New York State Housing Finance Agency and the State of New York Mortgage Agency from January 2005 to August 2007.
New York Power Authority Chairman John R. Koelmel in the announcement said Driscoll”™s “substantial experience in state government matters and extensive knowledge of public authorities will prove to be very useful in helping to navigate the significant and transformative changes occurring in the electric power industry.”
In his new post, Driscoll will serve as an adviser to the NYPA trustees and executive management and represent the Power Authority on all legal matters and proceedings. His annual salary is $221,450.
Driscoll received his law degree in 1981 from New York Law School and has a bachelor”™s degree from the American University School of Public Affairs.
