Lisa Velasquez

Lisa Velasquez is an accomplished attorney and legal and legislative policy analyst with 14 years of expertise conducting research, establishing and summarizing positions, and building consensus towards desired outcomes within public policy, legislative, communications, advocacy, litigation, and decision support initiatives.

A cause-driven analyst, communicator, and leader with a passion for developing actionable solutions to complex challenges, rapidly assimilating information from a variety of sources, predicting tactics and strategies of opponents, building relationships predicated on trust, and translating abstract vision into reality in advancing objectives.

Lisa is the Agency Attorney for the New York City Department of Records and Information Services where she counsels the Commissioner and agency on all legal matters including litigation, transactions and procurements, and labor and employment issues. She also serves as the agency's MWBE Director and Chief Diversity Officer.

Former Associate Counsel to the New Jersey Senate Democrats, with prior experience in labor and employment law and commercial litigation within an AM LAW 100 firm. Litigation practice has focused on areas related to employment contract disputes, contractor compliance, and international commercial arbitration.

Areas of Expertise Include: Public Policy Analysis & Planning, Labor & Employment Law, Legislative & Issue Campaigns, Litigation & Arbitration, Legal Research, Municipal Budgeting, Lobbying, Community Relations, Project Management, Public Contracts, Position/Testimony Drafting, Legislation Drafting, FLSA / LMRA / ERISA, Shared Services Law, Wage Compliance Audits, Police & Fire Arbitration, Contract Negotiation, Affordable Housing, Public Procurement, Collective Bargaining Agreements, Policy Implementation Monitoring.