City of New York
Amici Curiae
Leonard J. Koerner, Counsel of RecordThe City of New York has filed this brief because it regularly relies on eminent domain proceedings for reasons of economic development. Leonard J. Koerner is Chief Assistant Corporate Counsel for the City of New York. He received his law degree from New York University in 1968. The following is excerpted from the Amicus Curiae Brief for the Respondents as submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court on January 21, 2005.With 8 million residents, New York City is the quintessential urban environment, and its prosperity has always been inextricably linked to business and industry. New York…
