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Martin Bell Comments in New York Times on Damian Williams’ Historic S.D.N.Y. U.S. Attorney Confirmation
10.07.21
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Litigation Partner Martin Bell was quoted in a New York Times article titled, “For the First Time in 232 Years, a Black Prosecutor Leads a Storied Office.” The article focuses on the historic appointment of Damian Williams as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York and chronicles his career and achievements. In discussing the unique qualities that make Mr. Williams an inspired choice to lead the S.D.N.Y., Martin said that he is “somebody who offers a heightened potential for thoughtfulness and creativity when it comes to bigger questions concerning criminal justice — and the office’s own ability to be credible to a rich, vast and diverse constituency of New Yorkers.”
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