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Arthur “Jerry” Kremer
Partner
Arthur “Jerry” Kremer is a Partner and Chair of the Municipal and Regulatory Affairs Practice Group and Co-Chair of the Cannabis Practice Group at Ruskin Moscou Faltischek, P.C. Jerry is also the President of Empire Government Strategies, a successful lobbying group.
He has enjoyed a long and distinguished career not only in law, but also in government. His career in government began with his appointment as corporation counsel of Long Beach, NY. Jerry was elected to 13 terms in the New York State Assembly and was the only Long Island legislator to ever head the prestigious Ways and Means Committee. He has served by appointment of the governor to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s Capital Review Board and the Public Authorities Control Board.
Jerry has represented a large number of Fortune 500 companies in complex matters and provided strategic corporate advice to many of them. He has served as government relations counsel to Federal Home Loan Bank of New York, Public Service Electric & Gas, Hostelworld, New York State Bowling Proprietor’s Association, Bus Association of New York State, the New York State Power Authority and various medical groups, technology groups and prominent energy companies. City and State magazine has designated him as one of the most powerful lobbyists in Albany and he is a member of the Hall of Fame of Long Island Business News.
He maintains an active role in many key Long Island organizations. He is a Trustee of Hofstra University; a member of the Board of Overseers of the Zucker Medical School. He is the past chairman of the Council of Independent College and Universities Governing Board; governs 8,100 college trustees, who serve on 131 college boards.
Jerry is a colonel (ret.) in the New York State Guard. He is chair of the New York Affordable Reliable Electricity Alliance, a 200-member group, which advocates positions on key energy issues.
As an extension of his professional life, he has served for 16 years on the Committee on Professionalism in the Law by appointment of the chief judge of the Court of Appeals.
Published
The news media have consistently sought Jerry’s commentary and analysis of the events of the day. He has been the News12 political analyst for over twenty years and has appeared regularly on the Fox network and ABC television. He provides commentary on political topics for The Huffington Post and Politico. He authors a syndicated column for The Herald Newspaper chain, which reaches 800,000 people weekly. He is the author of a new book, Winning Albany – Untold Stories About the Famous and Not So Famous.
Publications
- What NY’s New Energy Law Means for You – The Build Public Renewables Act
- Cannabiz NY with Golda Moldavsky
- Cannabis Update:
- OCM Has Declared October 4th New York’s Opening Day For Adult-Use Cannabis Applicants
- The OCB is Opening the Floodgates to Cannabis License Applicants
- How Medical Cannabis Can Save the NY Cannabis Industry with Ellen Kessler
- Is the Cannabis Adult Use Transition Act a rescue package?
- Cannabis Control Board Wrap Up – May 11, 2023
- Employer and Employee Rights Since the Passage of MRTA
- What’s Buried in the Big Ugly
- “SPECIAL DELIVERY” CANNABIS DELIVERED TO YOUR DOORSTEP
- A Big Week in Cannabis: Recent Lawsuits and Gov. Hochul Proposes A New Bill
- An Introduction to Cannabiz New York with Elizabeth Kase, Esq. and Hon. Jerry Kremer
- New York State Office of Cannabis Management Releases Preliminary Regulations for Adult-Use Marketplace
- RMF Successfully Guides Peconic Growers LLC Through Complex State Licensing Process
- Ruskin Moscou Faltischek, P.C. Forms Cannabis Law Practice Group
- Letter re Transient Occupants
- Partner Arthur Jerry Kremer Selected to Serve on the Board of Directors of The Chamber of Commerce Regional Business Partnership
- Ruskin Moscou Faltischek Partner Arthur
Education
- New York University, Brooklyn Law School (LL.B., 1958)