Michael Cardozo ’63

Michael Cardozo ’63, of White Plains, N.Y.; Jul. 23, after a short illness. He earned a JD from Columbia Law School in 1966, went on to clerk for Judge Edward C. McLean of the U.S. District Court in Manhattan and then joined Proskauer in 1967, where he became a partner in 1974. In 1984, he began representing the NBA and later Major League Soccer and the National Hockey League before becoming a public servant for the City of New York under Mayor Michael Bloomberg. He was the NYC Bar Association president from 1996 to 1998. In 2001, Mayor-elect Bloomberg selected him as his Corporation Counsel, the lead attorney for the City of NY. He ultimately served for all 12 years of Bloomberg’s tenure, becoming the longest serving Corporation Counsel in NYC history. He retired from Proskauer in 2022 when NY Gov. Hochul appointed him to the New York State Ethics Commission. One of his proudest pro bono accomplishments involved helping Judith Clark, driver for the botched Brink’s truck heist in 1981, receive parole. He is survived by wife Nancy Cardozo, two daughters including Sheryl Cardozo ’92, and three grandchildren.