Leadership

Paul Weinstein was an Assistant United States Attorney with the United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York between 1989 and 2007, serving in both the Criminal and Civil Divisions. During that time he prosecuted and commenced civil racketeering proceedings against numerous members of criminal enterprises and the enterprises themselves. The matters he led and supervised included the prosecution of leaders of New York/New Jersey-based organized crime families operating at critical points of international shipping and commerce in the United States, including in the Port of New York and New Jersey. Mr. Weinstein also served in a number of supervisory capacities in the Eastern District, including as the Deputy Chief of the Criminal Division, with the responsibility for the operation of the over 100-Attorney Division, encompassing supervision of the Business and Securities Fraud, Money Laundering, Public Integrity and Organized Crime Sections of the Office.

Mr. Weinstein currently is a partner with Emmet, Marvin & Martin LLP, a Manhattan law firm. His practice is focused on white collar criminal defense and investigations and complex civil matters, including commercial, corporate trust, securities, trusts and estates and real property disputes. Mr. Weinstein also has served as an Adjunct Professor of Law at Cardozo Law School for a number of years, teaching courses on white collar crime and legal writing and advocacy.

Phoebe Sorial became Executive Director & General Counsel of the New York Waterfront Commission in July 2023. Ms. Sorial oversees the agency’s day to day operations and serves as the chief legal officer. Prior to that, she served as the General Counsel of the bi-state Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor for over thirteen years.

Before commencing her career in public service, Ms. Sorial represented corporate clients, state agencies and public entities in complex litigation at local, national and international levels. She counseled clients regarding internal matters, including securities compliance, employment practices and other corporate protocols. She also served as associate counsel with a government relations firm, where she advised of legal implications of firm strategies and focused on legislative advocacy, alliance building and crisis communications.

Ms. Sorial received a BA from Rutgers University and JD from Rutgers School of Law, where she was the Managing Business Editor of the Computer and Technology Law Journal. She served as a law clerk to the Honorable Rudy B. Coleman in the Superior Court of New Jersey.

Ms. Sorial is admitted to practice law in New York and New Jersey, the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, the Southern District of New York, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second and Third Circuits and the United States Supreme Court.