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Dear John,

In looking for something else, I came across the announcement of William J. Comiskey, Esq. ’74 new endeavor. I worked with Bill’s late father, Richard Comiskey, Esq. for many years. He too was a great attorney and a wonderful person.

Mike

McEneney, Mike (MC1953)

[JR: Thanks, Mike. Much appreciated.]

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State & Local Tax

William J. Comiskey, Former NYS Deputy Commissioner for Tax Enforcement, Joins Hodgson Russ

William J. Comiskey, the immediate past deputy commissioner of tax enforcement for the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, has joined Hodgson Russ’s State & Local Tax; Business Crimes, Regulatory Offenses & Corporate Investigations; New York Tax Investigations & Defense; Health Law; and False Claims Act Practice Groups.

Gary M. Schober, president and CEO of Hodgson Russ, said, “As our lawyers got to know Bill in his role as deputy tax commissioner, we were exceptionally impressed with the range and depth of his knowledge of New York tax compliance issues. The wealth of experience he has gained through top-level government positions with the state agencies responsible for tax enforcement and for investigating and prosecuting health care fraud, physician misconduct, complex financial fraud, and official misconduct will complement the strength of several of the firm’s multidisciplinary practice areas and will provide a distinct advantage to our firm’s clients, especially as they face ever-increasing governmental efforts to enforce tax and health care compliance. We are delighted to have Bill become part of our team.”

As the deputy commissioner for tax enforcement at the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Mr. Comiskey served as New York’s top tax enforcement officer and was in charge of approximately 2,500 auditors, collectors, and criminal investigators. Mr. Comiskey also held two key positions in the health care area. He served as the deputy attorney general in charge of New York’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, the largest state law enforcement unit in the nation dedicated to fighting Medicaid fraud and patient abuse, and he served as the director of the Bureau of Professional Medical Conduct in New York’s Department of Health, where he was counsel and chief prosecutor for New York’s physician disciplinary board. Mr. Comiskey also held leadership positions as a prosecutor in the attorney general’s criminal division, prosecuting fraud, corruption, and organized crime cases, and he served as chief assistant district attorney in Rensselaer County and as an assistant district attorney in the Manhattan district attorney’s office.

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http://www.hodgsonruss.com/applications/AttorneyBiography/Biography.aspx?lid=&par:@intIdent=544

William J. Comiskey
* Partner 
* State & Local Tax Practice Group   
* Business Crimes, Regulatory Offenses & Corporate Investigations Practice Group   
* New York Tax Investigations & Defense Practice Group   
* Health Law Practice Group 
* False Claims Act Practice Group   
* Albany and New York Offices

Professional Experience: Mr. Comiskey has held top-level government positions with New York State agencies responsible for tax enforcement and for investigating and prosecuting health care fraud, physician misconduct, complex financial fraud, and official misconduct. Prior to joining Hodgson Russ, Mr. Comiskey was the deputy commissioner for tax enforcement at the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, where he served as New York’s top tax enforcement officer in charge of approximately 2,500 auditors, collectors, and criminal investigators. In the health care area, Mr. Comiskey served as the deputy attorney general in charge of New York’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, the largest state law enforcement unit in the nation dedicated to fighting Medicaid fraud and patient abuse, and, in a prior appointment, as director of the Bureau of Professional Medical Conduct in New York’s Department of Health, where he was counsel and chief prosecutor for New York’s physician disciplinary board. As a prosecutor, Mr. Comiskey held leadership positions in the attorney general’s Criminal Division prosecuting fraud, corruption, and organized crime cases. He also served as chief assistant district attorney in Rensselaer County and as an assistant district attorney in the Manhattan district attorney’s office. He has also been an adjunct instructor at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law on appellate advocacy and legal writing and at Brooklyn Law School on corporate criminal prosecutions. He began his legal career at the New York Court of Appeals, where he clerked for Associate Judge Hugh R. Jones.

Honors/Awards: At Fordham University School of Law, Mr. Comiskey received the American Jurisprudence Award for Excellence in New York Practice. He was a commentary editor of the Fordham Law Review.

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[JR: Great find, Mike. Find a replacement for the Research Desk and you can have my job. :-) Then, for sure you'll have no life.]

Comiskey, William J. (MC1974)

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