Hank Greenberg is an experienced trial and appellate lawyer and past President of the New York State Bar Association, the largest voluntary state bar association in the nation. A former Counsel to the New York State Attorney General, General Counsel to a major New York State agency and federal prosecutor, Hank has handled numerous high-profile matters over the course of his three-decade career. He concentrates his practice on civil litigation, criminal and civil investigations, and regulatory and administrative law.
As Counsel to New York’s Attorney General (2007 to 2010), Hank worked on some of the Department of Law’s most significant litigation and public policy initiatives. He also served as General Counsel for the New York State Department of Health (1995 to 2000), where he was the chief legal advisor to the Commissioner of Health and administered an office of more than 100 attorneys engaged in virtually all aspects of administrative law.
Amongst the other government posts he has held, Hank served as Counsel to the Lieutenant Governor of New York State (1995), an Assistant United States Attorney for the Northern District of New York (1990 to 1995), and law clerk to then Associate Judge (later Chief Judge) Judith S. Kaye of the New York Court of Appeals (1988-1990). As an AUSA, he prosecuted numerous federal criminal cases, including white collar crime and public corruption.
Hank often ranks among New York’s leading lawyers in surveys for his work on high-profile litigation and other matters, including Best Lawyers in America, City & State, Super Lawyers Magazine, The American Lawyer, and The Legal 500 United States. He has received numerous awards and recognitions, including the Making the World a More Just Place Award from the National Judicial College, the Distinguished Leaders Award from New York Law Journal, and the Responsible 100 Award for Corporate Social Responsibility from City & State.
Hank holds leadership positions on several professional organizations and government bodies. He is counsel to the New York State Commission on Judicial Nomination, which nominates New York’s Court of Appeals Judges and chairs the Third Department Judicial Screening Committee. He is vice president of the New York County Lawyers Association, vice-chair of statewide programming for the Historical Society of New York Courts and serves on the Board of Directors of the National Center for State Courts and The Fund for Modern Courts. He is a member of the State Judicial Screening Committee and Advisory Group of the New York State and Federal Judicial Council. In 2020, he was elected to the American Law Institute. He is also a Life fellow of the New York Bar Foundation and fellow of the American Bar Foundation.
Hank is a prolific author and public speaker. He has published over 60 articles, essays, and book chapters, on a wide range of legal subjects. He has delivered over 250 keynote addresses, talks, speeches, and lectures, and spoken at numerous law schools, including Harvard, Columbia, Fordham, NYU, Albany, Brooklyn, CUNY, Pace, Syracuse, and Touro. In 2019, he delivered the 55th Charles Evans Hughes Memorial Lecture at the New York County Lawyers Association. He also frequently appears as a legal commentator in online and print media and on TV and radio.
Concentrations
•Civil litigation
•Criminal and civil investigations
•Health care
•Regulatory and administrative law
•White collar criminal litigation
•Appellate practice
Judicial Clerkships
•Hon. Judith S. Kaye, New York Court of Appeals, 1988-1990
•Staff Attorney, New York Court of Appeals, 1987-1988
•Hon. Irving Ben Cooper, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, 1987-1988
Recognition & Leadership
Awards & Accolades
•Listed, The Best Lawyers in America , Health Care Law, 2015-2026
•Named, 'Lawyer of the Year,' Health Care Law, Albany, 2021
•Listed, City & State, Upstate Power 100, 2022-2024
•Listed, Super Lawyers magazine, Upstate New York Super Lawyers, 2020-2025
•Top 25: Hudson Valley Super Lawyers, 2025
•Recipient, Distinguished Leader Award, New York Law Journal, 2025
•Recipient, Pillars of the Community Award, Sidney Albert Albany JCC, 2025
•Recipient, New York State Assembly Citation, 2025
•Recipient, Proclamation, Albany County Executive Daniel P. McCoy, 2025
•Recipient, Proclamation, Mayor Kathy Sheehan, City of Albany, 2025
•Recipient, Proclamation, City of Albany Common Council members, 2025
•Recipient, Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition, 2025
•Finalist, New York Law Journal, 'Attorney of the Year Award,' 2024
•Making the World a More Just Place Award, National Judicial College, 2023
•Listed, The American Lawyer, Northeast Trailblazer, 2021
•Listed, City & State, 'New York Law Power 100,' 2020
•Team Member, Best Lawyers in America, 'Top Listed - Government Relations,' 2018
•Team Member, a S. News - Best Lawyers 'Government Relations Law Firm of the Year,' 2014
•Listed, The Legal 500 United States, 2013
•Recipient, Circle of Humanity Award, Temple Israel, 2012
•Recipient, Samuel Booth Youth Leadership Award, United Jewish Federation of Northeastern New York, 2003
•Recipient, Resolution of Appreciation, New York State Public Health Council, 2000
•Recipient, Inspector General’s Integrity Award, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, 1995
•Recipient, Certificate of Appreciation, U.S. Secret Service, 1995
•Rated, AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5.0
