Yi Liu

Yi Liu is a Senior Counsel at the New York City Law Department in the Labor and Employment Division. He represents the City of New York, Commissioners and employees of the City’s departments and agencies on Labor and Employments matters in Federal and New York State Courts, Article 78 and Administrative Proceedings. Previously, Yi served as a Deputy Bureau Chief at the Kings County District Attorney’s Office. As a Deputy Bureau Chief, Yi supervised a team of assistants on all aspects of prosecution from initial intake and case evaluation to hearings and trials. As a Senior Assistant District Attorney, Yi conducted numerous hearings as well as jury and bench trials on violent felony offenses. Yi also led investigations involving police corruption within the New York City Police Department and identity fraud relating to various banks and financial institutions. Yi is an active member of the National Asian Pacific Islander Prosecutors Association, Asian American Bar Association of New York, and National Asian Pacific American Bar Association. He currently serves as the Chief Operating Officer of the NAPIPA Foundation and a Co-Chair of the Government Enforcement and Compliance Committee of NAPABA. Yi previously served as a vice co-chair of the Prosecutor's Committee of the AABANY.