New York State Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government

About New York State Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government

The New York State Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government, often called COELIG, is a state body created in July 2022 under the Ethics Commission Reform Act of 2022. Its jurisdiction reaches more than 300,000 state officers and employees, legislators, statewide elected officials, and registered lobbyists and their clients. The Commission's stated work covers education, guidance, disclosure, audits, investigations, and enforcement under the State's ethics and lobbying laws.

Its functions include issuing formal and informal advisory opinions, promulgating regulations, and running an "Attorney of the Day" hotline for ethics questions. The Commission investigates alleged violations of the ethics statutes and the Lobbying Act, and may impose civil penalties after a hearing. It also administers the financial disclosure statement program, makes lobbying filings publicly available, and oversees mandated annual ethics training for executive branch employees. Its listed mailing address is 540 Broadway in Albany, New York.

Practice areas

Areas of work that New York State Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government describes on its own website. They describe the organization as a whole, not the practice of any individual attorney listed below.

Organization profile based on its official website and public sources (reviewed October 30, 2026). Attorney list from the New York State Unified Court System registration data. Not affiliated with New York State Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government.

Registered attorneys

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