Lobbyist shoots to #1 in NYC after backing de Blasio for mayor

Written By Unknown on Selasa, 03 Maret 2015 | 20.49

A veteran lobbyist who was a major supporter of Bill de Blasio's run for mayor in 2013 saw his business nearly double in 2014 after his pal was elected, records show.

Jim Capalino reported hauling in $8.2 million from 237 clients last year — up from the $4.6 million earned by his downtown Manhattan firm during the last year of the Bloomberg administration in 2013.

The firm also signed 69 new clients, according to records released Monday by the City Clerk.

Capalino's surge was enough to dethrone the city's perennial No. 1 lobbyist — Suri Kasirer, of Kasirer Consulting, whose billings also rose, from $6.6 million to $7.7 million.

Overall, city lobbyists enjoyed another banner year with billings rising nearly 15 percent to a record $71.9 million.

Among the new clients that swarmed to Capalino + Co. were a number trying to change the mayor's position on public projects, including Asphalt Green.

The group has been engaged in a protracted fight over the East 91st Street Marine Transfer Station that is under construction near Gracie Mansion.

It reported hiring Capalino's firm to limit the impact of construction and long-term operations of the future trash site, which the mayor has supported.

Uber, which wants to avoid further city-imposed regulations as it competes with the yellow-cab industry, also hired Capalino.

So did the Hunts Point Cooperative Market, which wants to renegotiate its lease with the city.

"A lot of people realized the firm backed a winner, and clearly [Capalino] knows what he's doing," said one industry insider.

A spokesperson for the firm hailed its newfound No. 1 ranking and insisted it came by delivering "the highest-quality service to our clients."

"Picking the mayor has helped his business explode, but he's always been very competent," fellow lobbyist Hank Sheinkopf said of Capalino.

"He's very smart, and he understands how government works."

Capalino hosted two fund-raisers for de Blasio's successful campaign — including a Roosevelt Hotel bash featuring former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in October 2013 — where he was listed as a co-chair expected to bring in at least $25,000.

Kasirer was also a $25,000 co-chair at the event, which pulled in over $1 million for de Blasio.

Capalino also served as a volunteer for de Blasio's campaign.

He has since donated to the Mayor's Fund to Advance New York City, a nonprofit arm of City Hall chaired by de Blasio's wife, Chirlane McCray.

Among other top lobbying firms, Pitta Bishop Del Giorno & Giblin — which consulted on Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito's campaign for the top council spot — also boosted its billings after backing a winner.

The firm climbed from seventh place in 2013 — with $2.1 million in business — to fourth place in 2014, with $3.3 million in billings.


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