The wait continues for a permanent replacement for Benjamin Lawsky, who spent the last four years slapping big fines on Wall Street as superintendent of New York’s Department of Financial Services. But lest the banks get any ideas, Lawsky assured his staff Friday that his office won’t be left vacant when he steps down next week.
In a memo published by The New York Times, Lawsky announced that former big-firm securities litigator Anthony Albanese will take the reins as acting superintendent of DFS while Gov. Andrew Cuomo continues the search for a successor. Albanese was a partner at Weil, Gotshal & Manges before leaving the firm to serve as Lawsky’s chief of staff in 2011.
