Sid Davidoff was administrative assistant to New York Mayor John V. Lindsay for seven years. He was a Chubb Fellow at Yale University, as well as a lecturer to the special Root-Tilden students at New York University School of Law. He served as a Commissioner on the New York City Rent Guidelines Board, and is recognized as one of New York's best known and most effective attorneys in special City and State agency work, including the Board of Standards and Appeals, the City Council, the City Planning Commission and various New York economic development agencies. Mr. Davidoff is highly regarded for his ability to guide major development projects through the City's complex land use approval process. He is a member of the Metropolitan New York Board of Governors for the United States Olympic Committee.