Sal Strazzullo: From Liskula Cohen to Wass Stevens to Foxy Brown
Steve Lewis
October 16, 2009
When the proverbial chit hits the fan, who ya gonna call? The Ghostbusters are busy trying to get Bill Murray to do another one, and meanwhile you need a lawyer. In clubland there are many lawyers handling licensing and such, but in criminal cases -- which unfortunately sometimes arise (tell me about it) -- Sal E. Strazzullo stands ready. I've known Sal for a long time; we worked together in days of yore. While others saw nightlife as a career, Sal put himself through law school. He was often telling promoters and others to think of their futures and use the money they were making to prepare for a different life, as he was. Some listened ... others didn’t. Sal had an exit strategy and stuck to it. Now he handles high-profile cases, and I see him saying ”no comments” and lawyer things to reporters on the six o’clock news. His experience with nightlife gives him an insider's perspective, which can be invaluable in court. Sal’s journey using nightlife to pay for his tuition and books should underline the importance of nightlife work. The people making a living in clubs are often people going someplace else, building a future. They become actors, artist, photographers, mothers, writers, doctors -- even lawyers.
What does the E. stand for?
Emilio—my dad’s name.
I’ve known you for a long time.
Since 1992.
You were born in New York City.
I was born in New York. Then my parents wanted to move back to Italy. So I was raised in Naples ‘til about the age of 9, 10 years old. And then my mom wanted to be close to her dad, in New York. So we moved back to New York.
You’ve been in the papers lately. I saw you on TV the other day because you handled Avenue doorman Was Stevens’ case, and the Foxy Brown case.
Also the lawsuit with Google, with the privacy rights and protecting your privacy, when you’re on the internet if you decide to blog anonymously or post a comment anonymously—how much protection should the web servers give to an individual.
I saw you at Butter the other night, Fashion Week, Monday, with your wife. And you were on your way to Avenue. You still go out a bit.
Yes, yes.
You were hobnobbing with club aristocracy. At one point, you worked in the clubs. You were trying to make some money, putting yourself through law school.
Yes, of course.
Comments (18)
Posted by anonymous on Fri Oct 16, 2009 at 08.45 pm
Please Blackbook...I can honestly say after this article I may stop reading Blackbook altogether… This guy is a media junkie, ambulance chaser check out his gallery on his own web site...lol......read his comments about the Google case, that he was fired from within two days of being hired...""Our Founding Fathers wrote ‘The Federalist Papers’ under pseudonyms. Inherent in the First Amendment is the right to speak anonymously. Shouldn’t that right extend to the new public square of the Internet?”
or “"breached its fiduciary duty to protect her expectation of anonymity,” said her high-powered attorney Salvatore Strazzullo.
The guy doesn’t know what he is talking about clearly…
since when does google have a fiduciary duty to an anonymous blogger? and go research the federalist papers buddy…
Posted by anonymous on Sat Oct 17, 2009 at 04.13 pm
Mr. Lewis
In my humble opinion, to link Liskula Cohen’s name to Sal Strazzullo is an insult both to her and her very capable attorney Mr. Steve Wagner. The implication here is that he represented Ms Cohen which he most certainly did not. It is my understanding that he may have had his 5 (not 15) minutes of fame with the anonymous blogger. If indeed he represents said blogger in a case against Google, would that not then be a matter of public record? Someone at Blackbook needs to do their homework!
Posted by Liskula Cohen on Sat Oct 17, 2009 at 04.58 pm
Hey Steve, A few of my friends read this article and seem to think that it implies that Sal Struzzullo was my lawyer. He was not my lawyer, and his actual involvement with the case at all was very minimal. And I believe that he is no longer involved at all. Steve Wagner was and is my lawyer, and is the real deal as far as lawyers are concerned.
Posted by anonymous on Sat Oct 17, 2009 at 05.49 pm
cool attorney really goes all out for his clients
Posted by anonymous on Sat Oct 17, 2009 at 05.52 pm
He had my enemies shivering in their pants............
Posted by anonymous on Sat Oct 17, 2009 at 10.57 pm
All this talk about Cohen who cares at the end STRAZZULLO tried to protect a persons PRIVACY WAKE UP AMERICA
Posted by anonymous on Sat Oct 17, 2009 at 11.00 pm
HE GOT THAT RUSSIAN IDIOT 6 MILLION yea 6 MILLION FOR PICTURES maybe MISS COHEN SHOULD HAVE RETAINED HIM
Posted by anonymous on Sun Oct 18, 2009 at 09.38 pm
He represented my friend and championship boxer Sadam Ali and had him fight a drug test and won an entry in the Olympics he is what lawyers should be,
Posted by anonymous on Sun Oct 18, 2009 at 09.41 pm
I’m related to a NYPD police officer that was accused of a terrible crime his law firm with one of his associates Ikiesha Al-Shabazz had a 33 COUNT INDICTMENT DISMISSED what does that say “HIGH POWRED”
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Posted by anonymous on Fri Oct 16, 2009 at 05.02 pm
SAL STRAZZULLO DID NOT REPRESENT LISKULA COHEN