Delaware North’s Top Lawyer William Hochul Is Stepping Down

Delaware North Cos. Inc., a privately held hospitality giant, said its general counsel William Hochul Jr. will depart Aug. 15 and be succeeded by deputy general counsel Timothy McEvoy.

Hochul, who is married to Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY), was scrutinized for potential conflicts of interest given the contracts that Delaware North has with New York state. The governor had recused herself from all matters involving the Buffalo-based company.

That recusal will now lapse with her husband poised to depart Delaware North. The company, in an Aug. 3 statement by its chief administrative officer Frank Mendicino, attributed Hochul’s exit to the ...