Jay Kriegel, a prominent figure in New York City’s political, legal and business spheres who co-founded The American Lawyer, died Thursday at age 79.

Kriegel died at his weekend home in South Kent, Connecticut, from complications of melanoma, according to Kathleen Anne Corless of the Related Cos., a real estate development firm where Kriegel worked.

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