William J. Hochul Jr. (/ˈhoʊkəl/ HOH-kəl; born April 1, 1959) is an American lawyer who served as United States attorney for the Western District of New York from 2010 to 2016.

[9][10][11] Hochul is also generally recognized as the first prosecutor to use the nation's racketeering laws to dismantle violent street gangs.

[12][13] In 2006, William J. Hochul Jr. unsuccessfully applied to a counterterrorism position in the Executive Office for United States Attorneys.

[14] On December 23, 2009, President Barack Obama nominated Hochul to serve as the United States attorney for the Western District of New York.

[16] In 2016, Hochul became senior vice president, general counsel, and secretary to Delaware North, a hospitality and gambling company.

[17][18] In 2024, Hochul became Counsel at Davis Polk, in the firm's white collar defense and investigations practice in New York.