Asim Rehman was appointed the OATH Commissioner & Chief Administrative Law Judge in March 2022. In that capacity he is the steward of OATH and its mission to provide impartial, fair, just, and timely decisions to all parties who appear before it.

Commissioner Rehman brings to OATH over two decades of legal, management, and oversight experience from both the public and private sector. He began his career as a law clerk to a Federal District Court Judge in lower Manhattan, and worked as an attorney with two law firms where he handled complex litigation, white-collar criminal defense, internal and government investigation, anti-corruption matters, and a broad range of pro bono cases. During this time he also served as Special Assistant District Attorney in Brooklyn. Commissioner Rehman later worked as Corporate Counsel for a major corporation where he litigated a variety of domestic matters, assisted the company with regulatory compliance, and helped manage the company’s overseas litigation.

In 2014, following the passage of the Community Safety Act, Commissioner Rehman joined city service as the inaugural General Counsel of the newly opened Office of the Inspector General for the NYPD (OIG-NYPD) within the NYC Department of Investigation. As a member of OIG-NYPD’s executive team, helped build the office from the ground up, established the office’s legal function, liaised with government agencies, and supervised a variety of systemic investigations of the NYPD. He was subsequently promoted to First Deputy Inspector General. In 2020, Commissioner Rehman joined the NYC Law Department as Chief of Staff where supervised complex litigation, worked closely with partner agencies, helped the Law Department advise the City on its response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and assisted the Corporation Counsel with the overall management of the Law Department. In September 2021, Commissioner Rehman joined the NYC Department of Correction as General Counsel and Deputy Commissioner for Legal Matters.

Commissioner Rehman has held volunteer leadership positions with several organizations and is a strong supporter of civic and community engagement. He has testified before the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, has lectured overseas at the invitation of the U.S. Department of State, and is the recipient of the SABANY Corporate Leadership Award, the NAPABA “Best Lawyers Under 40” Award, and the New York City Bar Association Diversity & Inclusion Champion award.

Commissioner Rehman is a graduate of Haverford College and the University of Michigan Law School.

Tom’s career has spanned the printing and publishing industries over the past 25 years with RR Donnelley & Sons Company, Merrill Corporation and SONY DADC. For the past five years, he has been involved in the energy industry. Most recently, Tom was Director of Sales for CCI Energy Solutions, Inc.

His other interests include investing in multi-family real estate, adviser to non-profit and for-profit boards.

Originally from Astoria, Tom lives in Malverne, NY with his wife and their daughter and son. He is a graduate of the University of Scranton, Scranton, PA with a BS in Accounting and received his MBA in International Business from Manhattan College, Riverdale, NY.

He has served as President & CEO of Queens Chamber of Commerce since July of 2015.