Tim Wu, Open Internet Advocate, Joins New York Attorney General’s Office

Tim Wu, the influential law professor and former candidate for lieutenant governor, is joining the office of the New York State attorney general, Eric T. Schneiderman.

The appointment brings a well-known figure in technology circles to Schneiderman’s office, which has sought to assert itself as a watchdog over technology companies and the so-called sharing economy. Wu will serve as a senior lawyer and special adviser to AG Schneiderman. He will be on sabbatical from Columbia Law School, where he is a professor.

“If I have a life mission, it is to fight bullies,” Wu, 43, said. “I like standing up for the little guy, and I think that’s what the state AG’s office does.”