NYLI Closing for Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Works of literature are often rediscovered when they find their way to a new medium.  When Netflix adapted Nella Larsen’s 1929 classic novel Passing into a hit series for the small screen, a new generation of readers was found for this seminal yet still timely novel.  The LLAGNY Book Club became part of that new generation as Passing was our…

June 30th, for many corporations, is the end of the second quarter. For many organizations, it is the end of their fiscal year…. Corporate Law, like all areas of law, evolves over time… State Legislatures, New York included, often form committees and publish studies before major revisions of law…. And revisions often result in name…

Uniform Commercial Code…. Uniform Telehealth Act… Uniform Probate Code… Who designs and sews up these uniforms anyway, lol? Around since 1892 (and still active!) – the Uniform Laws Commission provides all 50 States with non-partisan and well drafted legislation for vital areas of state statutory law. The ULC has also developed Model Laws. Jurisdictions may…

Now that Britbox has made its hit series about my own favorite movie star, maybe it’s time to blog about a central legal aspect of Mr. Leach’s/Grant’s life. Archibald Leach became Cary Grant as an adult, forging a new identity that began with legally changing his name. For my mere mortal readers — here are…