N.Y. C.P.L.R. 5305

§ 5305. Personal jurisdiction. (a) Bases of jurisdiction. The foreign\ncountry judgment shall not be refused recognition for lack of personal\njurisdiction if:\n 1. the defendant was served personally in the foreign state;\n 2. the defendant voluntarily appeared in the proceedings, other than\nfor the purpose of protecting property seized or threatened with seizure\nin the proceedings or of contesting the jurisdiction of the court over\nhim;\n 3. the defendant prior to the commencement of the proceedings had\nagreed to submit to the jurisdiction of the foreign court with respect\nto the subject matter involved;\n 4. the defendant was domiciled in the foreign state when the\nproceedings were instituted, or, being a body corporate had its\nprincipal place of business, was incorporated, or had otherwise acquired\ncorporate status, in the foreign state;\n 5. the defendant had a business office in the foreign state and the\nproceedings in the foreign court involved a cause of action arising out\nof business done by the defendant through that office in the foreign\nstate; or\n 6. the defendant operated a motor vehicle or airplane in the foreign\nstate and the proceedings involved a cause of action arising out of such\noperation.\n (b) Other bases of jurisdiction. The courts of this state may\nrecognize other bases of jurisdiction.\n