N.Y. Jud. Law § 293

§ 293. Stenographers must not be interested in certain printing\ncontracts. No stenographer of any court in this state shall be, or\nbecome, interested, directly or indirectly, as contracting party,\npartner, stockholder or otherwise, in, or in the performance of, any\ncontract, work or business relating to the preparation or printing of\nany case, or any case and exceptions, or any case containing exceptions\non appeal, or any bill of exceptions, or papers on appeal from\nnon-enumerated motions, or briefs or points of counsel in any case in\nany court of this state. If any such stenographer shall be, or become,\nso interested in any such work of preparation or printing, unless the\nsame shall be devolved upon him by law, he shall forfeit his office.\n