N.Y. Ltd. Liab. Co. Law § 1212

§ 1212. Limited liability company name. (a) Notwithstanding any other\nprovision of law, the name of a professional service limited liability\ncompany may contain any word that, at the time of formation, could be\nused in the name of a partnership or professional service corporation\npracticing a profession that such limited liability company is\nauthorized to practice and may not contain any word that could not be\nused by such a partnership or professional service corporation;\nprovided, however, the name of a professional service limited liability\ncompany may not contain the name of a deceased person unless:\n (1) such person's name was part of the name of such limited liability\ncompany at the time of such person's death; or\n (2) such person's name was part of the name of an existing partnership\nor professional service corporation and at least two-thirds of such\npartnership's partners or corporation's shareholders, as the case may\nbe, become members of such limited liability company.\n (b) A professional service limited liability company name shall end\nwith the words "Professional Limited Liability Company" or "Limited\nLiability Company" or the abbreviation "P.L.L.C.", "PLLC", "L.L.C." or\n"LLC". The provisions of subdivision (a) of section two hundred four of\nthis chapter shall not apply to a professional service limited liability\ncompany.\n