Sam Gray

About Sam Gray

Sam Gray (J.D, Cardozo School of Law 2013; New York Bar) is an attorney with a practice in VA and NY. He primarily supports small businesses and worker cooperatives. He loves working with mission oriented companies, creative types, and businesses that are interested in operating more democratically. Much of his work involves providing legal support to existing businesses that are converting into worker cooperatives, and he regularly works alongside the ICA Group as a legal advisor to their cooperative clients. His clients have ranged from natural builders, yogis, therapists, programmers, coworking companies, graphic designers, and educators seeking to operate on a cooperative basis. Outside of his private practice, he has worked with Brooklyn Legal Services Corporation A’s Community Economic Development program, supporting community health centers, nonprofits, affordable housing developments, and a budding community land trust in New York City. He has been a fellow with the Sustainable Economies Law Center since 2015, and he is committed to supporting people and organizations that are building resilient local economies- Licensed to Practice Law in New York and Virginia- Co-Founder of Common Shares Virginia- Sustainable Economies Law Center, Legal Fellow- Guest Speaker at Sustainable Economies Law Center Fellow’s Week: “Real Estate Investment Cooperatives: Tools for Community Investment.”- Guest Speaker at Philadelphia Area Cooperative Alliance Co-Up Conference: “Investing in Commercial Real Estate Cooperatively: from Principles to Practice.”- Panelist on the Sustainable Economies Law Center 2018 Real Estate Roundtable- Panelist on Cooperative Professionals Guild 5th Annual Conference: Real Estate Investment Cooperatives: Models and Legal Challenges- Guest Lecturer at University of Virginia School of Law\'s Community Solutions Clinic- Moderator for Oct. 1, 2024 Co-op Month Breakfast Panel - Meet Virginia’s Newest Cooperatives!

Experience

1. Principal

   Sam Gray Law, P.C

   Apr 2022 — Present

   Sam serves cooperative businesses, nonprofits and other mission-driven companies in New York and Virginia. Throughout his career, he has formed numerous businesses and worker-owned cooperatives and acted as legal counsel alongside the ICA Group in many cooperative conversions. He has also supported community health centers, nonprofits, affordable housing developments, community land trusts, intentional communities, and many other mission driven businesses in a variety a matters, including formation, establishment of internal governance processes, obtaining financing, navigating complex legal compliance rules, obtaining tax exempt status, and establishing the contracts necessary to operate a successful business.

Education

• Cardozo School of Law

  Juris Doctor

  2011 — 2013

Skills

• Corporate Law
• Civil Litigation
• Interviews
• Research
• Mediation
• Courts
• Public Policy
• Trademarks
• Legal Research
• Motions
• Intellectual Property
• Civil Rights
• Legal Writing
• Litigation
• Hearings
• Westlaw
• Policy