LAURENCE GREENWALD

GREENWALD--Laurence, (January 15, 1941 - January 18, 2024) of New York City and Waccabuc, NY died peacefully at home after a long illness. He had just celebrated his 83rd birthday and had the opportunity to be with family and friends in his last days. Born in Philadelphia as the only child to Mildred (Siegal) and Emanuel Greenwald, Larry grew up in Forest Hills, NY. He graduated from Forest Hills High, received a BS in communications from Boston University in 1962 and graduated magna cum laude from New York University School of Law in 1965 as Pomeroy Scholar and an editor of the Law Review. Larry started his legal career as an associate at Cravath Swaine & Moore and moved to Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, where he spent the rest of his career as a commercial litigator. Generations of Stroock associates learned to practice law from Larry, and he had many significant victories for his clients including representing movie studios in antitrust actions. He served on several New York City Bar Association committees and was Chair of the UJA-Federation Lawyers Division for two years. Larry is survived by Karen Adler, his beloved wife of 35 years; by his two cherished sons from his first marriage, Marc (Diane) and Eric (Melanie); and five beautiful grandchildren, Jay (22), Eliza (21), Eli (20), Sydney (19), and Samuel (15). Larry is also survived by his older first cousin, Stephen Friedman, who grew up in the same building in Forest Hills and was like a brother to him. In addition, Larry is survived by many nieces and nephews, including Daniel Raiffe and Jaimie Mayer and their children Rye and Wren and dog Rufus who lived nearby in Katonah and were a delight to Larry. Larry was deeply supportive of his wife's tireless political and philanthropic work, commitments he energetically shared. And he was enormously proud of his accomplished children. But he most enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren and discussing their academic, athletic and musical achievements. Before his recent illness, he was able to travel with his grandchildren all over the world including Israel, Africa and Mexico. Larry suffered from kidney failure in his 30s. But even while needing dialysis for 18 hours each week, Larry never complained while maintaining a successful law practice, travelling throughout the world and spending time with friends and family. Shortly prior to meeting Karen, he received a cadaver kidney transplant in 1986. When he needed a second transplant nearly a decade ago, Larry and Karen's longtime friend Donna Flayhan selflessly donated her kidney. Larry's family is forever grateful to Donna, her husband Greg, and their three amazing children. Larry's family also wishes to thank the tireless caregivers who allowed Larry to live comfortably at home these past few months. When Larry eulogized his father in 2004 he described Manny as "just a nice guy." For all of Larry's substantial accomplishments both personal and professional, he will also be remembered, like his father, as another truly "nice guy" who treated everyone he met with dignity and respect. Larry's family suggests that any donations in his memory be made to one of the following organizations which he supported: The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library in Hyde Park, Congregation B'nai Jeshurun in New York, the Kidney Transplant Team at NYU Langone Hospital in New York, and Young Musicians Unite in Miami.