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Exhibit (10)(a)

    

    

    

    

    

    

    Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

    

    

    

    

    We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption “Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm” in
      Post-Effective Amendment No. 37 to the 1933 Act Registration Statement (Form N-4 No. 333-141762) and Amendment No. 524 to the 1940 Act Registration Statement (Form N-4 No. 811-09763), and to the use therein of our reports dated (a) April 1, 2019,
      with respect to the financial statements of Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York and (b) April 16, 2019, with respect to the financial statements of Lincoln New York Account N For Variable Annuities for the registration of interests in a
      separate account under individual flexible payment deferred variable annuity contracts.

    

    

    

    

    /s/Ernst & Young, LLP

    

    

    

    

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    December 20, 2019POWER OF ATTORNEY

    

    

    We, the undersigned directors and/or officers of Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York, hereby constitute and appoint Delson R. Campbell, Scott C.
      Durocher, Kimberly A. Genovese, Daniel P. Herr, Donald E. Keller, Michelle Grindle, Jeffrey L. Smith, Jassmin McIver-Jones, Carolyn Augur and John D. Weber, individually, our true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with full power to each of them to sign
      for us, in our names and in the capacities indicated below, any Registration Statements and any and all amendments to Registration Statements; including exhibits, or other documents filed on Forms N-6 or N-4 or any successors or amendments to these
      Forms, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, under the Securities Act of 1933 and/or Securities Act of 1940, on behalf of the Company in its own name or in the name of one of its Separate Accounts, hereby ratifying and confirming our
      signatures as they may be signed by any of our attorneys-in-fact to any amendment to said Registration Statements as follows:

    

    

    

    

    Variable Life Insurance Separate Accounts:

    

    

    	
            Lincoln Life & Annuity Flexible Premium Variable Life Account M (811-08559)

          	
            VUL-I / VULcv

            VULcv-II / VUL Flex ES

            VULcv-III ES

            VULdb / VULdb ES

            VULdb-II ES

            VULone ES / VULone 2005 ES

            Momentum VULone / Momentum VULone 2005

            VULcv-IV ES

            VULdb-IV ES

            AssetEdge VUL

            AssetEdge VUL/AssetEdge Exec VUL 2015

            VULone 2007

            VULone 2010

          
	
            LLANY Separate Account R for Flexible Premium Variable Life (811-08651)

          	
            SVUL / SVUL ES

            SVUL-II ES

            SVUL-III ES

            SVUL-IV ES/PreservationEdge SVUL

            SVULone ES

            Momentum SVULone

            SVULone 2007

          
	
            LLANY Separate Account S for Flexible Premium Variable Life (811-09257)

          	
            CVUL Series III ES

            LCV4 ES

            LCV5 ES / LCC VUL

          
	
            Lincoln Life & Annuity Flexible Premium Variable Life Account Y (811-21029)

          	
            American Legacy VULcv-III

            American Legacy VULdb-II

            American Legacy SVUL-III

            American Legacy VULcv-IV

            American Legacy VULdb-IV

            American Legacy SVUL-IV/PreservationEdge SVUL

            American Legacy AssetEdge

          

    

    

    
      
        

    

    

    

    Variable Annuity Insurance Separate Accounts:

    

    

    	
            Lincoln Life & Annuity Variable Annuity  Account H (811-08441)

          	
            American Legacy III

            American Legacy III B Class

            American Legacy III C Share

            American Legacy III Plus

            American Legacy III View

            American Legacy Design

            American Legacy Signature

            American Legacy Fusion

            American Legacy Series

            American Legacy Advisory

            American Legacy Target Date Income B Share

            American Legacy Target Date Income Advisory

            Shareholder’s Advantage

            Shareholder’s Advantage A Class

          
	
            Lincoln Life & Annuity Variable Annuity Account L (811-07785)

          	
            Group Variable Annuity

          
	
            Lincoln New York Account N for Variable Annuities (811-09763)

          	
            ChoicePlus Assurance (A Share)

            ChoicePlus Assurance (A Class)

            ChoicePlus Assurance (B Share)

            ChoicePlus Assurance (B Class)

            ChoicePlus Assurance (C Share)

            ChoicePlus Assurance (L Share)

            ChoicePlus Assurance (Bonus)

            ChoicePlus

            ChoicePlus II

            ChoicePlus Access

            ChoicePlus II Access

            ChoicePlus II Advance

            ChoicePlus II Bonus

            ChoicePlus Design

            ChoicePlus Signature

            ChoicePlus Fusion

            ChoicePlus Series

            ChoicePlus Prime

            ChoicePlus Advisory

            Lincoln InvestmentSolutions

            Lincoln Investor Advantage

            Lincoln Investor Advantage 2018

            Lincoln Investor Advantage Fee-Based

            Lincoln Investor Advantage Advisory

            Core Income

          

    

    

    Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, the power-of-attorney granted herein shall not in any manner revoke in whole or in part any
      power-of-attorney that each person whose signature appears below has previously executed.  This power-of-attorney shall not be revoked by any subsequent power-of-attorney each person whose signature appears below may execute, unless such subsequent
      power specifically refers to this power-of-attorney or specifically states that the instrument is intended to revoke all prior general powers-of-attorney or all prior powers-of-attorney.

    

    

    This Power-of-Attorney may be executed in separate counterparts each of which when executed and delivered shall be an original; but all such counterparts
      shall together constitute one and the same instrument.  Each counterpart may consist of a number of copies, each signed by less than all, but together signed by all, of the undersigned.

    

    

    

    

    Signature Title

    

    

    /s/ Dennis R. Glass

    
      
        	______________________________	
                President and Director

              

      

    

    Dennis R. Glass

    

    

    /s/ Ellen Cooper

    ______________________________ Executive Vice President, Chief Investment Officer Ellen Cooper and
        Director

    

    

    /s/ Randal J. Freitag

    ______________________________ Executive Vice President; Chief Financial Officer Randal J. Freitag and
        Director

    

    

    ______________________________ Director

    George W. Henderson, III

    

    

    ______________________________ Director

    Mark E. Konen

    

    

    

    

    /s/ M. Leanne Lachman

    ______________________________ Director

    M. Leanne Lachman

    

    

    /s/ Louis G. Marcoccia

    ______________________________ Director

    Louis G. Marcoccia

    

    

    

    

    _______________________________ Director

    Patrick S. Pittard

    

    

    

    

    
      
        

    

    

    

    We, Delson R. Campbell, Scott C. Durocher, Kimberly A. Genovese, Daniel P. Herr, Donald E. Keller, Michelle Grindle, Jeffrey L. Smith,
      Jassmin McIver-Jones, Carolyn Augur and John D. Weber, have read the foregoing Power of Attorney.  We are the person(s) identified therein as agent(s) for the principal named therein.  We acknowledge our legal responsibilities.

    

    

    /s/ Delson R.  Campbell /s/ Scott C. Durocher

    ____________________________________ ________________________________

    Delson R. Campbell Scott C. Durocher

    

    

    /s/ Kimberly A. Genovese /s/ Daniel P. Herr

    ____________________________________ ________________________________

    Kimberly A. Genovese Daniel P. Herr

    

    

    /s/ Donald E. Keller /s/ Michelle Grindle

    ____________________________________ ________________________________

    Donald E. Keller Michelle Grindle

    

    

    /s/ Jeffrey L. Smith /s/ John D. Weber

    ____________________________________ ________________________________

    Jeffrey L. Smith John D. Weber

    

    

    /s/ Jassmin McIver-Jones /s/ Carolyn Augur

    ____________________________________ ________________________________

    Jassmin McIver-Jones Carolyn Augur

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    Version:  October 2019Exhibit
10.2

 

EXCHANGE
AGREEMENT

 

This
Exchange Agreement (this “Agreement”) is dated as of December__, 2019, between Pacific Ventures Group, Inc.,
a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and TCA Global Credit Master Fund, LP, a limited partnership organized
and existing under the laws of the Cayman Islands (“TCA”).

 

WHEREAS,
the Company and TCA entered into that certain Investment Banking Services Agreement, dated June 20, 2017 (as amended, restated
or supplement from time to time, the “IB Agreement”), pursuant to which TCA agreed to provided certain investment
banking services to the Company;

 

WHEREAS,
subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Company desires to cause its wholly owned subsidiary, Seaport
Group Enterprises LLC, a California limited liability company (“Seaport”), to issue certain securities to TCA
in satisfaction of Two Million Four Hundred Fifty Thousand and No/100 United States Dollars (US$2,450,000.00), the remaining amount
owed to TCA under the IB Agreement (the “Remaining Obligations”), and TCA desires to receive such securities
in satisfaction of such Remaining Obligations, as more fully described in this Agreement;

 

NOW,
THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION of the mutual covenants contained in this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration
the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and TCA agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE
I.

DEFINITIONS

 

1.1
Definitions. In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings set forth
in this Section 1.1:

 

“Business
Day” means any day except any Saturday, any Sunday, any day which is a federal legal holiday in the United States or
any day on which banking institutions in the State of New York are authorized or required by law or other governmental action
to close.

 

“Closing”
means the closing of the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to Section 2.1.

 

“Closing
Date” means the date hereof, or such other date as the parties may mutually agree.

 

“Commission”
means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

“Liens”
means a lien, charge, security interest, encumbrance, right of first refusal, preemptive right or other restriction.

 

    	 	 	 

    	 

    

 

“Person”
means an individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability
company, joint stock company, government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind.

 

“Securities
Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

ARTICLE
II.

EXCHANGE

 

2.1
Closing. On the Closing Date, the Company shall cause its wholly owned subsidiary, Seaport, to issue to TCA pursuant to
that certain Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Seaport, dated as of the date hereof (the “LLC
Agreement”), in full satisfaction of the Remaining Obligations, 9,990 Common Units (as defined in the LLC Agreement,
the “Common Units”) and 10,000 Series A Preferred Units (as defined in the LLC Agreement, and together with
the Common Units, the “Securities”). The Closing shall occur at the offices of TCA’s counsel or such
other location as the parties shall mutually agree.

 

2.2
Closing Conditions.

 

(a)
The obligations of the Company hereunder in connection with the Closing are subject to the following conditions being met:

 

(i)
the accuracy in all material respects on the Closing Date of the representations and warranties of TCA contained herein (unless
as of a specific date therein); and

 

(ii)
all obligations, covenants and agreements of TCA required to be performed at or prior to the Closing Date shall have been performed.

 

(b)
The obligations of TCA hereunder in connection with the Closing are subject to the following conditions being met:

 

(i)
the accuracy in all material respects when made and on the Closing Date of the representations and warranties of the Company contained
herein (unless as of a specific date therein); and

 

(ii)
all obligations, covenants and agreements of the Company required to be performed at or prior to the Closing Date shall have been
performed; and

 

    	 	 	 

    	 

    

 

ARTICLE
III.

REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES

 

3.1
Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company hereby makes the following representations and warranties to
TCA:

 

(a)
Authorization; Enforcement. The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and to consummate
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution
and delivery of this Agreement by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have
been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Company and no further action is required by the Company in connection
therewith. This Agreement has been duly executed by the Company and, when delivered in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof,
will constitute the valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms,
except: (i) as limited by general equitable principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other
laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (ii) as limited by laws relating to the
availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies and (iii) insofar as indemnification and contribution
provisions may be limited by applicable law.

 

(b)
Investment Banking Fees. The Company hereby acknowledges, represents, warrants and confirms to TCA that the obligations
of the Company to pay the Remaining Amounts under the IB Agreement are and were valid and binding obligations of the Company.
The Company further acknowledges and confirms that the amount of the Remaining Obligations as set forth above and the amount of
any prior fees paid under the IB Agreement are and were true and correct.

 

(c)
Issuance of the Securities. The Securities are duly authorized and, when issued and paid for in accordance with this Agreement
and the LLC Agreement, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, free and clear of all Liens imposed by
the Company other than restrictions on transfer provided for in this Agreement.

 

3.2
Representations and Warranties of TCA. TCA hereby represents and warrants as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date
to the Company as follows:

 

(a)
Authority. TCA has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. This Agreement has been duly executed by
TCA, and when delivered by TCA in accordance with the terms hereof, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of
TCA, enforceable against TCA in accordance with its terms, except: (i) as limited by general equitable principles and applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’
rights generally, (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable
remedies and (iii) insofar as indemnification and contribution provisions may be limited by applicable law.

 

    	 	 	 

    	 

    

 

(b)
Investment Representations. TCA understands that the Securities being offered and sold in reliance upon certain exemptions
from the registration provisions of the Securities Act, and non-public offering exemptions of the securities laws of the states
in which the Securities may be offered or sold. TCA further represents and warrants as follows:

 

(i)
Securities Not Registered; Indefinite Holding Period. TCA has been advised that TCA must be prepared to bear the economic
risk of an investment in the Company for an indefinite period because:

 

●of
the nature of the Company’s operations and the risks involved; and

 

●the
Securities will not be registered under applicable securities laws and regulations.

 

(ii)
Illiquidity. TCA understands that there is not and may not be a market for the Securities in the foreseeable future. The
Company is not obligated to create or support a secondary market in its securities.

 

(iii)
Purchase for Own Account. TCA represents that the Securities are being acquired solely for TCA’s own account for
investment and not with a view toward, or for resale in connection with, any “distribution” (as that term is used
in the Securities Act) of all or any portion thereof.

 

(iv)
General Solicitation. TCA is not purchasing the Securities as a result of any advertisement, article, notice or other communication
regarding the Securities published in any newspaper, magazine or similar media or broadcast over television or radio or presented
at any seminar or any other general solicitation or general advertisement.

 

(v)
Accredited Investor. TCA is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D under the Securities
Act. TCA was not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the Securities.

 

ARTICLE
IV.

OTHER
AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES

 

4.1
Transfer Restrictions.

 

(a)
The Securities shall be issued to TCA with a legend in substantially the following form:

 

THIS
SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE
UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY,
MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE
EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH
APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR TO SUCH EFFECT, THE SUBSTANCE OF
WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY.

 

    	 	 	 

    	 

    

 

ARTICLE
V.

MISCELLANEOUS

 

5.1
Fees and Expenses. Each party shall pay the fees and expenses of its advisers, counsel, accountants and other experts,
if any, and all other expenses incurred by such party incident to the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and performance
of this Agreement. The Company shall pay all transfer agent fees and stamp taxes levied in connection with the delivery of the
Securities to TCA.

 

5.2
Entire Agreement. This Agreement contains the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof
and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, oral or written, with respect to such matters, which the parties acknowledge
have been merged into such documents, exhibits and schedules.

 

5.3
Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries required or permitted to be provided hereunder shall
be in writing and shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of: (a) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication
is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number set forth on the signature pages attached hereto prior to 5:30 p.m. (New York
City time) on a Business Day, (b) the next Business Day after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered
via facsimile at the facsimile number set forth on the signature pages attached hereto on a day that is not a Business Day or
later than 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any Business Day, (c) the second (2nd) Business Day following the date
of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier service or (d) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such
notice is required to be given. The address for such notices and communications shall be as set forth on the signature pages attached
hereto.

 

5.4
Amendments; Waivers. No provision of this Agreement may be waived, modified, supplemented or amended except in a written
instrument signed, in the case of an amendment, by the Company and TCA. No waiver of any default with respect to any provision,
condition or requirement of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a continuing waiver in the future or a waiver of any subsequent
default or a waiver of any other provision, condition or requirement hereof, nor shall any delay or omission of any party to exercise
any right hereunder in any manner impair the exercise of any such right.

 

5.5
Headings. The headings herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Agreement and shall not be deemed
to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.

 

5.6
Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their successors
and permitted assigns. Neither party may assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written
consent of the other party hereto.

 

    	 	 	 

    	 

    

 

5.7
Governing Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall
be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Wyoming, without regard to the
principles of conflicts of law thereof. Any dispute arising under or in connection herewith shall be subject to the exclusive
jurisdiction and venue of the State and/or Federal courts located in Broward County, Florida.

 

5.8
Execution. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which when taken together shall be considered
one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other
party, it being understood that both parties need not sign the same counterpart. In the event that any signature is delivered
by facsimile transmission or by e-mail delivery of a “.pdf” format data file, such signature shall create a valid
and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as
if such facsimile or “.pdf” signature page were an original thereof.

 

5.9
Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction
to be invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions set forth herein
shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated, and the parties hereto shall use
their commercially reasonable efforts to find and employ an alternative means to achieve the same or substantially the same result
as that contemplated by such term, provision, covenant or restriction. It is hereby stipulated and declared to be the intention
of the parties that they would have executed the remaining terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions without including any
of such that may be hereafter declared invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable.

 

(Signature
Pages Follow)

 

    	 	 	 

    	 

    

 

IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Securities Exchange Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized
signatories as of the date first indicated above.

 

	PACIFIC VENTURES GROUP, INC.	 	Address
        for Notice:

         

        As
        specified in the IB Agreement (with copy as specified in the IB Agreement)

	 	 	 
	By:	 	 	 
	Name:	 	 	 
	Title:	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	TCA
        GLOBAL CREDIT MASTER FUND, LP

         

        By:
        TCA Global Credit Master Fund GP, Ltd.

        Its: General Partner
	 	Address
        for Notice:

         

        As
        specified in the IB Agreement (with copy as specified in the IB Agreement)

	 	 	 
	By:	 	 	 
	Name: 	Robert Press	 	 
	Title: 	Director	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	ACKNOWLEDGED
        AND AGREED:

         

        SEAPORT
        GROUP ENTERPRISES LLC
	 	 
	 	 	 
	By:	 	 	 
	Name: 	Shannon Masjedi	 	 
	Title: 	Chief Executive Officer

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