Atif Imran Azher
On the New York attorney register since 2005 · office in Palo Alto, CA
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 4320776
- Admitted
- 2005 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Mar 2027
Atif Imran Azher is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2005 in the First Department, with an office in Palo Alto, CA; next registration due Mar 2027. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Currently registered” means Atif Imran Azher has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Mar 2027.
- Currently registered unchanged
- Currently registered unchanged
- Currently registered the first file we hold
Source: NY Office of Court Administration, attorney registration file (data.ny.gov, dataset eqw2-r5nb), downloaded Sep 29, 2026; the Jul 3, 2026 and Aug 6, 2026 files for the history.
Others who list this employer on the register
1,307 other attorneys list Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 221 of them were admitted before 2005, and 19 of the 1,308 give an office in Palo Alto, CA. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2005, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew P. Alin | 2005 | Currently registered |
| David Azcue | 2005 | Currently registered |
| Matthew Harris Behrens | 2005 | Currently registered |
| Grenfel Schwartz Calheiros | 2005 | Currently registered |
| Susan M Cordaro | 2005 | Currently registered |
All 1,308 registrations that list Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
Source: NY Office of Court Administration, attorney registration file (data.ny.gov, dataset eqw2-r5nb), downloaded Sep 29, 2026; employer spellings merged (methodology).
Where this record sits on the register
Atif Imran Azher studied at University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School (the register spells it “UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA”). 1,708 of its 6,843 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2000s, as Atif Imran Azher was.
- Same law school
- 6,843living graduates; 88.7% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Palo Alto, CA
- 393living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 393 living registrants with an office in Palo Alto, CA, 153 were admitted before 2005 and 232 after.
Source: NY Office of Court Administration, attorney registration file (data.ny.gov, dataset eqw2-r5nb), downloaded Sep 29, 2026; living registrants only.
Questions this record leads to
- Everyone who lists Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP1,308 on the register, 221 of the others admitted before 2005; 19 of the 1,308 give an office in Palo Alto, CA.
- University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School graduates on the register6,843 living, 88.7% registered; 66 of them list Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Palo Alto, CA393 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20058,525 people admitted in 2005 are on the register, 3,154 of them through the First Department.
- Every registration that reads “Currently registered”286,911 on the register file of Sep 29, 2026, by decade of admission.
- What a New York lawyer may chargeThe court rules on fees, retainers and fee disputes, each cited.
How to confirm it officially
For a statement of Atif Imran Azher’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, First Department, which admitted Atif Imran Azher in 2005. The register places the office outside New York, so a complaint would go to that department’s grievance committee (22 NYCRR 1240.7(a)(2)).
This page reads the register file of Sep 29, 2026, and the court system’s own search can be newer; the register shows only the current value, so a suspension that ended before the files we hold, or a censure, leaves no trace here (Appellate Division decisions are published through the court system’s Law Reporting Bureau).