Christopher Michael Wayland Chan
On the New York attorney register since 2021 · office in New York, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5839493
- Admitted
- 2021 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Jun 2027
Christopher Michael Wayland Chan is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2021 in the First Department, with an office in New York, NY. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Currently registered” means Christopher Michael Wayland Chan has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Jun 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
622 other attorneys list Ropes & Gray LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 400 of them were admitted before 2021, and 443 of the 623 give an office in New York, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2021, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Tyler Ray Ackerson | 2021 | Currently registered |
| Sean Adessky | 2021 | Currently registered |
| Vanessa Miriam Bateau Smyth | 2021 | Currently registered |
| Ethan Robert Fitzgerald | 2021 | Currently registered |
| Maren Nicole Fuhr | 2021 | Currently registered |
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
Christopher Michael Wayland Chan studied at Cornell Law School. 1,250 of its 7,028 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2020s, as Christopher Michael Wayland Chan was.
- Same law school
- 7,028living graduates; 87.8% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in New York, NY
- 93,604living registrants
Of the 93,604 living registrants with an office in New York, NY, 75,518 were admitted before 2021 and 15,286 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 Ropes & Gray LLP623 on the register, 400 of the others admitted before 2021; 443 of the 623 give an office in New York, NY.
- Cornell Law School graduates on the register7,028 living, 87.8% registered; 27 of them list Ropes & Gray LLP.
- Attorneys with an office in New York, NY93,604 living registrants give an office there.
- New York County’s registered bar75,989 currently registered, 46.63 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 20217,829 people admitted in 2021 are on the register, 1,820 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 Christopher Michael Wayland Chan’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 Christopher Michael Wayland Chan in 2021. A complaint about this attorney would go to the First Department’s grievance committee, which covers New York County, where the register places the office.
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).