Douglas Ivor Brandon
On the New York attorney register since 1987 · office in Washington, DC
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2103471
- Admitted
- 1987 · Second Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Dec 2027
Douglas Ivor Brandon is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1987 in the Second Department, with an office in Washington, DC; next registration due Dec 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 Douglas Ivor Brandon has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Dec 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
427 other attorneys list Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 8 of them were admitted before 1987, and 57 of the 428 give an office in Washington, DC. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1987, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Harlene Silvern Kennedy | 1985 | Suspended, delinquent |
| Kevin M. Rowe | 1985 | Currently registered |
| Elizabeth Ellis Harris | 1987 | Currently registered |
| Robert Hardy Pees | 1988 | Currently registered |
| David Mitchell Zensky | 1988 | Currently registered |
All 428 registrations that list Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld 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
Douglas Ivor Brandon studied at Vanderbilt University Law School (the register spells it “VANDERBILT”). 203 of its 1,752 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1980s, as Douglas Ivor Brandon was.
- Same law school
- 1,752living graduates; 88.8% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Washington, DC
- 12,527living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 12,527 living registrants with an office in Washington, DC, 753 were admitted before 1987 and 11,684 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 Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP428 on the register, 8 of the others admitted before 1987; 57 of the 428 give an office in Washington, DC.
- Vanderbilt University Law School graduates on the register1,752 living, 88.8% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Washington, DC12,527 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19875,948 people admitted in 1987 are on the register, 2,491 of them through the Second 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 Douglas Ivor Brandon’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, Second Department, which admitted Douglas Ivor Brandon in 1987. 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).