Eliot Soon Choy
On the New York attorney register since 1998 · office in New York, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2879443
- Admitted
- 1998 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- May 2028
Eliot Soon Choy is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1998 in the First Department, with an office in New York, NY; next registration due May 2028. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Currently registered” means Eliot Soon Choy has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in May 2028.
- 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
1,433 other attorneys list Latham & Watkins LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 74 of them were admitted before 1998, and 925 of the 1,434 give an office in New York, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1998, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Melissa Scharer Alwang | 1998 | Due to re‑register |
| Michael Andrew Bond | 1998 | Due to re‑register |
| David Thomas Della Rocca | 1998 | Currently registered |
| John Giouroukakis | 1998 | Currently registered |
| Rajiv Gupta | 1998 | 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
Eliot Soon Choy studied at Boston University School of Law. 1,308 of its 6,362 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1990s, as Eliot Soon Choy was.
- Same law school
- 6,362living graduates; 86.6% 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, 24,611 were admitted before 1998 and 67,446 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 Latham & Watkins LLP1,434 on the register, 74 of the others admitted before 1998; 925 of the 1,434 give an office in New York, NY.
- Boston University School of Law graduates on the register6,362 living, 86.6% registered; 20 of them list Latham & Watkins 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 19987,302 people admitted in 1998 are on the register, 2,659 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 Eliot Soon Choy’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 Eliot Soon Choy in 1998. 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).