Francis John Acott
On the New York attorney register since 2015 · office in San Francisco, CA
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5302948
- Admitted
- 2015 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Aug 2027
Francis John Acott is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2015 in the First Department, with an office in San Francisco, CA; next registration due Aug 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 Francis John Acott has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Aug 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
1,433 other attorneys list Latham & Watkins LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 528 of them were admitted before 2015. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2015, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Shane Paul Alexander | 2015 | Currently registered |
| Upton Au | 2015 | Currently registered |
| Yan Bao | 2015 | Currently registered |
| Santiago Bejarano Isaza | 2015 | Currently registered |
| Aaron M Bernstein | 2015 | 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
Francis John Acott studied at Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law (the register spells it “NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY”). 1,127 of its 3,128 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2010s, as Francis John Acott was.
- Same law school
- 3,128living graduates; 87.0% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in San Francisco, CA
- 2,474living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 2,474 living registrants with an office in San Francisco, CA, 1,786 were admitted before 2015 and 584 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, 528 of the others admitted before 2015.
- Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law graduates on the register3,128 living, 87.0% registered; 36 of them list Latham & Watkins LLP.
- New York-admitted attorneys in San Francisco, CA2,474 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20158,867 people admitted in 2015 are on the register, 2,550 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 Francis John Acott’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 Francis John Acott in 2015. 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).