Gaku Ishiwata
On the New York attorney register since 2002 · office in Tokyo, Japan
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 4048286
- Admitted
- 2002 · First Department
- Status
- Due to re‑register
- Next registration
- Nov 2026
Gaku Ishiwata is due to re‑register on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2002 in the First Department, with an office in Tokyo, Japan; next registration due Nov 2026. Since Jul 3, 2026 it has moved only through the routine two-year cycle.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Due to re‑register” means the attorney has a biennial registration falling due or overdue: the rule asks for it within 30 days after the attorney’s birthday in each alternate year, and the record gives the month it is due. The value stays until the register records the filing or marks the registration delinquent, so the month can have passed; by itself it is not a finding. How many hold this status.
- Currently registered to Due to re‑register the routine two-year cycle: the registration window opened
- Currently registered unchanged
- Currently registered the first file we hold
We show the 3 register files of the last twelve months (Jul 3, 2026, Aug 6, 2026, Sep 29, 2026). A change of standing between them is struck through in red; the routine birthday cycle is not.
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
144 other attorneys list Mori Hamada & Matsumoto or one of its other names as their employer on the register. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2002, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Shigehiko Ishimoto | 2001 | Currently registered |
| Eriko Chinen | 2002 | Currently registered |
| Kenji Ito | 2003 | Currently registered |
| Takahiro Kobayashi | 2003 | Currently registered |
| Toshifumi Ueda | 2003 | 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
Gaku Ishiwata studied at University of Chicago Law School (the register spells it “UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO”).
- Same law school
- 3,232living graduates; 87.4% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Tokyo, Japan
- 2,762living registrants give an office there (outside the U.S.)
Source: NY Office of Court Administration, attorney registration file (data.ny.gov, dataset eqw2-r5nb), downloaded Sep 29, 2026; living registrants only.
How to confirm it officially
The register is published by the court system; PlainAttorney shows it as released. For a statement of an attorney’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division in the attorney’s department. The register places the office outside New York, so a complaint would go to the grievance committee of the First Department, which admitted this attorney (22 NYCRR 1240.7(a)(2)).
This page reads the register file of Sep 29, 2026; the court system publishes the file every few weeks, so its own search can be newer. The register shows only the current value: a suspension that ended before the files we hold, or discipline short of suspension such as a censure, leaves no trace here. Appellate Division decisions on attorney discipline are published in the New York Official Reports, online through the court system’s Law Reporting Bureau.