Ghassan Makram Atiyah
On the New York attorney register since 1998 · office in Washington, DC
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2901015
- Admitted
- 1998 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- May 2028
Ghassan Makram Atiyah 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 Washington, DC; 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 Ghassan Makram Atiyah 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
664 other attorneys list Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 75 of them were admitted before 1998, and 40 of the 665 give an office in Washington, DC. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1998, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Sheila Lahey Duffy | 1998 | Suspended, delinquent |
| Laura Gottlieb Feldman | 1998 | Currently registered |
| Christophe H. Garaud | 1998 | Delinquent |
| Christopher Joseph Peters | 1998 | Currently registered |
| Trevor Howard Peterson | 1998 | Currently registered |
All 665 registrations that list Willkie Farr & Gallagher 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
Ghassan Makram Atiyah studied at Columbia Law School (the register spells it “COLUMBIA UNIV LAW SCHOOL”). 2,635 of its 18,953 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1990s, as Ghassan Makram Atiyah was.
- Same law school
- 18,953living graduates; 87.4% 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, 2,316 were admitted before 1998 and 9,975 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 Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP665 on the register, 75 of the others admitted before 1998; 40 of the 665 give an office in Washington, DC.
- Columbia Law School graduates on the register18,953 living, 87.4% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Washington, DC12,527 living registrants give an office there.
- 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 Ghassan Makram Atiyah’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 Ghassan Makram Atiyah in 1998. 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).