Kayvan Ghaffari
On the New York attorney register since 2018 · office in San Francisco, CA
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5590690
- Admitted
- 2018 · Second Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Jun 2028
Kayvan Ghaffari is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2018 in the Second Department, with an office in San Francisco, CA; next registration due Jun 2028. Since Jul 3, 2026 it has moved only through the routine two-year cycle.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Currently registered” means Kayvan Ghaffari has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Jun 2028.
- Currently registered unchanged
- Due to re‑register to Currently registered the routine two-year cycle: the registration window closed with a filing
- Due to re‑register 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
246 other attorneys list Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 166 of them were admitted before 2018, and 12 of the 247 give an office in San Francisco, CA. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2018, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Nina Bakhtina | 2018 | Currently registered |
| Christopher B. Cash | 2018 | Due to re‑register |
| Juan P. Cordon | 2018 | Currently registered |
| Tianze Ma | 2018 | Due to re‑register |
| Elizabeth Nicklin Olsen | 2018 | Currently registered |
All 247 registrations that list Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman 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
Kayvan Ghaffari studied at USC Gould School of Law (the register spells it “University of Southern California Gould School of Law”). 528 of its 1,147 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2010s, as Kayvan Ghaffari was.
- Same law school
- 1,147living graduates; 86.5% 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, 2,048 were admitted before 2018 and 327 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 Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP247 on the register, 166 of the others admitted before 2018; 12 of the 247 give an office in San Francisco, CA.
- USC Gould School of Law graduates on the register1,147 living, 86.5% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in San Francisco, CA2,474 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20188,750 people admitted in 2018 are on the register, 2,267 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 Kayvan Ghaffari’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 Kayvan Ghaffari in 2018. 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).