Kwaku Affawua Akowuah
On the New York attorney register since 2007 · office in Washington, DC
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 4523999
- Admitted
- 2007 · Second Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Dec 2027
Kwaku Affawua Akowuah is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2007 in the Second Department, with an office in Washington, DC; next registration due Dec 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 Kwaku Affawua Akowuah has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Dec 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
799 other attorneys list Sidley Austin LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 192 of them were admitted before 2007, and 70 of the 800 give an office in Washington, DC. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2007, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Shabnam Shelley Azizi | 2007 | Currently registered |
| Donald Scott Bennett | 2007 | Currently registered |
| Rodrigo Castelazo De La Fuente | 2007 | Suspended, delinquent |
| Kelly Mayo Dybala | 2007 | Currently registered |
| Ranah Leila Esmaili | 2007 | 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
Kwaku Affawua Akowuah studied at Harvard Law School. 3,057 of its 14,378 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2000s, as Kwaku Affawua Akowuah was.
- Same law school
- 14,378living graduates; 86.1% 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, 5,038 were admitted before 2007 and 7,108 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 Sidley Austin LLP800 on the register, 192 of the others admitted before 2007; 70 of the 800 give an office in Washington, DC.
- Harvard Law School graduates on the register14,378 living, 86.1% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Washington, DC12,527 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 20078,913 people admitted in 2007 are on the register, 2,528 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 Kwaku Affawua Akowuah’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 Kwaku Affawua Akowuah in 2007. 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).