Laura Longwei Chao
On the New York attorney register since 2021 · office in New York, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5653183
- Admitted
- 2021 · Second Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Jul 2027
Laura Longwei Chao is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2021 in the Second Department, with an office in New York, NY; next registration due Jul 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 Laura Longwei Chao has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Jul 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
139 other attorneys list Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian, LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 105 of them were admitted before 2021, and 80 of the 140 give an office in New York, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2021, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Christina Chen | 2021 | Currently registered |
| Nikta Daijavad | 2021 | Currently registered |
| Eduardo Espinosa De Los Monteros Pereda | 2021 | Currently registered |
| Sara-Catherine Rose Gerdes | 2021 | Currently registered |
| Nicholas James Hall | 2021 | Currently registered |
All 140 registrations that list Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian, 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
Laura Longwei Chao studied at Fordham University School of Law. 2,837 of its 20,418 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2020s, as Laura Longwei Chao was.
- Same law school
- 20,418living graduates; 87.9% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in New York, NY
- 93,604living registrants
Of the 93,604 living registrants with an office in New York, NY, 75,518 were admitted before 2021 and 15,286 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 Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian, LLP140 on the register, 105 of the others admitted before 2021; 80 of the 140 give an office in New York, NY.
- Fordham University School of Law graduates on the register20,418 living, 87.9% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in New York, NY93,604 living registrants give an office there.
- New York County’s registered bar75,989 currently registered, 46.63 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 20217,829 people admitted in 2021 are on the register, 2,126 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 Laura Longwei Chao’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 Laura Longwei Chao in 2021. A complaint about this attorney would go to the First Department’s grievance committee, which covers New York County, where the register places the office.
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).