Michelle Gar-Kay Tong
On the New York attorney register since 2012 · office in London, United Kingdom
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5005400
- Admitted
- 2012 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Sep 2028
Michelle Gar-Kay Tong is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2012 in the Third Department, with an office in London, United Kingdom; next registration due Sep 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 the attorney has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in the month shown. How many hold this status.
- Due to re‑register to Currently registered the routine two-year cycle: the registration window closed with a filing
- Currently registered to Due to re‑register the routine two-year cycle: the registration window opened
- 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
571 other attorneys list Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2012, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel Mark Aires | 2012 | Currently registered |
| Julianne Elizabeth Befeler | 2012 | Currently registered |
| Michael Bernfeld | 2012 | Currently registered |
| Danica Erin Curavic | 2012 | Currently registered |
| Andrew John Ebersbach | 2012 | Currently registered |
All 572 registrations that list Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson 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
Michelle Gar-Kay Tong studied at Columbia Law School.
- Same law school
- 18,953living graduates; 87.4% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in London, United Kingdom
- 3,092living 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 Third 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.