Richard Neil Kennedy
On the New York attorney register since 2022 · office in New York, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5986898
- Admitted
- 2022 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Sep 2028
Richard Neil Kennedy is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2022 in the Third Department, with an office in New York, NY; 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 Richard Neil Kennedy has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Sep 2028.
- 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
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
257 other attorneys list Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 178 of them were admitted before 2022, and all 258 give an office in New York, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2022, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Ethan Patrick Amaker | 2022 | Currently registered |
| Meher Babbar | 2022 | Currently registered |
| Sarah Antonia Perez Berger | 2022 | Currently registered |
| Anna Katherine Dimitrijevic | 2022 | Currently registered |
| Christian Fischoeder | 2022 | Currently registered |
All 258 registrations that list Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
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
Richard Neil Kennedy studied at University of Toronto Faculty of Law (the register spells it “University of Toronto, Faculty of Law”). 297 of its 939 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2020s, as Richard Neil Kennedy was.
- Same law school
- 939living graduates; 91.4% 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, 78,318 were admitted before 2022 and 12,431 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 Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz258 on the register, 178 of the others admitted before 2022; all 258 give an office in New York, NY.
- University of Toronto Faculty of Law graduates on the register939 living, 91.4% 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 20227,736 people admitted in 2022 are on the register, 3,662 of them through the Third 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 Richard Neil Kennedy’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, Third Department, which admitted Richard Neil Kennedy in 2022. 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).