Robert Wilson Downes
On the New York attorney register since 1992 · office in New York, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2472686
- Admitted
- 1992 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Jan 2028
Robert Wilson Downes is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1992 in the First Department, with an office in New York, NY; next registration due Jan 2028. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Currently registered” means Robert Wilson Downes has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Jan 2028.
- 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
762 other attorneys list Sullivan & Cromwell LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 98 of them were admitted before 1992, and 618 of the 763 give an office in New York, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1992, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Alvaro Jose Aguirre | 1992 | Suspended, delinquent |
| Matthew Glenn Hurd | 1992 | Due to re‑register |
| Steven Robert Peikin | 1992 | Currently registered |
| Peter Charles Safran | 1992 | Suspended, delinquent |
| Rebecca Jane Simmons | 1992 | 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
Robert Wilson Downes studied at George Washington University Law School. 936 of its 6,333 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1990s, as Robert Wilson Downes was.
- Same law school
- 6,333living graduates; 88.8% 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, 16,207 were admitted before 1992 and 76,145 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 Sullivan & Cromwell LLP763 on the register, 98 of the others admitted before 1992; 618 of the 763 give an office in New York, NY.
- George Washington University Law School graduates on the register6,333 living, 88.8% 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 19926,498 people admitted in 1992 are on the register, 2,198 of them through the First 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 Robert Wilson Downes’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, First Department, which admitted Robert Wilson Downes in 1992. 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).