Shimeng Cheng
On the New York attorney register since 2014 · office in Palo Alto, CA
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 5212311
- Admitted
- 2014 · Second Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Mar 2028
Shimeng Cheng is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2014 in the Second Department, with an office in Palo Alto, CA; next registration due Mar 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 Shimeng Cheng has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Mar 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
421 other attorneys list Cooley LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 145 of them were admitted before 2014, and 16 of the 422 give an office in Palo Alto, CA. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2014, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Wouter Deleersnyder | 2014 | Currently registered |
| Katherine Louise Denby | 2014 | Currently registered |
| Brian Michael French | 2014 | Currently registered |
| Danielle Stacey Gershowitz | 2014 | Currently registered |
| David He | 2014 | 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
Shimeng Cheng studied at Columbia Law School. 4,756 of its 18,953 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2010s, as Shimeng Cheng was.
- Same law school
- 18,953living graduates; 87.4% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Palo Alto, CA
- 393living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 393 living registrants with an office in Palo Alto, CA, 275 were admitted before 2014 and 99 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 Cooley LLP422 on the register, 145 of the others admitted before 2014; 16 of the 422 give an office in Palo Alto, CA.
- Columbia Law School graduates on the register18,953 living, 87.4% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Palo Alto, CA393 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 201410,747 people admitted in 2014 are on the register, 2,930 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 Shimeng Cheng’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 Shimeng Cheng in 2014. 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).