New York attorney record · Judicial Dept 3
Shuchen Gong
Cornell Law School alumna, admitted to the New York bar in 2019, registered office in Palo Alto, CA. This record's status, address, and registration history come straight from the NY Office of Court Administration.
- 2019
- Admitted
- 7
- Years in bar
- 5693999
- NY reg #
The record in one line
Admitted in 2019, Shuchen Gong has built 7 years of active New York practice - more tenure than 13% of the state's currently-active attorneys.
- 7 yrs
- in active practice since admission
- Active
- current bar status: "Currently registered"
- #334 of 384
- by tenure in Palo Alto office peers
- Law school
- Cornell Law School
Data updated September 2026
What this profile tells you
Bar status & tenure
Bar number 5693999 on the New York register belongs to Shuchen Gong, currently in active standing. Registration is recorded within Judicial Department 3, the appellate division overseeing this attorney's home district.
Practice context & education
Practice address is listed under Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, located in Palo Alto, CA, ZIP 94304. 5 other attorneys share this firm affiliation in the registry. Educational background: Cornell Law School (8,118 registered alumni).
State context & due diligence
Shuchen Gong is currently part of the New York bar's active cohort, a group the breakdown below sizes against the full register.
Experience vs. the active New York bar
7 years into an active New York practice since a 2019 admission, Shuchen Gong sits here on the statewide experience curve - taller bars hold more attorneys at that experience level.
7 years on the New York bar
Years since admission, all currently-active NY attorneys
7 Top 87% higher than 13% of 290,787 active NY attorneys
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Source NY Office of Court Administration, Attorney Registration · September 2026
Tenure among Palo Alto, CA office peers
Shuchen Gong is among the longer-standing NY-bar records in Palo Alto, CA: #334 of 384 by years since admission (87th percentile locally). See the Palo Alto attorney directory .
- Local rank
- #334
- City cohort
- 384
- Local percentile
- 87th
- Admitted
- 2019
Nearest tenure peers in Palo Alto
- Timothy Michael Carter admitted 2019 · 7 yr
- Emily Chan admitted 2019 · 7 yr
- Poornima Gopoji admitted 2019 · 7 yr
- Christina Moonhee Kim admitted 2019 · 7 yr
How local rank is computed
Rank uses years since NY-bar admission among non-deceased registry rows that list the same office city and state, a local placement, not a statewide claim. Source: NY Office of Court Administration Attorney Registration · as of September 2026. Derived local rank, not published upstream.
How Shuchen compares to fellow Cornell Law School alumni
Among the 4,487 Cornell Law School graduates in the New York register, Shuchen Gong is longer-tenured than 19%.
7 years vs. Cornell Law School alumni
Years since admission - 4,487 NY-registered alumni of this school
7 Top 81% higher than 19% of 4,487 fellow alumni
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more fellow alumni. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source NY Office of Court Administration, Attorney Registration · September 2026
Cornell Law School's active-bar rate
Of Cornell Law School's 8,118 alumni in the New York register, 65.1% currently hold "Currently registered" status, below the statewide average.
The 2019 admission class today
Of the 8,536 attorneys admitted to the New York bar in 2019, 94.7% are still "Currently registered" today, above the statewide average across all admission years.
Professional Details
- Status
- Currently registered
- Registration Number
- 5693999
- Year Admitted
- 2019 (7 yrs · mid-career)
- Judicial Department
- 3
- Next Registration
- Nov 2027
Location & Contact
- Company
- Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
- City
- Palo Alto, CA
- ZIP Code
- 94304
- Phone
- (650) 251-5578
Education
Status Distribution Across the New York Bar
Shuchen Gong's current status, "Currently registered", places this attorney in the 67.2% of the 432,625-attorney New York register currently marked active.
Full statewide breakdown & source note
Source: NY Office of Court Administration, Attorney Registrations. Status counts reflect the latest reporting cycle. Bar status confirms registration only; it does not imply competence, specialty fit, or freedom from complaints.
Same firm affiliation: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
Other NY-registered attorneys who share this firm name on the OCA register (not a geographic peer set).
Near-tenure Cornell Law School alumni
Fellow alumni on the NY register whose admission year is closest to 2019 (excluding same-firm colleagues above).
Same admission year (2019), other cities
NY-registered attorneys admitted in 2019 whose listed office city differs from Palo Alto, a vintage cohort, not a neighborhood list.
Nationwide attorneys with similar admission year or city registry density
Two non-geo peer axes for Shuchen Gong: closest NY bar admission year outside CA, and closest out-of-state office cities by how many NY-registered attorneys they list (~385 here). Distinct from same-firm, fellow-alumni, and same-year other-city strips above.
Similar admission year (~2019)
Counts come from the NY State Office of Court Administration registration extract; peers are not a competence or practice-area ranking.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Where is Shuchen Gong licensed?
Shuchen Gong is licensed to practice law in New York.
When was Shuchen Gong admitted to the bar?
Shuchen Gong has been on the New York bar register since 2019.
Where did Shuchen Gong go to law school?
Shuchen Gong attended Cornell Law School.
What company does Shuchen Gong work for?
Shuchen Gong is associated with Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP in Palo Alto, CA.
Is Shuchen Gong in good standing?
Yes, Shuchen Gong holds active bar status ("Currently registered").
Cite this page & disclosure
Sourced from the NY Office of Court Administration, informational only, not legal advice. Full disclosure.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.