Sonya Hyun Shik Lee
On the New York attorney register since 2002 · office in New York, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 4064283
- Admitted
- 2002 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Feb 2028
Sonya Hyun Shik Lee is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2002 in the First Department, with an office in New York, NY; next registration due Feb 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 Sonya Hyun Shik Lee has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Feb 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
648 other attorneys list Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 144 of them were admitted before 2002, and 457 of the 649 give an office in New York, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2002, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Victor Y. Chiu | 2002 | Currently registered |
| Sophie Grattepanche | 2002 | Due to re‑register |
| John Vincent Harrison | 2002 | Due to re‑register |
| Daphne Richemond | 2002 | Suspended, delinquent |
| Matthew Paul Salerno | 2002 | Due to re‑register |
All 649 registrations that list Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton 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
Sonya Hyun Shik Lee studied at Cornell Law School (the register spells it “CORNELL UNIVERSITY”). 1,467 of its 7,028 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2000s, as Sonya Hyun Shik Lee was.
- Same law school
- 7,028living graduates; 87.8% 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, 31,301 were admitted before 2002 and 60,553 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 Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP649 on the register, 144 of the others admitted before 2002; 457 of the 649 give an office in New York, NY.
- Cornell Law School graduates on the register7,028 living, 87.8% 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 20027,981 people admitted in 2002 are on the register, 2,940 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 Sonya Hyun Shik Lee’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 Sonya Hyun Shik Lee in 2002. 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).