Soumyalatha Dayananda
On the New York attorney register since 2002 · office in Washington, DC
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 4102166
- Admitted
- 2002 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Dec 2026
Soumyalatha Dayananda 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 Washington, DC; next registration due Dec 2026. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Currently registered” means Soumyalatha Dayananda has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Dec 2026.
- 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
664 other attorneys list Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 114 of them were admitted before 2002, and 40 of the 665 give an office in Washington, DC. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2002, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Gabriel Acri | 2002 | Currently registered |
| Elizabeth Jean Bower | 2002 | Currently registered |
| David C. Drewes | 2002 | Currently registered |
| Matthew Stephen Freimuth | 2002 | Currently registered |
| Jennifer Lynne Mercer | 2002 | Suspended, delinquent |
All 665 registrations that list Willkie Farr & Gallagher 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
Soumyalatha Dayananda studied at Temple University Beasley School of Law. 467 of its 1,867 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2000s, as Soumyalatha Dayananda was.
- Same law school
- 1,867living graduates; 84.9% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Washington, DC
- 12,527living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 12,527 living registrants with an office in Washington, DC, 3,347 were admitted before 2002 and 8,883 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 Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP665 on the register, 114 of the others admitted before 2002; 40 of the 665 give an office in Washington, DC.
- Temple University Beasley School of Law graduates on the register1,867 living, 84.9% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Washington, DC12,527 living registrants give an office there.
- 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 Soumyalatha Dayananda’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 Soumyalatha Dayananda in 2002. 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).