Nitin Shah, an Indian American attorney, was appointed Sept. 30 as one of three members to the Council of the Administrative Conference of the United States by President Biden. The two others are Leslie B. Kiernan and Funmi Olorunnipa Badejo.
Shah currently serves as general counsel of the U.S. General Services Administration. He oversees all legal matters arising before the agency, is GSA’s Designated Agency Ethics Official and Chief FOIA Officer, and manages a nationwide office of approximately 170 attorneys and staff, according to a White House press release.
During his career, Shah has focused on administrative law issues from various perspectives. He previously served in the Department of Justice in several capacities, including as Chief of Staff of the Civil Division and as an attorney in the Office of Legal Counsel. He also served as senior counsel at a nonprofit organization focused on administrative litigation and was a legal director for the Biden-Harris Transition Team.
