Subash Iyer

Subash Iyer is a partner at Kaplan Kirsch LLP, where he helps states, cities, airports, and others advance their major projects and resolve novel, high-stakes regulatory and litigation matters. Previously, as Acting General Counsel of the U.S. Department of Transportation, Subash served as Secretary Pete Buttigieg’s top legal advisor, leading the Department’s rulemaking agenda, streamlining processes to expedite project delivery, and defending landmark transportation and environmental policies. As Chief Counsel at the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Subash worked to implement the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and oversaw all FTA legal matters. Prior to joining USDOT, Subash served as special counsel at the Metropolitan Transportation Authority in New York. Subash also was a litigator in private practice in Washington, D.C., where he helped deliver multiple Supreme Court and court of appeals victories for his clients. Subash began his legal career with three clerkships, including with Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg of the U.S. Supreme Court.