Administrative Conference Appoints New Public members and Senior Fellows

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Harry M. Seidman
Phone: 202. 480. 2085
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Renowned Experts Will Work to Improve the Administrative Process

Washington, D.C., June 9, 2026 - The Administrative Conference of the United States (ACUS) today announced the appointment of eight new public members and eight new senior fellows, whose terms begin on July 1, 2025.

Public Members:

• David W. Casazza, Partner, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP
• Kathleen Claussen, Anne Fleming Research Professor and Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center
• Michael A. Fragoso, Partner, Torridon Law PLLC
• Tara Helfman, Partner, Torridon Law PLLC
• Dino L. LaVerghetta, Partner, Sidley Austin LLP
• Haley N. Proctor, Associate Professor of Law, University of Notre Dame Law School
• Connor Raso, Senior Vice President, Global Head of Accounting Standards Development, and Co-Director of the Technical Expert Panel, Carbon Measures
• Jennifer L. Selin, Associate Professor of Law, Arizona State University Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law

Senior Fellows:

• David J. Apol, Former General Counsel, U.S. Office of Government Ethics
• David Freeman Engstrom, Professor of Law, Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives, and Bernard D. Bergreen Faculty Scholar, Stanford Law School
• Erika Lietzan, William H. Pittman Professor of Law and Timothy J. Heinz Professor of Law, University of Missouri School of Law
• Jesse Panuccio, Partner, Boies Schiller Flexner LLP
• Elizabeth P. Papez, Partner, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP
• Bertrall Ross, Professor of Law, UC Berkeley School of Law
• Ganesh Sitaraman, New York Alumni Chancellor's Chair in Law and Director, Vanderbilt Accelerator for Political Economy & Regulation, Vanderbilt Law School
• Kate Todd, Partner, Torridon Law PLLC

ACUS welcomes these distinguished new members and thanks them for volunteering their time in the service of ACUS's important mission to improve administrative procedure for the benefit of the American people.

About ACUS

The Administrative Conference of the United States is a federal agency within the executive branch dedicated to improving administrative law and federal regulatory processes. It conducts applied research, and provides expert recommendations and other advice, to improve federal agency procedures. Its membership is composed of senior federal officials, academics, and other experts from the private sector. Since 1968, ACUS has issued hundreds of recommendations, published reports and reference guides, and organized forums to improve the efficiency, adequacy, and fairness of administrative processes such as rulemaking and adjudication. Many have resulted in reforms by federal agencies, the President, Congress, and the Judicial Conference of the United States. Learn more at www.acus.gov.

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