Subash Iyer is a partner in Kaplan Kirsch LLP, where he helps states, transit agencies, airports, and others advance their major projects and resolve novel, high-stakes regulatory and litigation matters. He draws on his experience navigating the complexities of grantmaking, loan programs, environmental review, litigation, and regulation, including at the highest levels of federal government.

Prior to joining Kaplan Kirsch, Subash served as the acting general counsel of the United States Department of Transportation. As the Department’s chief legal officer, he led the Department’s regulatory, enforcement, and litigation efforts and supervised legal reviews of federal grant and loan programs. He also worked closely with the Department’s senior leadership to respond to high-stakes safety and emergency matters and oversaw a team of nearly 500 attorneys.

Subash was previously chief counsel of the Federal Transit Administration. There, he worked with transit agencies to advance many critical projects, helped implement the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021, and focused on critical safety issues. He has experience working at a transit agency as well. He served as special counsel to the largest North American transit agency, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority of New York, where he worked on various governance and oversight matters.

Before his government service, Subash was a trial and appellate litigator, playing a significant role in multiple Supreme Court of the United States and court of appeals victories. He also served as a law clerk to three federal judges, including Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg of the Supreme Court of the United States.