About Boris
Boris Bershteyn built a career that moves easily between high-stakes courtrooms and Washington policy halls. He graduated from Stanford University in 1999 with a B.A. in economics and political science, then earned his J.D. from Yale Law School in 2004. Those formative years set the stage for consecutive clerkships and fast entry into major litigation practices.
After law school he clerked for Judge Jose A. Cabranes on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. He joined Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz as a litigation associate in 2005. The next year brought a U.S. Supreme Court clerkship for Justice David H. Souter. Clerking at two appellate courts is a common springboard; Bershteyn followed it by returning to private practice at Skadden in 2007 as an associate in appellate litigation and legal issues.
His career took a turn toward government service in 2009, when he became deputy general counsel at the Office of Management and Budget. He moved into the White House Counsel’s office in 2010 as special assistant to the president and associate counsel, handling legal issues that intersected with executive branch policy. In 2012 he was named administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs at OMB, a post that placed him at the center of federal regulatory review and cost-benefit analysis.
Bershteyn rejoined Skadden in private practice and rose to partner in 2014. His time in government and his appellate background inform the work he does at the firm. He has experience on matters that involve administrative law, regulatory review and complex litigation strategies that demand both procedural precision and an understanding of policy consequences.
Colleagues and clients often encounter him as someone who can move from technical regulatory questions to appellate briefing without a loss of momentum. He has worked on issues that require coordination across agencies and that call for careful presentation to courts used to parsing dense administrative records. His courtroom experience and government service give him practical insight into how agencies explain and defend regulatory choices.
Bershteyn is admitted to practice in New York and maintains his practice at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP. He continues to handle appellate and regulatory matters that intersect with federal policy and administrative law in his private practice.
