Austin M. Lipari

Austin Lipari is counsel at Boyden Gray PLLC. Before joining the firm, he served as an adviser to Chairman and Commissioner James P. Danly at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, assisting on critical infrastructure issues under both the Federal Power Act and the Natural Gas Act.

Mr. Lipari also served in the Attorney General’s Office of Legal Policy within the Department of Justice as senior counsel and on policy coordinating committees in the Trump Administration to advance the implementation of regulatory reforms and protections for religious liberty and free speech. He also participated in the vetting and selection of judicial nominees, serving on the team that shepherded Justice Amy Coney Barrett through the confirmation process.

Mr. Lipari also held several roles in the Office of Personnel Management’s Office of General Counsel, including deputy general counsel. He coordinated the review and development of numerous executive orders, regulations, and other significant policy vehicles.

Additionally, he worked on the 2016 transition of President Donald Trump, during which he served on the landing team at the Environmental Protection Agency, gathering information on the state of the agency and developing plans for the new administration.

Before joining the Trump Administration, Mr. Lipari served as deputy director of Federalist Society’s Student Division. In this role, he managed the activities of the Society’s two hundred student chapters, serving as a mentor and adviser for the student chapter leaders.

Mr. Lipari received a J.D. from the Catholic University of America Columbus School of law and a A.B. magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from the Catholic University of America School of Philosophy.