Matthew Lee Wiener served until recently as the twice-presidentially appointed Acting Chair and Vice Chair of the Administrative Conference of the United States (ACUS), as well as a member of its Council and its Executive Director. (In 2016, President Obama nominated him to be ACUS’s Chairman.)
He is now a special counsel to ACUS, co-chair of its Council on Federal Administrative Adjudication, and a lecturer at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, where he teaches Administrative Law.
Before affiliating with ACUS, Mr. Wiener was general counsel to U.S. Senator Arlen Specter (Senate Committee on the Judiciary), counsel to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary, a partner at Dechert LLP, and special counsel to Cuneo Gilbert & LaDuca.
He has taught courses on administrative law, administrative practice, regulation remedies, statutory interpretation, and separation of powers at the law schools of the University of Pennsylvania, Rutgers University, and George Mason University.
Mr. Wiener is an elected member of the American Law Institute, a fellow of the American Bar Foundation, and co-chair of the Adjudication Committee of the American Bar Association’s Section of Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice.
Mr. Wiener holds a J.D. from Stanford Law School, where he was Articles Editor of the Stanford Law Review, and an A.B. from William and Mary.
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Annual Symposium on The Expanding Executive: Power, Policy, and the Constitution
Pennsylvania Student Chapter
University of Pennsylvania Law School3501 Sansom St
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Arguing for the Overturn of Chevron: The Relentless Case
Pennsylvania Student Chapter
University of Pennsylvania Law School3501 Sansom St
Philadelphia , PA 19104
The Imperial President, or the Persuader-in-Chief? Article II and the Administrative State
Pennsylvania Student Chapter
University of Pennsylvania Law School3501 Sansom St.
Philadelphia, PA 19104
The Future of the Administrative State and the Roberts Court
Pennsylvania Student Chapter
Penn Law3501 Sansom St
Philadelphia, PA 19104
A Debate on Separation of Powers: Was SEC v. Jarkesy Rightly Decided?
The Regulatory Transparency Project and the Federalism & Separation of Powers practice group hosted a...
A Debate on Separation of Powers: Was SEC v. Jarkesy Rightly Decided?
The Regulatory Transparency Project and the Federalism & Separation of Powers practice group hosted a...
Showcase Panel III: ROUNDTABLE: Can Changes in Incentives Significantly Address Congressional Dysfunction?
2015 National Lawyers Convention
Over the years, and especially recently, it appears as though members of Congress primarily need...
Showcase Panel III: ROUNDTABLE: Can Changes in Incentives Significantly Address Congressional Dysfunction?
2015 National Lawyers Convention
Over the years, and especially recently, it appears as though members of Congress primarily need...
Introduction & Panel I: Defining Regulatory Crimes
Criminal Law and the Administrative State
The Administrative Conference, together with The Federalist Society, the American Bar Association's Criminal Justice and...
