Reeve T. Bull

is an Attorney Advisor with the Administrative Conference of the United States. Mr. Bull previously worked in the private sector as an associate with the law firm Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP and in government service as a law clerk to the Honorable Alvin A. Schall of the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals.

During his time as an associate with Gibson Dunn, Mr. Bull worked on a variety of litigation and regulatory matters. He participated in cases appearing before the United States Supreme Court, several federal Courts of Appeals, and numerous federal district courts and state trial courts. His experience spanned a variety of practice areas, including administrative, constitutional, intellectual property, antitrust, environmental, securities, and white collar criminal law. During his clerkship for Judge Schall, Mr. Bull assisted with appeals in cases spanning a variety of areas, with particular emphasis on administrative and patent law.

Mr. Bull attended law school at Duke University, where he graduated with highest honors and was inducted into the Order of the Coif. He was one of two recipients of the Willis Smith Award for compiling the most outstanding academic record in the graduating class and the recipient of the James S. Bidlake Memorial Award for achieving the highest grade in his first year legal writing section. Mr. Bull also served as a Note Editor on the Duke Law Journal. Prior to law school, Mr. Bull attended the University of Oklahoma, where he graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelors in Chemistry and was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa.

Current Projects:

Science in the Administrative Process, Staff Counsel

Government in the Sunshine Act, Staff Counsel

Independent Agency Cost-Benefit Analysis, Staff Counsel

Past Projects:

Federal Advisory Committee Act in the 21st Century, In-House Researcher/Project Advisor

Mr. Bull wrote a report on the Federal Advisory Committee Act, exploring potential revisions to the Act and its implementing regulations designed to ensure efficiency in advisory committee meetings while promoting openness and transparency.  The report formed the basis of Recommendation 2011-7.

Government Contractor Ethics, Project Advisor

Mr. Bull conducted extensive research amongst federal agency officials, government contractors, and experts in the contracting community in order to develop an ethics regime that promotes integrity without imposing excessive compliance costs.

International Regulatory Cooperation, Staff Counsel

Regulatory Analysis Requirements, Staff Counsel

Rulemaking Comments, Staff Counsel

A Procedural Trap: 28 U.S.C. § 1500, Staff Counsel

Congressional Review Act, Staff Counsel

Selected Speaking Engagements:

ACUS-Chamber of Commerce Workshop on Incorporation by Reference and International Regulatory Cooperation- Moderator for Incorporation by Reference Panel at May 1, 2012 workshop

Presentation at Department of Health and Human Services- Presenter at February 28, 2012 meeting of Public Health Division Training Committee of the Office of the General Counsel on the Federal Advisory Committee Act

Presentation at Contractor Ethics Panel- Presenter at January 25, 2012 Contractor Ethics Panel jointly conducted by George Washington University and Johns Hopkins University

Presentation at Department of Transportation- Presenter at November 8, 2011 Department of Transportation session on the Federal Advisory Committee Act

American Bar Association Administrative Law Section- Presenter at May 3, 2011 Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice Institute (discussing Contractor Ethics and FACA projects)

American Bar Association Public Contract Law Section- Presenter at March 5, 2011 Section Meeting (discussing Contractor Ethics project)