Ed Pagano

Practice Areas

Ed Pagano provides advice to clients in the antitrust, communications, immigration reform, small business, technology and legal reform space, among others. He has a profound understanding of the federal government’s inner workings, given his tenure with the Obama administration as Senate liaison and deputy assistant to the President for legislative affairs and with Sen. Leahy and the Senate Judiciary Committee for more than 20 years. Ed’s long and distinguished public service career includes:

• Senate Liaison and Deputy Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs, White House, 2012 to 2014

• Chief of Staff, Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT), 2005 to 2011

• Senior Counsel, Senate Judiciary Committee, 1997 to 2011

• Legislative Counsel, Sen Patrick Leahy (D-VT), 1993 to 1996.

Ed began his professional career as an associate at a large law firm before moving on to serve as a field director for the Clinton-Gore presidential campaign in 1992. During college, he played power forward for four years for the Vermont Catamounts basketball team. He remains active at the University of Vermont as a member of the board of trustees and through alumni and student engagement.

Professional Memberships

Board Member, Legacies of War.

Member, Board of Trustees, University of Vermont