Mark Paoletta
| Mark Paoletta | |
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| Counsel to the Vice President | |
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Assumed office January 20, 2017 |
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| Vice President | Mike Pence |
| Preceded by | Cynthia Hogan |
Mark Paoletta is chief counsel and assistant to Vice President Mike Pence. Paoletta was a lawyer specializing in representing clients in congressional investigations.
Mark Paoletta is a partner at the Washington, D.C. law firm DLA Piper and partner in the firm’s Federal Law and Policy practice. He has represented numerous companies and individuals, including a major hedge funds and foreign and domestic banks, according to Bisnow on Business. Paoletta has represented Scott Jennings, a former Special Assistant to President George W. Bush, in connection with the various investigations into the firings of U.S. Attorneys. In 2007, Paoletta appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee as counsel for Scott Jennings, who had been directed by President Bush to not answer certain questions based on an assertion of executive privilege. In a letter to Chairman Leahy and Senator Specter, White House Counsel Fred F. Fielding indicated that President George W. Bush would assert executive privilege regarding Jennings' testimony. The letter indicates that Jennings was made aware of the President’s decision and was directed not to provide any testimony covered by the assertion.
Based on this directive, Paoletta told CNN his client would "appear before the Judiciary Committee but would refuse to answer questions he feels are covered by executive privilege." In a Washington Post article, Paoletta also said that Jennings would "cooperate to the best of his ability."
Paoletta’s work representing strength trainer Brian McNamee in the 2008 United States Congressional hearing on Roger Clemens was highlighted in the book, American Icon: The Fall of Roger Clemens and the Rise of Steroids in America's Pastime by Teri Thompson, Nathaniel Vinton, Michael O'Keeffe, and Christian Red.
Paoletta has participated in several oversight training seminars for congressional staff and is featured in the Project on Government Oversight’s The Art of Congressional Oversight: A User’s Guide to Doing It Right. Paoletta has also been interviewed about his oversight work on Federal News Radio.
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