This luminary is not just an alumnus of the University of Chicago Law School, but also a former strategic counsel to the city’s Mayor Rahm Emanuel, a prior confidant of Obama.
In fact, Ed’s prowess in law became even more evident during his stance against the Trump administration’s controversial policies and his defense of Chicago’s unique taxation on entertainment services.
This penchant for policy formulation, especially around taxation, dovetails seamlessly with the Biden administration’s ambition of overhauling corporate tax structures.
Siskel’s Toolbox of Experience
Siskel’s repertoire doesn’t end at the White House or Chicago’s corridors of power. He has donned the hat of a federal prosecutor, tackling knotty cases of corporate subterfuge and public deception.
His early legal pursuits saw him shadowing stalwarts in the Ninth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens.
And like a boomerang, he returned to private practice with WilmerHale, post his Obama administration tenure.
