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Mark Paoletta is a lawyer specializing in representing clients in congressional investigations. 〔(Washington Post (November 30, 2006) "Everett to Take Helm at Black Think Tank" )〕 ==Political and legal career== 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''. 〔(Legal Bisnow (March 18, 2009) "Road Tripper" )〕 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. 〔(White House Counsel to the President, Fred Fielding (August 1, 2007) )〕 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." 〔(CNN (August 2, 2007) "Rove a no-show at hearing, aide skirts questions" )〕 In a ''Washington Post '' article, Paoletta also said that Jennings would "cooperate to the best of his ability." 〔(Washington Post (February 12, 2009) "Key Witnesses to Be Interviewed in Prosecutor Firings" )〕 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. 〔(New York Times (May 11, 2009) "American Icon" ) 〕 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''. 〔(Project on Government Oversight (July 10, 2009) "Asserting and Defending the Powers of Oversight: The Relative Powers of Congress and the Executive Branch" )〕 Paoletta has also been interviewed about his oversight work on Federal News Radio. 〔(Federal News Radio (August 12, 2009) "New book seeks to train Hill oversight watchdogs" )〕 In November 2007, Paoletta was selected to serve as outside counsel to the U.S. House of Representatives Select Committee to Investigate Voting Irregularities of August 2, 2007. 〔(Mike Pence (December 4, 2007) "Pence and Delahunt Announce Staff for Select Committee" )〕 The final report of the committee, issued in September 2008, included recommendations to modify clause 2(a) of rule XX of the House Rules. 〔(Mike Pence (September 25, 2008) "Select Committee Completes Work: Republicans Were Right, The Vote Was Wrong" )〕 The findings of the committee resulted in the 111th Congress adopting H. Res. 5 – Adopting the Rules for the One Hundred Eleventh Congress, which removed the rule language related to the August 2007 incident, "A record vote by electronic device shall not be held open for the sole purpose of reversing the outcome of such vote." 〔(Section-by-Section of Rule Changes – 111th Congress )〕 Prior to joining DLA Piper, Paoletta served as Chief Counsel for Oversight & Investigations for the House Energy and Commerce Committee from September 1997 until January 2007, according to his firm’s bio and a September 28, 2006 story in ''The Wall Street Journal'', which also describes his working style. 〔(DLA Piper, Mark R. Paoletta bio )〕 〔(The Wall Street Journal (September 28, 2006) "The Mysterious, Strapping Whisperer" )〕 According to a 2003 ''National Journal'' profile of Paoletta, which highlighted his work on the committee, he served as the behind-the-scenes engineer for the committee’s high-profile hearings on Enron, Global Crossing, and Martha Stewart, and raised the committee’s profile and widened the breadth of its investigative work. 〔(National Journal (June 21, 2003) "The Hill People - House Energy and Commerce Committee" )〕 During his tenure as Chief Counsel for Oversight & Investigations, Paoletta managed nearly 200 investigative hearings. 〔(DLA Piper, Mark R. Paoletta bio )〕 In a report released in February 2007, Congressman Joe Barton (R-Texas), Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, released a compilation of the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee’s work from 2001 through 2006 (during Paoletta’s tenure as Chief Counsel) that served "as a road map through many of the great government and corporate scandals of this decade." 〔(House Energy and Commerce Committee Republicans (February 7, 2007) "100 hearings – How One Subcommittee Exposed Graft, Greed and Incompetence" )〕 The report highlighted numerous hearings and investigations held by the Subcommittee, including the Ford Explorer/Firestone tire safety controversy and corporate accountability investigations into Enron, Global Crossing, Qwest, HealthSouth, and ImClone, as well as Medicare reimbursements, which resulted in the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003, which resulted in legislation saving $15.7 billion over ten years. 〔( House Energy and Commerce Committee Republicans (February 7, 2007) "Oversight & Investigations Subcommittee Accomplishments" )〕 Paoletta’s work in the Enron investigation was highlighted in the book ''Conspiracy of Fools: A True Story'', by Kurt Eichenwald. 〔USA Today (July 26, 2002) "Rep. Tauzin Turns Business Scandals Into Must-See TV"〕 Paoletta wrote about his work on the Committee in a February 5, 2007 article in Roll Call. 〔(Roll Call (February 5, 2007) "Oversight Never Ended at Energy and Commerce" )〕 Paoletta also co-authored a piece entitled "Storm Clouds on the Horizon – Congressional Investigations 101." 〔(The Advisor (Spring 2008) "Congressional Investigations: Storm Clouds on the Horizon" )〕 According to his official bio on DLA Piper's website, Paoletta served as Assistant Counsel to the President during the George H. W. Bush administration, where he played a key role in the successful confirmation effort of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. 〔(DLA Piper, Mark R. Paoletta bio )〕 Paoletta subsequently created a website to promote Thomas's autobiography, ''My Grandfather's Son'', as well as positive stories by others about Thomas.〔(MyGrandfathersSon.com )〕 In his book ''Blinded by the Right: The Conscience of an Ex-Conservative'', David Brock alleges that Paoletta gave him damaging details about the personal history of Kay Savage to prevent her from giving testimony against Thomas. Paoletta has denied Brock's accusations, as have several others mentioned in the same book. 〔(Guardian (June 28, 2001) "'I lied for rightwing supreme court judge'" )〕 〔(NPR (July 1, 2002) "David Brock interview transcript" )〕 In another book that attacked Paoletta’s work on behalf of Justice Thomas, entitled ''Strange Justice'' by Jill Abramson and Jane Mayer, Paoletta won a letter of apology from the book’s publisher, Houghton Mifflin, according to the ''Columbia Business Review'', 〔(Columbia Journalism Review (September 1, 2000) )〕 〔Washington Times (August 8, 1995) "'Strange Justice’ to Mark Paoletta〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mark Paoletta」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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