Ed Siskel

From 2002 until 2005, Siskel was a lawyer for the WilmerHale law firm.^[5] From 2005 until 2009, Siskel was a prosecutor in the U.S. attorney's office in Chicago and was an associate deputy attorney general in the United States Department of Justice. He later worked in the White House counsel's office during the administration of President Barack Obama, including as Deputy Counsel.^[6] In that role, Siskel oversaw the White House's legal responses to congressional oversight and to complex challenges such as the rollout of the Affordable Care Act.^[7]

Siskel then returned to private practice at WilmerHale.^[8] From 2017 until 2019, he served in the office of corporation counsel for the City of Chicago under Mayor Rahm Emanuel.^[7]

From 2019 until he was named White House Counsel, Siskel was chief legal officer for Chicago-based Grosvenor Holdings LLC.^[9]

On August 22, 2023, Siskel was named the designate to serve as White House Counsel, replacing Stuart Delery. Siskel began serving as White House counsel in September 2023.^[7]

On March 3, 2025, it was reported that Siskel is joining the law firm of Latham & Watkins.^[10]

Siskel is the nephew of the late film critic Gene Siskel.^[6] He has three younger cousins, Kate (who is a marketing and communications executive at Convergent Energy and Power in New York City), Callie (who is a poet and writer), and Will (who is a coordinator of major league operations for the Atlanta Braves baseball team).^[11][12]