- Faculty
Benjamin Varadi
Titles
- Associate Professor of Law
Degrees
- JD, cum laude, Tulane University School of Law, 2009
- BA, Burlington College, 2005
Biography
Benjamin C. Varadi joined the Vermont Law and Graduate School community in 2021. His current research explores the intersections of emerging industry regulation and triple-bottom-line considerations, with a particular focus on cannabis and other vice industries. He teaches business, ethics, and agricultural law courses.
He was previously a partner at a New Orleans law firm, a research fellow at the Tulane Center for Intellectual Property Law and Culture, managing attorney of the Common Ground Relief Legal Clinic, and a lecturer at the Loyola University New Orleans College of Law Technology and Legal Innovation Clinic.
Throughout his career, Professor Varadi has also taught courses for practicing attorneys on a wide variety of legal and technical topics. His contributions as a practitioner have been recognized with the New Orleans City Business “Leadership in Law” Award, and he has twice been selected as a SuperLawyers “Rising Star.” He currently serves on the Governance Committee for the Firefly Gathering, a permaculture and earth skills education resource.
He holds a JD, cum laude, from Tulane University Law School, and a BA in social technology from Burlington College.
Expertise
- Business Law
- Environmental and Securities Legislation
- Food Law and Policy
Departments
- Center for Agriculture and Food Systems
- Summer Session
He was previously a partner at a New Orleans law firm, a research fellow at the Tulane Center for Intellectual Property Law and Culture, managing attorney of the Common Ground Relief Legal Clinic, and a lecturer at the Loyola University New Orleans College of Law Technology and Legal Innovation Clinic.
Throughout his career, Professor Varadi has also taught courses for practicing attorneys on a wide variety of legal and technical topics. His contributions as a practitioner have been recognized with the New Orleans City Business “Leadership in Law” Award, and he has twice been selected as a SuperLawyers “Rising Star.” He currently serves on the Governance Committee for the Firefly Gathering, a permaculture and earth skills education resource.
He holds a JD, cum laude, from Tulane University Law School, and a BA in social technology from Burlington College.
Expertise
- Business Law
- Environmental and Securities Legislation
- Food Law and Policy
Departments
- Center for Agriculture and Food Systems
- Summer Session