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.