Tag: FTC
US: Ex-FTC Chairman and Georgetown Dean Pitofsky passes away
Robert Pitofsky, who served as dean of Georgetown Law from 1983 to 1989 and as the 54th chairman of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)...
US: FTC’s Simons says Big Tech Companies “an area of concern...
According to a report from PJM, Joseph Simons, chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, said he has antitrust “concerns” about large technology companies, but...
US: FTC announces agenda for 3rd session of hearings
On October 2, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released on its website the agenda for the third session of its Hearings on Competition and...
US: FTC swears in Commissioner and appoints Deputy Director
With Maureen Ohlhausen having departed the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Tuesday, September 25, the FTC announced the swearing in of Christine Wilson as...
US: FTC Chairman: we’re looking at big tech’s startup buys
At a conference hosted by Georgetown Law in Washington, DC, Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairman Joseph Simons said that the Commission is “thinking about...
US/EU: Vestager visiting US this week
This week, the EU’s chief antitrust official will be visiting the US and meeting with US Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Trade Commission...
US: FTC head signals possibility of merger review changes
According to a report by Reuters, the chairman of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), signaled on Thursday, September 13, he was willing to consider...
US: FTC 21st Century hearings postponed over hurricane
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Georgetown University Law Center are co-hosting the opening session of the FTC’s Hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection...
US: FTC Democrat urges issuing competition rules
Commissioner Rohit Chopra, a Democrat, wants the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to write rules defining when noncompete agreements for employees are permissible. He raised...
US: Former FTC commissioner joins Covington
Terrell McSweeny has joined Covington & Burling as a partner in the Antitrust and Competition Law and Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Practice Groups in...
