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Federal Trade Commission
The FTC deals with issues that touch the economic life of every
American. It is the only federal agency with both consumer
protection and competition jurisdiction in broad sectors of the
economy. The FTC pursues vigorous and effective law
enforcement; advances consumers’ interests by sharing its
expertise with federal and state legislatures and U.S. and
international government agencies; develops policy and
research tools through hearings, workshops, and conferences;
and creates practical and plain-language educational programs
for consumers and businesses in a global marketplace with
constantly changing technologies.
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Federal Trade Commission
Organizational Chart
Commissioner
William E. Kovacic
Commissioner
Pamela Harbour
Chairman
Deborah P. Majoras
----------------------------Chief of Staff
Brian Huseman
Office of Congressional Relations
Jeanne Bumpus
Commissioner
Jon Leibowitz
Commissioner
J. Thomas Rosch
Office of
Administrative Law Judges
Stephen J. McGuire
Office of Public Affairs
Nancy Ness Judy
Office of Inspector General
Howard L. Sribnick
Office of Policy Planning
Maureen K. Ohlhausen
Office of the Secretary
Donald S. Clark
Office of International Affairs
Randolph W. Tritell
Office of the
General Counsel
William Blumenthal
Bureau of
Consumer Protection
Lydia B. Parnes
Office of the
Executive Director
Charles Schneider
Bureau of
Competition
Jeffrey Schmidt
Bureau of Economics
Michael Salinger
Regions
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Bureau of Consumer Protection
The Bureau of Consumer Protection works to protect consumers
against unfair, deceptive, or fraudulent practices in the
marketplace. The Bureau conducts investigations, sues
companies and people who violate the law, develops rules to
protect consumers, and educates consumers and businesses
about their rights and responsibilities. The Bureau also collects
complaints about consumer fraud and identity theft and makes
them available to law enforcement agencies across the country.
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Federal Trade Commission
Bureau of Consumer Protection
DIRECTOR
Lydia Parnes
Deputy Director
Eileen Harrington
Deputy Director
Mary Beth Richards
Counsel to the Director
Chief of Staff
Maneesha Mithal
Patricia Bak
Frank Gorman
Marc Groman
Michael Ostheimer
Patti Poss
Brad Winter
Division of
Advertising
Practices
Division of
Consumer
& Business
Education
Division of
Enforcement
Division of
Financial
Practices
Division of
Marketing
Practices
Division of
Privacy &
Identify
Protection
Division of
Planning &
Information
Director:
Mary
Engle
Director:
Carolyn
Shanoff
Director:
Jim
Kohm
Director:
Peggy
Twohig
Director:
Lois
Greisman
Director:
Joel
Winston
Director:
David
Torok
East
Central
Midwest
Northeast
Northwest
Southeast
Southwest
Director:
John
Mendenhall
Director:
Steven
Baker
Director:
Barbara
Anthony
Director:
Charles
Harwood
Director:
Bradley
Elbein
Director:
Deanya
Kueckelhan
Western
(San
Francisco)
Western
(Los
Angeles)
Director:
Jeffrey
Klurfled
Director:
Jeffrey
Klurfled
REGIONS
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Bureau of Competition
The Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Competition champions
the rights of American consumers by promoting and protecting free
and vigorous competition. The Bureau:
» reviews mergers and acquisitions, and challenges those that would
likely lead to higher prices, fewer choices, or less innovation;
» seeks out and challenges anticompetitive conduct in the marketplace,
including monopolization and agreements between competitors;
» promotes competition in industries where consumer impact is high, like
health care, real estate, oil & gas, technology, and consumer goods;
» provides information, and hold conferences and workshops, for
consumers, businesses, and policy makers on competition issues and
market analysis.
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Federal Trade Commission
Bureau of Competition
Kenneth L. Glazer
Deputy Director
Michael J. Bloom
Director of Litigation
David P. Wales Jr.
Deputy Directory
Jeffrey Schmidt
Director
Marian R. Bruno
Associate Director
1032-Mergers II
Michael Knight, AD
1093-Premerger
Notification
Robert Jones, DAD
1042-Mergers IV
Catharine Moscatelli,
Acting AD
1095-Operations
Mack Foster, DAD
1040-Anticompetitive
Practices
Geoffrey Oliver, AD
1041-Honors Paralegal
Program
Jeanine Balbach
Chief of Staff
Counsels to the Director
Alden F. Abbott
Associate Director
1039-Policy &
Coordination
Suzanne Michel, AD
Norman Armstrong
Kenneth Field
Sarah Friedman
1037- Mergers I
Michael Moiseyev, AD
1030-Mergers III
Phillip Broyles, AD
1035-Healthcare
Services & Products
Markus Meier, AD
1031-Compliance
Daniel Ducore, AD
1688-NERO
Barbara Anthony
Regional Director
1691-NWRO
Charles Harwood
Regional Director
1689-WRO
Jeffrey Klurfeld
Regional Director
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Regulatory
FTC and State Attorneys General
» Advise clients about unfair and deceptive trade practices
» Negotiate favorable FTC policy interpretations
– Example: the sale of returned products as new
» Advise clients on compliance with FTC rules
– Examples: financing disclosures, product packaging and labeling,
Picture Tube Rule, advertising claims
» Coordinate client responses to FTC investigations and negotiate
compliance settlements
– Example: a product rebate program now recognized by the FTC as
an industry best practice
» Counsel clients on compliance with federal and state warranty
laws
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Thank You!
Christopher Smith
Robert T. Joseph
Belinda May
Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP
www.sonnenschein.com
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