Meador sees FTC as strong enforcer but not overly prescriptive
Federal Trade Commission member Mark Meador wants the agency to be a strong enforcer in protecting privacy, especially for children, but the agency has no plans to tell companies how to run their businesses.
The numbers game behind innovation competition
Enforcers at the late March antitrust conferences repeatedly said they intend to pay more attention to innovation competition. They didn’t specify the exact methodology they would use. But two early steps seem particularly likely.
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Executive order sharpens focus on ‘Made in America’ claims
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FTC proposes flat budget in 2027 for antitrust, privacy enforcement
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Huppert, an antitrust veteran, joins Winston & Strawn
Matthew Huppert, a key player in antitrust litigation strategy and execution at the Department of Justice, is now a partner at Winston & Strawn.
Matheson, former FTC chief trial counsel, moves to Axinn
Dan Matheson, who served as the Federal Trade Commission’s chief trial counsel in a monopolization case against Meta Platforms, has returned to the private sector.