Antitrust Law Daily Wrap Up, AGENCY NEWS: FTC names Charles Loughlin Deputy Chief Trial Counsel, (Aug 31, 2015)

Charles Loughlin, an antitrust partner at Baker Botts LLP, has been named the next Deputy Chief Trial Counsel for the FTC, Bureau of Competition, beginning September 8, 2015. He will focus on litigating antitrust cases brought by the FTC concerning mergers and acquisitions, as well as other business practices affecting consumers in the United States.

Loughlin has more than 20 years of legal experience, focusing primarily on private antitrust litigation and class action defense. He participated in the first trial of an antitrust challenge to “reverse payment” patent settlements, according to Baker Botts, and has extensive experience handling antitrust litigations across a broad range of industries.

“This selection is a testament to the depth of our antitrust team and a strong representation of our antitrust/competition work,” stated chair of Baker Botts’ Antitrust & Competition practice group, John Taladay. “Chuck is an outstanding lawyer with a tremendous depth of antitrust litigation expertise. We are proud that the FTC chose him for this role.”

Baker Botts is a global law firm with roughly 725 attorneys practicing in 14 offices located across Austin, Beijing, Brussels, Dallas, Dubai, Hong Kong, Houston, London, Moscow, New York, Palo Alto, Rio de Janeiro, Riyadh, and Washington, D.C.

Attorneys: Charles Loughlin (Baker Botts LLP)

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