Antitrust Law Daily Wrap Up, INDUSTRY NEWS: Antitrust Litigator Eric Stock Appointed New York Antitrust Chief, (May 23, 2013)
Organizations Mentioned:Hogan Lovells, LLP | New York State Bar Association | University of Pennsylvania
New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman has announced the appointment of Eric J. Stock as Chief of the Attorney General’s Antitrust Bureau.
In his role as Chief of the Antitrust Bureau, Stock will be charged with enforcing New York State laws prohibiting anticompetitive business practices, and representing the interests of New York and New York consumers in national antitrust matters. Stock will lead a bureau that has been highly effective in ensuring that New York consumers and local businesses receive the benefits of full and fair competition.
Prior to the appointment, Stock was an antitrust litigation partner at the international law firm of Hogan Lovells. He is a well-known leader in the antitrust legal community, and currently serves as Chairman of the Antitrust Section of the New York State Bar Association. He also serves in the leadership of the ABA Antitrust Section, and is regularly listed by leading legal publications as among the top “rising stars” in the nation for antitrust litigation.
“New Yorkers expect and deserve businesses in this state to compete fairly and in full compliance with the law,” Bureau Chief Stock said. “I look forward to advancing the Antitrust Bureau’s work of protecting New York consumers from anticompetitive business practices to ensure that New Yorkers pay fair prices for the goods and services they buy in this state.”
Stock received his B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania, summa cum laude, and his J.D. from Harvard Law School, magna cum laude. He served as law clerk for the late Honorable Allen G. Schwartz, U.S. District Judge, Southern District of New York.
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