Antitrust Law Daily Wrap Up, INDUSTRY NEWS, TRENDS: FTC Consumer Protection Bureau Director to Depart Agency, (Dec 12, 2012)
Organizations Mentioned:Bureau of Consumer Protection | Public Citizen Litigation Group
The FTC has confirmed that David Vladeck will be stepping down as chief of the agency’s Bureau of Consumer Protection to return to Georgetown University, but gave no timetable for the move. Vladeck has served as head of the Consumer Protection Bureau since he was appointed by FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz in April 2009.
Prior to joining the FTC, Vladeck was a Professor of Law at Georgetown University Law Center, teaching federal courts, government processes, civil procedure, and First Amendment litigation. He co-directed the Center’s Institute for Public Representation, a clinical law program for civil rights, civil liberties, First Amendment, open government, and regulatory litigation. Vladeck previously spent almost 30 years with Public Citizen Litigation Group, including 10 years as Director.
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