Antitrust Law Daily Wrap Up, LAW FIRM NEWS: Former FTC attorney advisor Bilal Sayyed joins McDermott, (Apr 13, 2016)

Bilal Sayyed, formerly an attorney advisor to FTC Chairman Timothy J. Muris, has joined McDermott Will & Emery as a partner in the firm’s Antitrust & Competition practice group. He joins the firm’s Washington, D.C. office from Kirkland & Ellis, McDermott has announced.

Sayyed focuses his practice on competition and consumer issues, representing businesses before the Antitrust Division and the FTC, as well as in civil and criminal antitrust investigations. He also counsels and represents clients with regard to compliance with federal and state consumer protection laws, including advertising claims, data security and privacy issues, and multi-level marketing matters. While serving with the FTC, Sayyed counseled then-Chairman Muris on a variety of antitrust and consumer protection matters across a range of industries. He also served in the Office of Policy and Planning, as an advisor to current FTC Commissioner Maureen K. Ohlhausen.

McDermott is a global law firm with more than 1,000 attorneys located in 19 offices in Boston, Brussels, Chicago, Dallas, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Houston, London, Los Angeles, Miami, Milan, Munich, New York, Orange County, Paris, Rome, Seoul, Silicon Valley, and Washington, D.C. The firm also has a strategic alliance with MWE China Law Offices in Shanghai.

Attorneys: Bilal Sayyed (McDermott Will & Emery).

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