Antitrust Law Daily Wrap Up, LAW FIRM NEWS: Former FTC Commissioner Joshua Wright joins Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, (Jan 12, 2016)

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati has expanded its antitrust practice with the addition of former FTC Commissioner Joshua D. Wright as Senior Of Counsel in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office, the firm has announced.

Wright, who served as an FTC Commissioner from 2013 to 2015, is one of the nation’s leading scholars in antitrust law and consumer protection. He also serves as a professor of law and director of the Global Antitrust Institute at George Mason University. While serving as an FTC Commissioner, Wright led efforts to reach an agreement with fellow commissioners to release the agency’s first-ever guidelines on how the agency plans to use its power to police “unfair” competition by businesses. He previously served as the FTC Bureau of Competition’s inaugural Scholar-in-Residence from 2007 to 2008, during which time he focused on enforcement matters and competition policy. Wright began his career with the FTC as an intern in the Bureau of Economics and the Bureau of Competition.

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati is an international law firm with more than 600 attorneys located in 14 offices across Austin, Beijing, Brussels, Hong Kong, Los Angeles, New York, Palo Alto, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Shanghai, Washington, D.C., and Wilmington.

Attorneys: Joshua D. Wright (Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati)

News: IndustryNewsTrends Antitrust