Antitrust Law Daily Wrap Up, LAW FIRM NEWS: FTC antitrust official Sara Razi to join Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, (Oct 30, 2013)
Organizations Mentioned:American University | Jones Day, LLP | Simpson Thacher
Sara Y. Razi, currently Deputy Assistant Director of the Mergers IV Division of the FTC Bureau of Competition, will join Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP’s Antitrust Practice as Counsel in its Washington, D.C., office, the law firm announced yesterday.
Razi has served in her present capacity at the FTC since 2010. In that role, she managed all aspects of litigation and investigation proceedings for the Division, including those involving hospitals, food products, retailers, and consumer goods. She also litigated a range of merger challenges in federal court and in administrative proceedings on behalf of the Division. Prior to assuming her position as Deputy Assistant Director, Razi served as a Staff Attorney in the Division and as an Attorney Advisor to FTC Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras. Before entering government service, Razi worked as an associate in Jones Day’s antitrust practice.
Razi received her J.D. from American University, Washington College of Law in 2000, and a B.A. from the University of Colorado.
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP is an international law firm with more than 850 attorneys located in offices in Beijing, Hong Kong, Houston, London, Los Angeles, New York, Palo Alto, Sao Paulo, Seoul, Tokyo, and Washington, D.C.
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