Practice focuses on complex litigation matters with emphasis on antitrust litigation.

 
Relevant Experience

Federal Trade Commission

• Senior Litigation Counsel, Bureau of Competition (11/2003 - 12/2004): responsible for supervising all Commission antitrust litigation; provided advice to Bureau Director and Commission on litigation matters; provided litigation training to staff attorneys; shared lead responsibility for Arch Coal preliminary injunction action.
• Special Litigation Counsel, Office of General Counsel (5/1983 - 10/2003): Senior litigation attorney with lead or second chair responsibility for major matters at trial (Butterworth/Blodgett; Staples/Office Depot; Mylan Laboratories; McKesson/AmeriSource & Cardinal/Bergen; Dr Pepper/Seven-Up; In re Schering Plough; Brown & Williamson; Evans Products; California Pacific Research) and on appeal (Hospital Corp. of America; Pantron; Coke Southwest; Thompson Medical Co.; Amy Travel; World Travel; Kraft; Security Rare Coin; Removatron; Bristol-Myers); extensive federal court litigation experience in antitrust (Staples/Office Depot; Mylan Laboratories; First DataBank; Butterworth/Blodgett; McKesson/AmeriSource; Hospital Corp. of America; Dr Pepper/Seven-Up) and consumer protection (Pantron; Kraft; Amy Travel; World Travel; Security Rare Coin; Brown & Williamson; International Diamond; Evans Products); Litigation responsibilities included pleadings, discovery practice, motions practice, negotiations, trial practice, post-trial briefs, appellate briefs, oral argument, and management of large trial staffs; Other job responsibilities included advising the Commission, operating divisions, and regional offices regarding matters of law and policy; Instructor in numerous NITA courses and other litigation training courses given at FTC and DOJ.

Bureau of Consumer Protection

• Acting Assistant Director, Division of Advertising Practices (12/1982 - 4/1983): assistant to director of division involved in prevention of all types of unfair or deceptive advertising; responsibilities included management of legal and non-legal staff, case generation, and budgeting; lead attorney in Thompson Medical case; acted as liaison to other agencies and trade associations.
• Acting Assistant Director, Division of Food and Drug Advertising (8/1982 - 12/1982): managed division involved in industry-wide regulation and law enforcement to prevent deceptive or unfair advertising of foods, drugs, cosmetics, and medical devices; responsibilities included supervising staff of approximately 20 attorneys and other professionals engaged in conducting investigations, rulemaking proceedings, and administrative litigation; generated and selected cases, developed budget, and acted as liaison to other agencies and trade associations.

• Deputy Assistant Director, Division of Food and Drug Advertising (1/1978 - 8/1982): assistant to director of division involved in industry-wide regulation and law enforcement to prevent deceptive or unfair advertising of foods, drugs, cosmetics and medical devices; responsibilities included management of staff of 20 attorneys and other professionals engaged in conducting investigations, rulemaking proceedings, and administrative litigation; direct supervisory responsibility for significant litigation and rulemaking projects; recommended policy and action in appropriate areas to Bureau Director and Commission; developed and justified budget; acted as liaison to other agencies (FDA, USDA), congressional committees, and trade associations.
• Senior Trial Attorney, Division of National Advertising (1/1975 - 12/1977): lead attorney in charge of trial team in administrative cases; also in charge of major section of proposed Food Advertising Rule; other responsibilities included oral arguments before Commission and ALJs and presentation of recommendations to Commission.

Other Legal Employment

• Associate, Rosenman Colin, New York, NY, (6/1970 - 12/1974): associate in litigation department engaged in general commercial litigation, with particular emphasis on contracts, bankruptcy and antitrust.; worked independently and in conjunction with litigation partners and associates on various complex matters (e.g., obtained TROs and preliminary injunctions, liquidated stockbrokerages under SIPC Act); responsibilities encompassed all aspects of litigation, including motions practice, discovery, oral argument, trials, preparation of trial and appellate briefs, and negotiation of settlements.

Bar Admissions

Education
JD, Columbia University, magna cum laude, 1969MBA, Columbia University, Beta Gamma Sigma (honorary society), 1969BA, Brandeis University, 1965