Speeches -- 2002
Past Speeches
Announcement of FDA's New Consumer Health Information Initiative
Timothy J. Muris, Statement, December 18, 2002
The Spell of the Gherkin,
Thomas B. Leary, before the Castro C. Geer Chapter of the Federal Trade Commission Alumni Association Annual Business Meeting, Washington, D.C., December 18, 2002.
Looking Forward: The Federal Trade Commission and the Future Development of U.S. Competition Policy
Timothy J. Muris, Remarks before the Milton Handler Annual Antitrust Review, New York, New York, December 10, 2002
Understanding Mergers: Strategy and Planning, Implementation, and Outcomes
Timothy J. Muris, Opening remarks before FTC Bureau of Economics Roundtable on Understanding Mergers: Strategy and Planning, Implementation, and Outcomes, Washington, DC, December 9, 2002
Growth Expectations for a Global Marketplace that is Mindful of Individuals
Mozelle W. Thompson, Before the Italian Data Protection Authority International Conference, "Privacy, Cost to Resource," Rome Italy, December 6, 2002.
The Effectiveness of Privacy Protection in Economic Systems
Orson Swindle, Before the Italian Garanté’s International Conference, Privacy: Cost to Resource, Rome, Italy, December 5 – 6, 2002
Kirkpatrick Award
Timothy J. Muris, Oral Remarks, Washington, D.C., December 4, 2002
Efficiencies and Antitrust: A Story of Ongoing Evolution
Thomas B. Leary, prepared Remarks before ABA Section of Antitrust Law, 2002 Fall Forum, Washington, D.C., November 8, 2002
Everything Old is New Again: Health Care and Competition in the 21st Century
Timothy J. Muris, Prepared remarks before 7th Annual Competition in Health Care Forum, Chicago, Illinois, November 7, 2002 [PDF 75KB]
"The Interface of Competition and Consumer Protection"
Timothy J. Muris, prepared Remarks at The Fordham Corporate Law Institute’s Twenty-Ninth Annual Conference on International Antitrust Law and Policy, New York City, October 31, 2002 [PDF 93K]
"Merger Enforcement at the FTC"
Joseph J. Simons, Keynote Address to the Tenth Annual Golden State Antitrust and Unfair Competition Law Institute,
Presented by the Antitrust and Unfair Competition Law Section of the State Bar of California, Santa Monica, California, October 24, 2002
The Federal Trade Commission and the Defense of Free Markets
Thomas B. Leary, before David T. Chase Free Enterprise Institute, Eastern Connecticut State University, Willimantic, Connecticut, October 7, 2002 [PDfF 30K]
"Creating A Culture of Security"
Orson Swindle, before Privacy 2002: Information, Security, and New Global Realities, Sponsored by the Technology Policy Group, Wyndham Hotel, Cleveland, Ohio, September 26, 2002
"Creating a Culture of Competition: The Essential Role of Competition Advocacy"
Timothy J. Muris, Prepared remarks before International Competition Network, Panel on Competition Advocacy and Antitrust Authorities, Naples, Italy, September 28, 2002
"Perspectives on Privacy Law and Enforcement Activity in the United States"
Orson Swindle, before Working Party on Information Security and Privacy Paris, OECD, 25-26 June 2002 [Revised Aug. 15, 2002] Perspectives on Privacy Law and Enforcement Activity in the United States
"Competition Agencies in a Market-Based Global Economy"
Timothy J. Muris, Prepared Remarks At The Annual Lecture of the European Foreign Affairs Review, Brussels, Belgium, July 23, 2002
"Hart-Scott-Rodino at 25"
Prepared remarks of Marian R Bruno before the American Bar Association's "Mergers & Acquisitions: Getting Your Deal Through the New Antitrust Climate", New York City, June 13, 2002
"Sources of Information and Evidence in Merger Investigations"
[PDF 37KB] David Scheffman, Director, Bureau of Economics, Remarks before Mergers and Acquisitions: Getting Your Deal Through in the New Antitrust Climate Co-Sponsored by: The American Bar Association Section of Antitrust Law and The Association of the Bar of the City of New York, New York, June 14, 2002
Prepared Remarks
Timothy J. Muris, on the Occasion of the Celebration of the Twentieth Anniversary of the 1982 Merger Guidelines, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, June 10, 2002
Protecting Consumers' Privacy: Goals and Accomplishments
Timothy J. Muris, at The Networked Economy Summit, Reston, Virginia, June 11, 2002
An Inside Look at the Heinz Case
Thomas B. Leary, this comment is adapted from a speech given on December 4, 2001, before the Association of the Bar of the City of New York and has been published in Antitrust, Spring 2002, Vol. 16, No. 2, at 32.
Combating Deception in Dietary Supplement Advertising
Sheila F. Anthony, Remarks before The Food and Drug Law Institute 45th Annual Educational Conference, Washington, DC, April 16, 2002
Online Privacy Legislation Can Help Restore Consumer Confidence After Sept. 11
Mozelle W. Thompson, Article published in San Francisco Chronicle February 3, 2002
Remarks
Howard Beales, Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Federal Trade Commission, before The Consumer Data Industry AssociationScottsdale, Arizona, January 17, 2002
Privacy Notices and The Federal Trade Commission's 2002 Privacy Agenda
Remarks of Howard Beales, Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Federal Trade Commission, San Francisco, California, Thursday, January 24, 2002
The Essential Stability of Merger Policy in the United States
Thomas B. Leary, Prepared remarks before Guidelines for Merger Remedies: Prospects and Principles, Joint U.S./E.U. Conference, Sponsored by the University of California at Berkeley School of Law, Berkeley Center for Law & Technology, and Ecole Nationale Superieure des Mines de Paris, Paris, France; published in 70 Antitrust L.J. 105 (2002).