Federal Trade Commission - Speeches
Speeches -- 2010
Past Speeches
Dominance, Duopoly and Oligopoly: the United States and the Development of Global Competition Policy
William E. Kovacic, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
14 Global Competition Review 39
December 2010
Competition and Consumer Protection: Strange Bedfellows or Best Friends?
Julie Brill, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
The Antitrust Source
December 2010
ABA Federal Civil Enforcement Committee Interview with Commissioner Julie Brill
Julie Brill, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
Federal Civil Enforcement Committee Newsletter November – December 2010
December 21, 2010
In the Matter of Polypore International, Inc.
Docket No. 9327
Edith Ramirez, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
Opinion of the Commission, for a unanimous Commission
December 13, 2010
ABI Winter Leadership Development Conference
David Vladeck, Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection
Scottsdale, Arizona
December 10, 2010
National Aging and Law Conference “The FTC’s Consumer Protection Agenda: Strategies for the Present and Future”
David Vladeck, Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection
Washington, DC
December 9, 2010
Address by Commissioner Ramirez
Edith Ramirez, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
28th Annual Institute on Telecommunications Policy & Regulation
Washington, DC
December 9, 2010
Letter from William E. Kovacic to Dorval Carter, Chief Counsel, Federal Transit Administration (FTA), concerning public interest waiver of FTA's "Buy American" provisions as they apply to motor coach purchases
William E. Kovacic, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
December 7, 2010
U.S. Convergence with International Competition Norms: Antitrust Law and Public Restraints on Competition (with James Cooper)
William E. Kovacic, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
90 Boston U.L. Rev. 1555
2010
Address by Commissioner Julie Brill
Julie Brill, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
Before the IAPP Second Annual Conference: “The FTC and Consumer Privacy Protection”
Washington, DC
December 7, 2010
Remarks by Commissioner Brill
Julie Brill, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
Before the NAAG Winter Meeting
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
December 2, 2010
Concurring Statement of Commissioner J. Thomas Rosch Issuance of Preliminary FTC Staff Report
J. Thomas Rosch, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
December 1, 2010
Dissenting Statement of Commissioner J. Thomas Rosch in the Matter of Laboratory Corporation of America and Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings
J. Thomas Rosch, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
November 30, 2010
Remarks of FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz as Prepared for Delivery Fighting for the Middle Class: The FTC Tackles Mortgage Rescue Fraud
Jon Leibowitz, Chairman, Federal Trade Commission
November 19, 2010
Statement of Commissioner J. Thomas Rosch on Mortgage Assistance Relief Services Rule, File No. R911003
J. Thomas Rosch, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
November 19, 2010
Remarks by Commissioner Julie Brill
Julie Brill, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
Before the Promotion Marketing Association, Inc. 2010 Marketing Law Conference
Chicago, IL
November 18, 2010
Intel, Apple, Google, Microsoft, and Facebook: Observations on Antitrust and the High-Tech Sector
J. Thomas Rosch, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
ABA Antitrust Section Fall Forum
Washington, D.C.
November 18, 2010
Promotion Marketing Association
David Vladeck, Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection
32nd Annual Marketing Law Conference
Chicago, Illinois
November 18, 2010
The Antitrust/Intellectual Property Interface: Thoughts on How To Best Wade Through the Thicket in the Pharmaceutical Context
J. Thomas Rosch, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
World Generic Medicine Congress
Washington, D.C.
November 17, 2010
Current Issues in Competition and Consumer Protection Enforcement in the Retail Sector
J. Thomas Rosch, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
Retail Industry Leaders Association’s Retail Law Conference
Tampa, Florida
November 10, 2010
Address by Commissioner Ramirez
Edith Ramirez, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
20th Annual Golden State Antitrust and Unfair Competition Law Institute
San Francisco, California
October 21, 2010
Remarks by Commissioner Julie Brill
Julie Brill, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
Before Proskauer on Privacy: An Annual Conference on Privacy and Data Security Law
New York, NY
October 19, 2010
Remarks of FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz as Prepared for Delivery at the FTC/CMS Workshop on Accountable Care Organizations
Jon Leibowitz, Chairman, Federal Trade Commission
October 5, 2010
Remarks by Commissioner Julie Brill
Julie Brill, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
Before the National Advertising Review Council and Council of BBB’s National Advertising Division Annual Conference
New York, NY
October 4, 2010
Can Antitrust Trial Skills Really Be "Mastered"? Tales Out of School About How to Try (or Not to Try) an Antitrust Case
J. Thomas Rosch, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
American Bar Association Antitrust Masters Course
Williamsburg, VA
September 30, 2010
Address by Commissioner Ramirez (in Spanish)
Edith Ramirez, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
Annual Meeting of the Ibero American Privacy Network
Mexico City, Mexico
September 29, 2010
A New Vision for Consumer Privacy
David Vladeck, Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection
International Association of Privacy Professionals Privacy Academy
Baltimore, Maryland
September 29, 2010
"Making the Grade? A Year at the FTC"
Remarks of FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz, As Prepared for Delivery at the Fourth Annual Global Antitrust Enforcement Symposium (Georgetown Law Center)
Jon Leibowitz, Chairman, Federal Trade Commission
Washington, D.C.
September 21, 2010
Rethinking U.S. Privacy Protection: The FTC Privacy Roundtables
Edith Ramirez, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
APEC Data Privacy Subgroup Meeting
Sendai, Japan
September 17, 2010
Presentation by Commissioner Julie Brill
Julie Brill, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
Before the Conference of Western Attorneys General Annual Meeting
Santa Fe, NM
July 20, 2010
CNN Interview on Debt Collection Issues
Julie Brill, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
Washington, DC
July 17, 2010
Concurring Statement of Commissioner J. Thomas Rosch on the Release of the 2010 Horizontal Merger Guidelines
J. Thomas Rosch, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
Project No. P092900, August 19, 2010
So I Serve as Both a Prosecutor and a Judge – What’s the Big Deal?
J. Thomas Rosch, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
American Bar Association Annual Meeting
San Francisco, California
August 5, 2010
Remarks of Commissioner Julie Brill at Press Conference Regarding Intel
Julie Brill, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
Washington, DC
August 4, 2010
Interview with FTC Commissioner Edith Ramirez
Edith Ramirez, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
ABA Federal Civil Enforcement Committee Newsletter
August 2010
Competition Policy and the Application of Section 5 of the FTC Act (with Marc Winerman)
William E. Kovacic, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
76 Antitrust Law Journal 929
2010
The First Decade: Challenges Facing New Competition Agencies
William E. Kovacic, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
Belgrade, Serbia
June 26, 2010
Agency Culture, Organizational Identity, and People
William E. Kovacic, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
International Competition Network Agency Effectiveness Workshop, London, England
June 12, 2010
Remarks by Commissioner Julie Brill
Julie Brill, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
Before the ACA International Annual Convention and Exposition
Washington, DC
July 12, 2010
Remarks before the Friends of Europe Roundtable on New Transatlantic Trends in Competition Policy
J. Thomas Rosch, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
Brussels, Belgium
June 10, 2010
“The Next Challenges for Antitrust Economists”
J. Thomas Rosch, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
NERA 2010 Antitrust & Trade Regulation Seminar
Santa Fe, New Mexico
July 8, 2010
Remarks of FTC Commissioner Julie Brill
Julie Brill, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
Before the National Association of Attorneys General Summer Meeting
Seattle, WA
June 15, 2010
"A Doctor And A Lawyer Walk Into A Bar: Moving Beyond Stereotypes"
Jon Leibowitz, Chairman, Federal Trade Commission
Chicago, Illinois
June 14, 2010
"Behavioral Economics: Observations Regarding Issues That Lie Ahead"
J. Thomas Rosch, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
Vienna Competition Conference
Vienna, Austria
June 9, 2010
Remarks before the Privacy Law Scholars Conference
David Vladeck, Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection
Washington DC
June 3, 2010
Joint Concurring Statement of Commissioner Ramirez and Commissioner Brill
Edith Ramirez, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
FTC v. Diamond Phone Card, Inc.
No. 1:09-CV-03257 (E.D.N.Y.)
May 20, 2010
The Enduring Significance of Poland's Antimonopoly Law
William E. Kovacic, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
Office of Competition and Consumer Protection of Poland, Warsaw, Poland
May 27, 2010
“Forces Driving and Impeding Innovation”
J. Thomas Rosch, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
Computer & Communications Industry Association,
Washington, DC
May 13, 2010
“Where’s the Remote? Maintaining Consumer Control in the Age of Behavioral Advertising”
Jon Leibowitz, Chairman, Federal Trade Commission
Remarks of FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz As Prepared for Delivery at the National Cable & Telecommunications Association The Cable Show 2010
Los Angeles, California
May 12, 2010
Remarks before the Office of Privacy Commissioner of Canada Roundtable
David Vladeck, Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection
Toronto, Canada
April 29, 2010
Remarks before the American Teleservices Association
David Vladeck, Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection
Washington, DC
April 27, 2010
Remarks by Commissioner Julie Brill
Julie Brill, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
Before the Trans Atlantic Consumer Dialogue
Washington, DC
April 27, 2010
Rewriting History: Antitrust Not As We Know It . . . Yet
J. Thomas Rosch, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
ABA Antitrust Section 2010 Spring Meeting
Washington, D.C.
April 23, 2010
The Debt Settlement Industry: The Consumer's Experience
Julie Brill, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
Testimony before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
April 22, 2010
Interview with Richard A. Feinstein
Richard A. Feinstein, Director, Bureau of Competition
The Antitrust Source
April 2010
Antitrust Implications of the Supreme Court’s 2009-2010 Docket
J. Thomas Rosch, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
Association of Corporate Counsel Antitrust Program
Richmond, Virginia
March 31, 2010
Monopolies, Innovation, and Predatory Pricing: Observations on Some Hard Questions in the Section 2 Context
J. Thomas Rosch, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
Antitrust 2010 Conference: New Administrations, New Cases, and New Economic Realities in Global Markets
Los Angeles, CA
March 25, 2010
Promoting Innovation: Just How “Dynamic” Should Antitrust Law Be?
J. Thomas Rosch, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
USC Gould School of Law 2010 Intellectual Property Institute
Los Angeles, CA
March 23, 2010
Association of National Advertisers: Advertising Law and Public Policy Conference (As Prepared for Delivery)
Jon Leibowitz, Chairman, Federal Trade Commission
March 18, 2010
Oral Statement of Commissioner J. Thomas Rosch
“Financial Services and Products: The Role of the Federal Trade Commission in
Protecting Consumers”
J. Thomas Rosch, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
Before the Senate Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Insurance.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
March 17, 2010
Remarks Before Third Federal Trade Commission Exploring Privacy Roundtable
Pamela Jones Harbour, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
Washington, D.C.
March 17, 2010
Remarks before the Ohio Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Summit
David Vladeck, Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection
Columbus, Ohio
March 4, 2010
Remarks before the Magazine Publishers of America
David Vladeck, Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection
New York, NY
February 25, 2010
“The Role of Static and Dynamic Analysis in Pharmaceutical Antitrust”
J. Thomas Rosch, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
Fifth Annual In-House Counsel Forum on Pharmaceutical Antitrust
New York, NY
February 18, 2010
Dissenting Statement of Commissioner J. Thomas Rosch
J. Thomas Rosch, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
In the Matter of M. Catherine Higgins, File No. 051 0252
February 5, 2010
“The Path You Need Not Travel: Observations on Why Canada Can Do Without Section 5”
J. Thomas Rosch, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
Canadian Competition Forum
Toronto, Canada
February 4, 2010
A Look Forward with the FTC: Advertising and Marketing Enforcement Challenges
David Vladeck, Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection
Electronic Retailing Association, Great Ideas Summit
New Orleans, LA
February 3, 2010
The Digital Broadband Migration and the Federal Trade Commission: Building the Competition and Consumer Protection Agency of the Future
William E. Kovacic, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
8 Journal on Telecommunications and High Technology Law 1
2010
"Remarks delivered at Exploring Privacy, a Roundtable Series"
David Vladeck, Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection
Berkeley, CA
January 28, 2010
“Reflections on the Massachusetts Election”
J. Thomas Rosch, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
Cornell University Health Policy Program
Washington, DC
January 21, 2010
FCC Workshop: Consumers, Transparency and the Open Internet (As Prepared for Delivery)
Jon Leibowitz, Chairman, Federal Trade Commission
(January 19, 2010)
“Managing Irrationality: Some Observations on Behavioral Economics and the Creation of the Consumer Financial Protection Agency”
J. Thomas Rosch, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
Conference on the Regulation of Consumer Financial Products
New York, New York
January 6, 2010