Speeches -- 2012

Past Speeches

• Remarks of FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz (As Prepared For Delivery)
  Jon Leibowitz, Chairman, Federal Trade Commission
  Updated COPPA Rule Press Conference
  Russell Senate Office Building
  Washington D.C.
  December 19, 2012
• Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Maureen K. Ohlhausen
  Maureen Ohlhausen, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
  2010 Children's Online Privacy Protection Act Rule Review
  Project No. P104503
  December 19, 2012
• Opening Remarks of FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz (As Prepared For Delivery)
  Jon Leibowitz, Chairman, Federal Trade Commission
  Patent Assertion Entity Activities Workshop
  Washington D.C.
  December 10, 2012
• Separate Statement of Commissioner J. Thomas Rosch
  J. Thomas Rosch, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
  “Mobile Apps for Kids: Disclosures Still Not Making the Grade”
  December 7, 2012
• The Big Picture: Comprehensive Data Collection
  Julie Brill, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
  Keynote Address before the FTC’s Comprehensive Tracking Workshop
  Washington, DC
  December 6, 2012
• “Some Thoughts on the Evolving Nature of Data Security and Privacy Protection”
  J. Thomas Rosch, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
  International Association of Privacy Professionals Practical Privacy Series
  Washington, DC
  December 4, 2012
• Opening Remarks of Commissioner Edith Ramirez
  Edith Ramirez, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
  Federal Trade Commission Workshop on Enforceable Codes of Conduct: Protecting Consumers Across Borders
  Washington, DC
  November 29, 2012
• Statement of Commissioner Maureen Ohlhausen
  Maureen Ohlhausen, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
  In the Matter of Robert Bosch GmbH
  FTC File No. 121-0081
  November 26, 2012
• Statement of the Commission
  Julie Brill, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
  In the Matter of Robert Bosch GmbH
  FTC File No. 1210081
  November 25, 2012
• Remarks by Commissioner Julie Brill
  Julie Brill, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
  Keynote Address before the Family Online Safety Institute
  Washington, DC
  November 15, 2012
• Is There a Compelling Case for Regulatory Convergence? A U.S. Perspective
  J. Thomas Rosch, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
  Global Forum 2012: Shaping a Connected Digital Future
  Stockholm, Sweden
  November 12, 2012
• Competition Policy for the IP Marketplace
  Edith Ramirez, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
  Washington State Bar Association’s 29th Annual Antitrust, Consumer Protection & Unfair Business Practices Seminar
  Seattle, Washington
  November 8, 2012
• Three Questions About Part Three: Administrative Proceedings at the FTC
  J. Thomas Rosch, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
  ABA Section of Antitrust Law Fall Forum
  Washington, DC
  November 8, 2012
• The Open Internet: Regulating to Save the Unregulated Internet?
  Maureen Ohlhausen, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
  MaCCI Law and Economics Conference on The Future of the Internet
  October 26, 2012
• Changing the Way We Try Merger Cases
  J. Thomas Rosch, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
  The 14th Annual Sedona Conference on Antitrust Litigation:
  Strategic & Tactical Considerations in the Trial of an Antitrust Case
  Del Mar, California
  October 25, 2012
• Dissenting Statement of Commissioner J. Thomas Rosch
  J. Thomas Rosch, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
  “Facing Facts: Best Practices for Common Uses of Facial Recognition Technologies”
  October 22, 2012
• The Government’s Role in Privacy: Getting it Right
  Maureen Ohlhausen, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
  Hudson Institute
  October 16, 2012
• Everything but the Cape:  Careers for Superheroes at the FTC (As Prepared For Delivery)
  Jon Leibowitz, Chairman, Federal Trade Commission
  Remarks of FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz
  Harvard Law School
  October 10, 2012
• FTC COPPA Reform:  Aiming for the Regulatory Sweet Spot
  Edith Ramirez, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
  Keynote Address of Commissioner Edith Ramirez
  CARU Annual Conference
  New York, New York
  October 3, 2012
• Returning the State Action Doctrine to Its Moorings
  J. Thomas Rosch, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
  2012 Lewis Bernstein Memorial Lecture
  St. John’s University School of Law, New York City
  October 3, 2012
• The Intersection of Patent Law and Competition Policy
  Julie Brill, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
  Keynote Address before the University of Colorado Law School Silicon Flatirons Center
  Boulder, CO
  October 3, 2012
• Opening Remarks by Commissioner Julie Brill
  Julie Brill, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
  Keynote Address at the Better Business Bureau's National Advertising Division Annual Conference.
  New York
  October 1, 2012
• Interview with FTC Commissioner Maureen Ohlhausen
  The Antitrust Source
  October 2012
• Remarks of Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz
  Jon Leibowitz, Chairman, Federal Trade Commission
  U.S. State Department Treaty Room
  Washington D.C.
  September 27, 2012
• C-Span The Communicators program (video)
  Julie Brill, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
  FTC Commissioner Julie Brill discusses the issues surrounding mobile apps with C-Span's Peter Slen
  Washington, DC
  September 22, 2012
• Pharmaceutical Patent Settlements and the Supreme Court
  J. Thomas Rosch, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
  CBI's 2nd Annual Life Sciences Compliance, Legal, and Regulatory Congress
  Washington, DC
  September 21, 2012
• State of the Net West
  Julie Brill, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
  Remarks of Commissioner Julie Brill
  San Francisco, CA
  September 19 and 20, 2012
• California Common Ground Conference
  Julie Brill, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
  Remarks of Commissioner Julie Brill
  San Francisco, CA
  September 19, 2012
• Remarks of FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz (As Prepared For Delivery)
  Jon Leibowitz, Chairman, Federal Trade Commission
  Sixth Annual Georgetown Law Global Antitrust Enforcement Symposium
  Georgetown Law School
  September 19, 2012
• The Evolution of "Privacy Policy" at the Federal Trade Commission: Is It Really Necessary?
  J. Thomas Rosch, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
  The Mentor Group Boston, Forum for EU-US Legal Eco Affairs
  Paris, France
  September 14, 2012
• U.S. Enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977: Some Observations and Thoughts
  J. Thomas Rosch, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
  The Mentor Group Boston, Forum for EU-US Legal-Economic Affairs
  Paris, France
  September 13, 2012
• Interview with FTC Commissioner Julie Brill
  Julie Brill, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
  The Deal Magazine
  September 4, 2012
• Dissenting Statement of Commissioner J. Thomas Rosch, In the Matter of Facebook, Inc.
  J. Thomas Rosch, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
  August 10, 2012
• Dissenting Statement of Commissioner J. Thomas Rosch, Google Inc./Safari
  J. Thomas Rosch, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
  August 9, 2012
• Statement of Commissioner Maureen K. Ohlhausen
  Maureen Ohlhausen, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
  Dissenting from the Commission's Decision to Withdraw its Policy Statement on Monetary Equitable Remedies in Competition Cases
  July 31, 2012
• Bending the Health Care Cost Curve: The View from the Federal Trade Commission
  Julie Brill, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
  Keynote Address before the Dartmouth Healthcare Grand Rounds
  Lebanon, NH
  July 30, 2012
• Symposium On Usable Privacy and Security
  Julie Brill, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
  Remarks of Commissioner Julie Brill
  Washington, DC
  July 12, 2012
• Statement of Commissioner Edith Ramirez on Standard Essential Patents
  Edith Ramirez, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
  U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary
  Washington, DC
  July 11, 2012
• Faster, Leaner, Meaner: A Prescription Diet for U.S. Antitrust Enforcement?
  J. Thomas Rosch, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
  Remarks Before the Chatham House Conference on Competition Policy in Global Markets
  London, England
  June 22, 2012
• Dissenting Statement of Commissioner J. Thomas Rosch, The Matter of LabMD
  J. Thomas Rosch, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
  File No. 102 3099
  June 21, 2012
• Privacy By Design and the New Privacy Framework of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission
  Edith Ramirez, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
  Privacy by Design Conference
  Hong Kong
  June 13, 2012
• Can Consumer Choice Promote Trans-Atlantic Convergence of Competition Law and Policy?
  J. Thomas Rosch, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
  Concurrences Conference on "Consumer Choice": An Emerging Standard for Competition Law
  Brussels, Belgium
  June 8, 2012
• Building Effective Global Antitrust Enforcement BRIC by BRIC
  Edith Ramirez, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
  3rd Annual Chicago Forum on International Antitrust Issues
  Chicago, Illinois
  June 7, 2012
• The Six Things I Learned From Basketball
  Julie Brill, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
  On the Occasion of Being Inducted Into the Columbia High School Hall of Fame
  June 1, 2012
• Interview with FTC Commissioner Maureen Ohlhausen
  Maureen Ohlhausen, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
  ABA Federal Civil Enforcement Committee Newsletter
  May-June 2012
• Bob Pitofsky and Public Policy: The Early Years
  J. Thomas Rosch, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
  Georgetown Law Center's Symposium in Honor of Robert Pitofsky
  Washington, DC
  May 30, 2012
• German-American Data Protection Day
  Julie Brill, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
  Keynote Address by Commissioner Brill
  Munich, Germany
  May 10, 2012
• Statement of Commissioner Maureen K. Ohlhausen
  Maureen Ohlhausen, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
  Before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation Hearing on “The Need for Privacy Protections: Perspectives from the Administration and the Federal Trade Commission”
  May 9, 2012
• Letter to Senate Leaders Harry Reid and Mitch McConnell Regarding Pay-for-Delay and REMS Legislation
  J. Thomas Rosch, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
  May 4, 2012
• "Are Titanic Health Care Costs Sinking Us? What the FTC is Doing to Keep Patients Afloat" (As Prepared For Delivery)
  Remarks of FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz
  Antitrust in Healthcare Conference
  American Bar Association/American Health Lawyers Association
  Ritz-Carlton Hotel
  Arlington, Virginia
  May 3, 2012
• Developments in the Law of Vertical Restraints: 2012
  J. Thomas Rosch, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
  Antitrust Institute 2012: Developments & Hot Topics
  Practising Law Institute
  New York, NY
  May 7, 2012
• Privacy, Consumer Protection, and Competition
  Julie Brill, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
  Keynote speech to the 12th Annual Loyola Antitrust Colloquium
  Institute for Consumer Antitrust Studies
  Loyola University Chicago School of Law
  Chicago, IL
  April 27, 2012
• "The Federal Trade Commission as a Law Enforcement Agency”
  J. Thomas Rosch, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
  Lecture Given to Class in Antitrust Economics, ECON 420, Spring 2012, University of Virginia
  Charlottesville, VA
  April 23, 2012
• Social Networking, the End of Media, and the Future of Privacy
  Julie Brill, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
  Keynote Address by Commissioner Julie Brill
  Broadband Breakfast Club
  Washington, DC
  April 17, 2012
• Remarks of Maureen K. Ohlhausen
  Maureen Ohlhausen, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
  On the Occasion of her Swearing-in as Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
  April 16, 2012
• Diversity at the FTC
  J. Thomas Rosch, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
  Remarks before FTC Staff
  Washington, DC
  April 11, 2012
• Opening Remarks by Commissioner Julie Brill
  Julie Brill, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
  Before the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Tracking Protection WG Meeting
  Washington, DC
  April 11, 2012
• Statement of the Commission Concerning the Proposed Acquisition of Medco Health Solutions by Express Scripts, Inc.
  J. Thomas Rosch, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
  FTC File No. 111-0210
  April 2, 2012
• Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Julie Brill
  Julie Brill, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
  Concerning the Proposed Acquisition of Medco Health Solutions by Express Scripts Inc.
  FTC File No. 1110210
  April 2, 2012
• Statement of the Federal Trade Commission Concerning the Proposed Acquisition of Medco Health Solutions by Express Scripts, Inc.
  Edith Ramirez, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
  FTC File No. 111-0210
  April 2, 2012
• Closing Remarks by Commissioner Edith Ramirez
  Edith Ramirez, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
  The Lewis Bernstein Memorial Lecture
  Washington, D.C.
  March 30, 2012
• Interview with FTC Commissioner Edith Ramirez
  Edith Ramirez, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
  ABA Mergers & Acquisitions Committee Newsletter
  Spring 2012
• Keynote Address ANA Advertising Law and Public Policy Conference
  Remarks of Commissioner Julie Brill
  Washington, DC
  March 29, 2012
• Consummated Merger Challenges – The Past Is Never Dead
  J. Thomas Rosch, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
  ABA Section of Antitrust Law's 60th Spring Meeting
  Washington, DC
  March 29, 2012
• ProMedica Opinion of the Commission, by Commissioner Julie Brill
  Julie Brill, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
  In the Matter of ProMedica Health System, Inc.
  Docket No. 9346
  March 28, 2012
• Dissenting Statement of Commissioner J. Thomas Rosch
  J. Thomas Rosch, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
  Issuance of Federal Trade Commission Report
  Protecting Consumer Privacy in an Era of Rapid Change: Recommendations for Businesses and Policymakers
  March 26, 2012
• “Protecting Consumer Privacy in an Era of Rapid Change: A Discussion of the FTC’s Privacy Report”
  Julie Brill, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
  Remarks of Commissioner Julie Brill
  Before the Direct Marketing Association
  March 26, 2012
• Remarks of FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz (As Prepared For Delivery)
  At the Press Conference Announcing the Release of the Final FTC Privacy Report: "Protecting Consumer Privacy in an Era of Rapid Change: Recommendations For Businesses and Policymakers"
  Jon Leibowitz, Chairman, Federal Trade Commission
  March 26, 2012
• What does the Future Look Like for Marketing in Cyberspace?
  Julie Brill, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
  Keynote Address Before the Consumer Marketing, Advertising, Distribution, and Sales Conference
  Suffolk University Law School Boston, MA
  March 23, 2012
• In the Matter of ProMedica Health System, Inc.
  J. Thomas Rosch, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
  Docket No. 9346
  Concurring Opinion
  March 22, 2012
• Will the Affordable Care Act Stand?  Assessing the Constitutional and Competitive Concerns Raised by Healthcare Reform
  J. Thomas Rosch, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
  Houston Bar Association
  Houston, Texas
  March 22, 2012
• Letter from Commissioner J. Thomas Rosch to Honorable Renee Marie Bumb in Federal Trade Commission v. Circa Direct LLC
  J. Thomas Rosch, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
  FTC File No. X110029
  March 21, 2012
• Remarks by Commissioner Julie Brill
  Julie Brill, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
  Maurer School of Law, Indiana University
  Bloomington, IN
  March 21, 2012
• Remarks of Commissioner Julie Brill
  Julie Brill, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
  EU Conference: Privacy and Protection of Personal Data, Keynote Address
  Washington, DC
  March 19, 2012
• Federal and State Law Enforcement Cooperation: A Lesson from Baseball
  Julie Brill, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
  Remarks of Commissioner Julie Brill
  Keynote Address to the National Association of Attorneys General
  Washington, DC
  March 6, 2012
• Statement of the Federal Trade Commission “The FTC In FY 2013:  Protecting Consumers and Competition”
  Jon Leibowitz, Chairman and J. Thomas Rosch, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
  Before the Subcommittee On Financial Services and General Government of the Committee On Appropriations
  United States House of Representatives
  March 5, 2012
• Big Data, Big Issues
  Julie Brill, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
  Remarks of Commissioner Julie Brill
  Fordham University School of Law
  March 2, 2012
• Interview with FTC Commissioner Julie Brill
  Julie Brill, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
  The Antitrust Source
  February 2012
• Remarks of FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz (As Prepared for Delivery)
  Jon Leibowitz, Chairman, Federal Trade Commission
  White House Privacy Event
  February 23, 2012
• Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Edith Ramirez in the Matter of The North Carolina Board of Dental Examiners
  Edith Ramirez, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
  FTC File No. 081-0133
  February 13, 2012
• Remarks of Commissioner Julie Brill
  Julie Brill, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
  Before the North Carolina Bar Association’s
  Antitrust and Trade Regulation Section
  Cary, NC
  February 9, 2012
• "Lessons Learned from United States v. Oracle Corp."
  J. Thomas Rosch, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
  Remarks Prepared for Antitrust in the High Tech Sector: Mergers, Enforcement and Standardization
  Menlo Park, CA
  January 31, 2012
• Antitrust Health Care Chronicle Interview with Commissioner Julie Brill
  Julie Brill, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
  Antitrust Health Care Chronicle January 2012 Vol. 25, No. 2
  January 30, 2012
• Data Privacy Day
  Julie Brill, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
  Remarks of Commissioner Julie Brill
  National Cyber Security Alliance
  Data Privacy Day 2012
  Washington, DC
  January 26, 2012
• Remarks of Commissioner Julie Brill
  Julie Brill, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
  Before the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
  Washington, DC
  January 25, 2012
• Statement of Commissioner Rosch, Federal Trade Commission v. Lundbeck Inc.
  J. Thomas Rosch, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
  FTC File No. 0810156
  January 20, 2012
• "Beyond the Numbers: Creating An Inclusive Environment" (As Prepared For Delivery)
  Jon Leibowitz, Chairman, Federal Trade Commission
  Opening Remarks of FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz
  Federal Trade Commission Inaugural Diversity Summit
  Washington, DC
  January 19, 2012
• The One-Size-Fits-All Approach of the Affordable Care Act
  J. Thomas Rosch, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
  Cornell University Health Policy Symposium
  Washington, DC
  January 19, 2012
• Common Ground Conference
  Julie Brill, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
  Remarks by Commissioner Julie Brill
  Before the Western Regional Office and the Arizona Attorney General’s Office
  Phoenix, AZ
  January 9, 2012
• Statement of Commissioner Rosch, Concurring In Part and Dissenting In Part In the Matter of McWane, Inc., and Star Pipe Products, Ltd., In the Matter of Sigma Corporation
  J. Thomas Rosch, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
  FTC File No. 101 0080
  January 4, 2012