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Antitrust/Competition
Robert Pitofsky is Counsel in the Washington office of Arnold & Porter LLP. Formerly the Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Mr. Pitofsky’s practice focuses on antitrust and consumer protection matters.
Government Leadership
- Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Chairman (1995-2001)
- FTC Commissioner (1978-1981)
- FTC Bureau of Consumer Protection, Director (1970-1973)
- Defense Science Board Task Force on Antitrust Aspects of Defense Industry Downsizing, Chairman (1994)
- Administrative Conference, Member of the Council (1980–1981)
Antitrust/Competition Representative Matters
Antitrust counseling for companies such as
- Hoffmann-La Roche
- Bell South
- Microsoft
- Becton, Dickinson and Company
- Pactiv
- Visa
Antitrust counseling for companies such as
- Hoffmann-La Roche
- Bell South
- Microsoft
- Becton, Dickinson and Company
- Pactiv
- Visa
Chambers Global: The World's Leading Lawyers for Business 2012-2013 for Competition/Antitrust: USA - Senior Statesman
The Best Lawyers in America 2012 for Antitrust Law
Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business 2011 for Antitrust
Washington, DC Super Lawyers 2011 for Antitrust Litigation
"Lifetime Achievement Award" recipient from Global Competition Review 2011
Recipient of the Justice Department's 2010 John Sherman Award for lifetime contributions to the teaching and enforcement of antitrust law and the development of antitrust policy.
PLC Which lawyer? Yearbook 2009: Recommended for Competition/Antitrust
Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business 2012 for Antitrust (DC)
Washington, DC Super Lawyers 2012 for Antitrust Litigation
PLC Which lawyer? Yearbook 2012: Recommended for Competition/Antitrust
The International Who's Who of Competition Lawyers 2011
The Legal 500 US 2008 for Litigation: Antitrust
Professional Activity
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Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2000–Present)
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Member, Antitrust Section Council, American Bar Association (1986-1989)
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Member, Board of Governors, District of Columbia Bar Association (1981–1984)
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Visiting Professor of Law, Columbia Law School (2005)
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Sheehy Professor of Trade Regulation Law, Georgetown University Law Center
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Dean and Executive Vice President for Law Center Affairs, Georgetown University Law Center (1983-1989)
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Visiting Professor of Law, Harvard Law School (1975-1976)
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Professor of Law, New York University School of Law (1963-1970)
"The Supreme Court Decision in Empagran" (PDF) Jun 2004