Washington, DC
tel:
+1 202.942.5662
fax: +1 202.942.5999
fax: +1 202.942.5999
Robert.Pitofsky@ aporter.com
Practice Focus
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)
Representative Matters
Antitrust counseling for companies such as
- Hoffmann-La Roche
- Bell South
- Microsoft
- Becton, Dickinson and Company
- Pactiv
- Visa
Representative Matters
Antitrust counseling for companies such as
- Hoffmann-La Roche
- Bell South
- Microsoft
- Becton, Dickinson and Company
- Pactiv
- Visa
Rankings
The Best Lawyers in America 2010 for Antitrust Law
Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business 2009 for Antitrust
Washington, DC Super Lawyers 2009 for Antitrust Litigation
PLC Which lawyer? Yearbook 2009 for Competition/anti-trust
The International Who's Who of Competition Lawyers 2009
The Legal 500 US 2008 for Litigation: Antitrust
Professional and Community Activities
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)
Blogs
Amy Ralph Mudge,
Robert Pitofsky and
Randal M. Shaheen.
"Consumer Protection and Advertising Blog."
2009.
Books
Robert Pitofsky.
"Cases and Materials on Trade Regulation."
(Co-author with Harvey Goldschmid and Diane Wood)
(5th ed. 2003).
Robert Pitofsky.
"Revitalizing Antitrust in its Second Century."
(co-editor)
1991.
Articles
Robert Pitofsky,
Randal M. Shaheen and
Amy Ralph Mudge.
"Pricing Laws are No Bargain for Consumers."
(PDF: 328 kB)
Antitrust,
Summer 2004.
Robert Pitofsky and
Donna E. Patterson.
"Essential Facilities Doctrine Under U.S. Antitrust Law."
Reprinted from 70 Antitrust Law Journal No. 2 (2002), a publication of the American Bar Association Section of Antitrust Law,
December 4, 2002.
Robert Pitofsky.
"Antitrust and Intellectual Property, Unresolved Issues at the Heart of the New Economy."
16 Berkeley Tech L.J. 535
(2001).
Advisories
"The Supreme Court Decision in Empagran."
(PDF)
Jun 2004.
LLB,
Columbia Law School,
1954
BA,
New York University,
1951
District of Columbia
New York
Supreme Court of the United States