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US: Markus Meier named Acting FTC Comp Bureau Chief

By  |  July 6, 2017

Markus H. Meier, who has served as Acting Deputy Director of the Bureau of Competition since November 2015, replaces Abbot (“Tad”) Lipsky as Acting Director of the Bureau of Competition. Meier has led the Health Care division within the Bureau of Competition since 2006. He brings to his new post nearly 30 years of experience in antitrust, serving previously in private practice and the US Army.

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    As part of these changes, Acting Chairman Ohlhausen has also appointed Haidee L. Schwartz as an Acting Deputy Director of the Bureau of Competition. Schwartz previously served as an Attorney Advisor to Acting Chairman Ohlhausen, practiced antitrust law at O’Melveny & Myers LLP in Washington DC.

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    Marian R. Bruno will continue to serve as Deputy Director, Bureau of Competition, a position she has held since 2008.

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