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	Title	Resource Type	Date
Practice Note: Overview
1	US Antitrust Laws: Overview This Practice Note provides an overview and introduction to the main statutory provisions in the US, the US antitrust regulatory structure, the role of private antitrust enforcement and certain key concepts relevant to the application of US antitrust law. Antitrust analysis is highly fact specific and, while providing a useful starting point, the principles outlined in this Note are necessarily general in nature and do not address any of the subject matters discussed in detail.	Practice Note: Overview	Maintained
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1	Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust Christine Varney to ... On 7 July 2011, US Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust Christine Varney announced that she would leave her post to return to private practice. No replacement has been named, but Varney's departure has prompted speculation about possible candidates to lead the Antitrust Division at the US Department of Justice (DOJ).	Legal Update: archive	01-Aug-2011
2	Senate approves President Obama's nominees for FTC ... On 3 March 2010, in a unanimous vote, the US Senate approved President Obama's nominations of Edith Ramirez and Julie Brill for the Federal Trade Commission.	Legal Update: archive	03-Mar-2010
3	Obama nominates two FTC Commissioners On 17 November 2009, US President Barack Obama nominated Julie Brill and Edith Ramirez to fill the two vacancies on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) resulting from the spring 2008 resignation of former FTC Chairman Deborah P. Majoras and the expiration of Commissioner Pamela Jones Harbour's term in September 2009.	Legal Update: archive	17-Nov-2009
4	President Obama designates Jon Leibowitz as Chairman of ... The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced that United States President Barack Obama designated Jon Leibowitz to serve as Chairman of the FTC in a White House Order dated 2 March 2009. Leibowitz has served as an FTC Commissioner since September 2004.	Legal Update: archive	02-Mar-2009
5	Top US antitrust enforcement official Tom Barnett resigns On 7 November 2008, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a statement announcing the resignation of Thomas O. Barnett from his post as the Assistant Attorney General of the Antitrust Division. His resignation became effective on 19 November 2008, and he is succeeded by Acting Assistant Attorney General, Deborah A. Garza.	Legal Update: archive	07-Nov-2008
6	FTC Chairman Majoras leaving the Commission in late March On 28 February 2008, Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras announced that she will leave the FTC in late March. Majoras, a Republican, was appointed by President George W. Bush and sworn into her role as Chairman on 16 August 2004.	Legal Update: archive	28-Feb-2008

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