On August 8, 2022, Commissioner Noah Joshua Phillips announced that he plans to resign from the Federal Trade Commission in the fall after serving four years with the agency.
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BTI Names Hunton Partners as Client Service All-Stars for 2022
BTI Consulting Group names Hunton partners Aaron Simpson and Lisa Sotto BTI Client Service All-Stars for 2022.
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FTC Chair Appoints Senior Advisor
On October 7, 2021, Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan appointed Olivier Sylvain as a senior advisor on rulemaking and emerging technology.
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BREAKING: Biden to Nominate New FTC Commissioner
On September 13, 2021, President Biden is expected to nominate Alvaro Bedoya to the Federal Trade Commission.
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CIPL President Bojana Bellamy Named to POLITICO’s Tech 28
Hunton Andrews Kurth is pleased to announce that POLITICO has named Centre for Information Policy Leadership President Bojana Bellamy among its Tech 28, the news organization’s inaugural list of top “rulemakers, rulebreakers and visionaries” shaping the future of technology in Europe and beyond. …
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Senate Confirms New FTC Commissioner
On June 15, 2021, the U.S. Senate confirmed Lina Khan to the Federal Trade Commission by a vote of 69-28.
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Chambers and Partners Honors Hunton’s Lisa Sotto for Outstanding Contribution to the Legal Profession
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP partner Lisa J. Sotto, chair of the firm’s Global Privacy and Cybersecurity practice, has been recognized by Chambers and Partners with the 2021 Outstanding Contribution to the Legal Profession award.
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Hunton Publishes 2020 Retail Industry Year in Review
Hunton releases its 2020 Retail Industry Year in Review, which features several articles authored by our privacy lawyers, including on topics such as the cashier-less technology revolution, the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 and “buy now, pay later” plans.
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Biden Designates Acting FTC Chair
On January 21, 2021, President Biden designated Rebecca Kelly Slaughter as Acting Chair of the Federal Trade Commission. …
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Hunton Privacy Team Contributes to 2021 Getting the Deal Through Guide on Data Protection and Privacy
Lexology’s Getting the Deal Through releases its 2021 guide on Data Protection and Privacy. Hunton’s privacy and cybersecurity team members serve as contributing editors of the guide and have authored multiple chapters, including on Belgium, the UK and United States. This blog entry provides a link to download the guide. …
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