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White House Announces FTC Commissioner Nominations
C. Benjamin Crisman, Steven C. Sunshine, Michael L. Weiner, November 23, 2009
On Monday, November 16, 2009, the White House announced that President Obama plans to nominate Julie Brill, a seasoned consumer protection lawyer, and Edith Ramirez, a California attorney specializing in antitrust and intellectual property issues, as FTC Commissioners.

Günther Oettinger: The Next European Commissioner for Competition?
Frederic Depoortere, Barry E. Hawk, Ingrid E. Vandenborre, James S. Venit, November 10, 2009
It is widely rumored that Günther Oettinger the Minister-President of the German state of Baden-Württemberg, whom German Chancellor Angela Merkel designated last week as the German member of the new European Commission that will take office in January 2010, may well be the next European...

Raising the Bar: A Self-Help Program for Re-Establishing Director Credibility and Combating Federal Preemption of State Corporate Law
Peter Allan Atkins, November 10, 2009
This article highlights that publicly traded business corporations and their directors have lost the confidence and trust of many, leading to an onslaught of proposed federal legislation which, if enacted, will catapult the federal government into the role of primary regulator of those companies...

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