BakerHostetler to Host FTC Commissioners at Section 5 Symposium

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- BakerHostetler will host current and former FTC Commissioners and decision makers from three branches of government to discuss the Federal Trade Commission's progressive use of Section 5 in antitrust and consumer protection enforcement actions. The Symposium will be held on February 26, 2015 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. at The Willard InterContinental in Washington, D.C. For those unable to attend in person, a webinar will be broadcast live over the Internet. To register visit, http://www.bakerlaw.com/events.

The Symposium will discuss and debate the origins, past and present use, and future parameters of Section 5 as a renewed enforcement vehicle. Commissioner Joshua D. Wright will deliver a keynote address, and he and Commissioner Maureen K. Ohlhausen will both make important statements about Section 5. Presenters at the symposium include:

• The Hon. Joshua D. Wright, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission, Keynote Speaker
• The Hon. Maureen K. Ohlhausen, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
• The Hon. Douglas H. Ginsburg, Circuit Judge, Federal Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
• The Hon. William E. Kovacic, former Federal Trade Commission Chairman, and now Professor at George Washington Law School
• The Hon. Terry Calvani, former Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission, and now Of Counsel, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
• Deborah L. Feinstein, Director of Federal Trade Commission Bureau of Competition
• Jessica L. Rich, Director of Federal Trade Commission Bureau of Consumer Protection
• Matthew Owen, Chief Counsel to the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights, General Counsel to Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah)
• Anthony Grossi, Counsel to the U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law
• Barry J. Cutler, former Director of Federal Trade Commission Bureau of Consumer Protection, and now Of Counsel, BakerHostetler
• Susan A. Creighton, former Director of Federal Trade Commission Bureau of Competition, and now Partner, Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati, PC
• Marc Winerman, Attorney Advisor to former Federal Trade Commission Chairman Kovacic
• Robert H. Lande, former Federal Trade Commission attorney, and now Professor at University of Baltimore Law School
• Neil W. Averitt, former Federal Trade Commission attorney and organizer of 2008 Section 5 Federal Trade Commission Public Workshop

This all-day symposium, available for in-person CLE credit(1), will also be offered afterward as a webcast. (1)CLE credit is pending for the following states: Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.
Editor's Note: Media are invited to attend the Section 5 Symposium in person or via live webinar. Register at, http://www.bakerlaw.com/events.

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