GT Newsletter | Competition Currents | April 2024

In This Issue¹

United States

A. Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

1. FTC announces confirmation of Ferguson and Holyoak as FTC commissioners.

On March 8, FTC Chair Lina Khan announced that Andrew N. Ferguson and Melissa Holyoak had been confirmed to serve as FTC commissioners and that Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter had been confirmed to serve a second term. Commissioners Ferguson and Holyoak began their terms on March 25. With these confirmations, the FTC is now, after almost a year and a half, back to "full strength" with all five commissioner seats filled.

"Congratulations to Andrew Ferguson and Melissa Holyoak on their confirmations, and to Commissioner Slaughter on her re-confirmation," Chair Khan said. "I look forward to welcoming Andrew and Melissa to the FTC as we work to vigorously protect Americans from unfair methods of competition and unfair and deceptive business practices."