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ARTICLE · 22 JUNE 2021

Lina Khan Becomes FTC Chair

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Today, Lina Khan was sworn in as the new Chair of the Federal Trade Commission. President Joseph R. Biden named Kahn, a Democrat, to the FTC and designated her as Chair.

United StatesAntitrust/Competition Law

Today, Lina Khan  was sworn in as the new Chair of the Federal Trade Commission.  President Joseph R. Biden named Kahn, a Democrat, to the FTC and designated her as Chair.  She was also confirmed by the U.S. Senate today as well.  

In a statement issued from the FTC, Khan said, "It is a tremendous honor to have been selected by President Biden to lead the Federal Trade Commission.  I look forward to working with my colleagues to protect the public from corporate abuse."

Prior to becoming Chair of the FTC, Khan was an Associate Professor of Law at Columbia Law School.  According to her Columbia Law bio, she "teaches and writes about antitrust law, infrastructure industries law, the antimonopoly tradition, and law and political economy."  Her bio also explains that, "Several of her writings have focused on the ways that dominant digital platforms freshly reveal the shortcomings of the current approach to antitrust."  Prior to joining Columbia Law, Khan served as

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