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ARTICLE · 23 DECEMBER 2024

Trump's Antitrust Strategy Continues To Take Shape With New FTC Picks

Winston Taylor
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On December 10, President-elect Trump announced that he will elevate current FTC commissioner Andrew Ferguson to be the next Chair of the Federal Trade Commission.

United StatesAntitrust/Competition Law
Kevin B. Goldstein
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Conor A. Reidy
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Jean Vardaramatos
Ryan Chen
Ryan Chen

On December 10, President-elect Trump announced that he will elevate current FTC commissioner Andrew Ferguson to be the next Chair of the Federal Trade Commission. In a follow-up post, Trump also announced his selection of antitrust lawyer Mark Meador to serve as a new Republican FTC commissioner. These announcements herald a major political shift for the Commission, with Meador's anticipated appointment expected to create a Republican majority on the Commission. These announcements follow President-elect Trump's nomination a few days earlier of Gail Slater to lead the Department of Justice's Antitrust Division.

With Big Tech companies still under intense scrutiny by the President-elect—and singled out in his postings announcing both the FTC's Chair and the Antitrust Division's AAG—these appointments signal a continued focus on a populist antitrust agenda aimed at regulating and curbing the power of major technology firms. At the same time, each of these new

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