Antitrust/Competition

Robert Pitofsky is Counsel in the Washington office of Arnold & Porter LLP. Formerly the Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Mr. Pitofsky’s practice focuses on antitrust and consumer protection matters.

Government Leadership

• Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Chairman (1995-2001)
• FTC Commissioner (1978-1981)
• FTC Bureau of Consumer Protection, Director (1970-1973)
• Defense Science Board Task Force on Antitrust Aspects of Defense Industry Downsizing, Chairman (1994)
• Administrative Conference, Member of the Council (1980–1981)

Antitrust/Competition Representative Matters

Antitrust counseling for companies such as

• Hoffmann-La Roche
• Bell South
• Microsoft
• Becton, Dickinson and Company
• Pactiv
• Visa

Antitrust counseling for companies such as

• Hoffmann-La Roche
• Bell South
• Microsoft
• Becton, Dickinson and Company
• Pactiv
• Visa

Professional Activity

• Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2000–Present)

• Member, Antitrust Section Council, American Bar Association (1986-1989)

• Member, Board of Governors, District of Columbia Bar Association (1981–1984)

• Visiting Professor of Law, Columbia Law School (2005)

• Sheehy Professor of Trade Regulation Law, Georgetown University Law Center

• Dean and Executive Vice President for Law Center Affairs, Georgetown University Law Center (1983-1989)

• Visiting Professor of Law, Harvard Law School (1975-1976)

• Professor of Law, New York University School of Law (1963-1970)