FTC appointment
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Jon Leibowitz has been sworn in as one of five Federal Trade commissioners, replacing Mozelle Thompson, a commissioner since 1996. Leibowitz was Democratic chief counsel and staff director to the Senate Antitrust Subcommittee from 1997 to 2000, and chief counsel to Senator Herb Kohl (D-Wisc.) from 1989 to 2000. Most recently Leibowitz was vice president of congressional affairs for the Motion Picture Association of America. His appointment follows shortly after Deborah Majoras replaced Timothy Muris as chairman (1"The Tan Sheet" Aug. 16, 2004, In Brief)...