FTC departure
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Deputy Director of the Bureau of Competition Ann Malester is leaving the Federal Trade Commission to enter private practice, FTC announces Jan. 21. From 1991 to 2003, Malester served as the Bureau's Assistant Director of Mergers I, one of four merger divisions, reviewing proposed mergers and obtaining consumer relief. She has worked on several pharmaceutical and biotech mergers, including Pfizer/Pharmacia and Glaxo/SmithKlineBeecham, as well as on several FTC court cases such as American Medical Association vs. FTC...