Ms Edith RAMIREZ

Edith Ramirez was sworn in as a Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in April 2010 and became Chairwoman of the FTC in March 2013. At the FTC, Edith has focused on promoting competition and innovation in the technology and healthcare sectors, protecting consumers from deceptive and unfair practices, and safeguarding consumer privacy. Before joining the FTC, Edith was a partner in the Los Angeles office of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, where she litigated complex business disputes, including intellectual property, antitrust, unfair competition, and advertising matters. She is a graduate of Harvard Law School, where she was an editor of the Harvard Law Review, and Harvard College.

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