Mark Meador
Mark Meador | |
|---|---|
| Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission | |
Nominee | |
| Assumed office TBD | |
| President | Donald Trump (elect) |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | University of Chicago University of Houston |
Mark R. Meador is an American attorney. A member of the Republican Party, he is a nominee to serve on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
Early life
[edit]Meador attended the University of Chicago, from which he received a undergraduate degree in philosophy.[1] He later entered the University of Houston Law Center in 2008, from which he received his Juris Doctor degree.[1][2] Meador, a Republican, is a member of the Federalist Society.[1][3]
Career
[edit]Meador focuses on antitrust cases, having gained an interest from a class he took at Houston.[2] He worked for a time in the office of the Texas Attorney General and after he graduated from Houston, he worked from 2011 to 2016 with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) as an attorney for the bureau of competition division.[2][4] After his time with the FTC, Meador worked with the firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, as an associate in private practice.[3][5]
Meador joined the United States Department of Justice in 2019 as a trial attorney in the antitrust division, where he served two years.[3][6] He then joined the office of Utah U.S. Senator Mike Lee, where he held the position of Deputy Chief Counsel for Antitrust and Competition Policy.[3][7] He worked for Lee, the minority leader of the Senate Antitrust Subcommittee, until 2023.[7] During his time in Lee's office, Meador drafted a bill for Lee that would have required Google's ad tech business to break up.[3]
Bloomberg Law described Meador as "a pro-enforcement, populist Republican, particularly when it comes to the technology industry."[3] After his tenure with Lee's office, he became a partner with Kressin Law Group, then renamed Kressin Meador LLC.[7]
On December 10, 2024, President-elect Donald Trump announced he was nominating Meador to serve as a commissioner on the Federal Trade Commission.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Mark Meador". Federalist Society.
- ^ a b c Brown, Marcia (November 6, 2023). "The Next Generation of Law Students Is Obsessed With Lina Khan". Politico.
- ^ a b c d e f g Sisco, Josh (December 10, 2024). "Trump to Nominate Mark Meador as an FTC Commissioner". Bloomberg Law.
- ^ "Mark Meador". Kressin Meador.
- ^ "Heritage Welcomes Antitrust Expert Mark Meador as Visiting Fellow". The Heritage Foundation. October 19, 2023.
- ^ "Mark Meador". LegiStorm.
- ^ a b c "Antitrust Pro Joins Budding Competition Law Firm". PYMNTS. July 7, 2023.