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Article: Media-merger overseer.(Joseph Simons, chief of the Federal Trade Commission's Competition Bureau)(Brief Article)
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- Broadcasting & Cable
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- November 12, 2001
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Back at FTC, Simons likely to play critical role in shaping industry
Few media attorneys are likely to be familiar with Joseph Simons, but many will get to know him well during the next couple years. Named chief of the Federal Trade Commission's Competition Bureau in June, Simons is likely to play a critical role in shaping the industry--especially if the courts force the FCC to cede most merger due diligence to the FTC and the Justice Department, as many predict.
Although Simons has had limited experience with media mergers, his mentors in the antitrust field have been influential in shaping the deregulation and consolidation wave that began in the ...