Mary M. Gardner
Venable LLP
Articles
So…What If the FTC Loses AMG Capital Management v. FTC?
USA - January 19 2021 Last week, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in AMG Capital Management v. FTC. As we’ve previously discussed, the Supreme Court is set to decide…
FTC Commissioner Encourages Partnership with CFPB and “Systemic” Change Following FTC Action against Debt Collection Scheme
USA - December 4 2020 On November 30, 2020, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it had taken action against a debt collection company, Midwest Recovery…
FTC Commissioner Seeks to Resurrect Penalty Offense Authority
USA - November 11 2020 At the end of last month, FTC Commissioner Rohit Chopra and his attorney advisor, Samuel Levine, penned an article, “The Case for Resurrecting the…
FTC Commissioner Warns Larger Companies and Payment Processors, Seeks Greater Financial Penalties
USA - October 30 2020 On October 19, 2020, the Federal Trade Commission issued its annual report to Congress regarding the FTC’s efforts to protect senior citizens from…
Disgorgement Denied: Third Circuit Hands FTC a Tough Pill to Swallow Over Section 13(b) Authority
USA - October 1 2020 Yesterday, the Third Circuit issued an opinion in Federal Trade Commission v. AbbVie, Inc., joining the Seventh Circuit in holding that the FTC is…
