Hogan & Hartson LLP announced that Thomas B. Leary has been awarded the 2007 Miles Kirkpatrick Award from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).

The award, which was presented to Leary on December 6, 2007, is awarded annually “to honor the commitment, talent, and contribution of individuals who, throughout their public and private careers, have made lasting and significant contributions to the FTC.”

Leary, was a partner at Hogan & Hartson from 1983-1999 and is currently of counsel. He served as a Commissioner with the FTC for six years prior to re-joining Hogan & Hartson in 2006. He has almost 50 years of experience as an antitrust lawyer, with a practice that focuses on high-profile antitrust, international competition, trade regulation, and consumer protection matters for a large range of clients.

As an FTC Commissioner, Leary’s opinions, articles, and speeches made original contributions in important competition matters. These include, the application of the antitrust laws to the health care industry, the antitrust/intellectual property interface, the bipartisan enforcement of the merger laws, improvements in the merger review process, refinement of the role of efficiencies, and the links between competition and consumer protection law.
 

Source: Hogan & Hartson