Ex-FTC Staffer Thomas Pahl Returning, Named Acting Head of Consumer Protection Bureau
Thomas Pahl, an attorney with Arnall Golden Gregory who previously worked at the FTC, was appointed acting director of the agency's Consumer Protection Bureau, said acting Chairman Maureen Ohlhausen in a Wednesday news release. Pahl replaces the current director, Jessica…
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Rich, who will resign Feb. 17 (see 1702070002). Ohlhausen said Pahl's career reflects a commitment to consumer protection through enforcement and advocacy. The release said he worked on consumer protection issues including credit reporting and debt collection at his law firm. Pahl began working for the FTC in 1990 in various roles, including at the bureau's Advertising Practices and Financial Practices divisions. He also advised former commissioners Mary Azcuenaga and Orson Swindle, the release said. Pahl worked on antitrust and consumer privacy matters while at the Senate Judiciary Committee under then-Chairman Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, who served from 2003 to 2005. Pahl is an adjunct professor at the George Mason University’s Scalia Law School and a Federalist Society member.