Amy Brantly, founding partner of Kesselman Brantly Stockinger LLP, was recently quoted in an article in The Hill, “Facebook antitrust victory poses big test for new FTC chief.”
The article looks at a federal judge’s dismissal of the antitrust lawsuit against Facebook and what this means for the new FTC Chair, Lina Khan. The FTC is closely reviewing the decision and considering options, which could include filing a new administrative proceeding. Amy Brantly told The Hill, “The downside obviously to doing that is they’ll be fighting on two fronts, and the administrative proceeding lacks some of the teeth [compared to] bringing the case in court.
”Of the new FTC Chair, Lina Khan, Brantly noted that her scholarly work and time on the House panel’s investigation may not give her much of an upper hand when it comes to court cases.“
As the FTC chair she’s tasked with enforcing the law and the current law is old, and is what she’s fought so long against. So how she’s going to succeed with her goals under the current legal landscape is going to be a really tough road,” Brantly said.
The full article on The Hill website can be found here: https://thehill.com/ policy/ technology/ 560839-facebook- antitrust- victory-poses -big-test- for-new-ftc-chief