John D. Graubert

John Graubert is a partner in the firm’s Washington office.  His wide-ranging antitrust and consumer law practice includes merger and non-merger government investigations and enforcement actions, private antitrust litigation, and counseling in the US and in conjunction with the firm’s counsel in Europe and Beijing.  Mr. Graubert is also co-chair of the firm’s Advertising and Consumer Law practice group, and works with the firm’s Dodd-Frank Act Implementation team on matters concerning the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

From 1998-2008, Mr. Graubert served as Principal Deputy General Counsel and Acting General Counsel at the Federal Trade Commission.  At the FTC, Mr. Graubert managed all litigation, legal counsel, policy studies, and administrative functions within the Office of General Counsel.  He also advised the Commission and agency staff on antitrust and consumer protection matters and administrative law.  He was involved in dozens of litigated matters for the Commission, including FTC v. Swedish Match, et al. (D.D.C. 2000) and FTC v. Schering-Plough, et al. (11th Cir. 2005).  Mr. Graubert received the A. Leon Higginbotham Award and the Award for Distinguished Service.

Previous Experience

• Federal Trade Commission, Principal Deputy General Counsel (1998-2008) and Acting General Counsel (April-June 2001, January-March 2005)
• Georgetown University Law Center, Adjunct Professor, Global Competition Law and Policy (2003-present)

Memberships and Affiliations

• American Bar Association, Antitrust Section (Vice Chair, Federal Civil Enforcement Committee)

Publications and Speeches

• "China's Merger Control Agency Issues "Failure to File" Regulations," Covington E-Alert (1/11/2012), Co-Author
• "Chinese Pharmaceutical Companies Fined for Antitrust Violations," Covington E-Alert (11/18/2011), Co-Author
• "The FTC/Intel Settlement: One Step Forward, One Step Back?," Antitrust, v. 25, No. 2 (Spring 2011), Co-Author