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John D. Graubert

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Washington +1 202 662 5938 jgraubert@cov.com Download V-card

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John Graubert has more than 30 years of experience in a wide range of complex antitrust and consumer law matters. Mr. Graubert came to the firm after serving for ten years as Principal Deputy General Counsel of the Federal Trade Commission. Mr. Graubert is co-chair of the firm’s Advertising and Consumer Law practice group, an Adjunct Professor at the Georgetown University Law Center, and a vice-chair of the Advertising Disputes and Litigation Committee of the ABA Antitrust Section.

From 1998-2008, Mr. Graubert served as Principal Deputy General Counsel (including several stints as Acting General Counsel) at the Federal Trade Commission. In that position 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.

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Co-lead counsel for POM Wonderful in FTC litigation challenging health claims in advertising.
Negotiated consent orders with FTC (e.g. Lumos Labs (2016, individual defendants); Graco, Inc. (2013; 2015); Jason Pharmaceuticals (2012)), and CFPB (e.g. GE Capital; (2013) PRA LLC (2015)).
Counsel for PharMerica Corporation as target in hostile cash tender offer challenged by FTC.
Successful resolution of numerous non-public FTC competition and consumer protection investigations.

American Bar Association, Antitrust Section (Vice Chair, Federal Civil Enforcement Committee (2011-2014); Advertising Disputes & Litigation Committee (2014-present))

Federal Trade Commission, Principal Deputy General Counsel (1998-2008)
Georgetown University Law Center, Adjunct Professor, Global Competition Law and Policy (2003-present)

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Best Lawyers Names Covington’s Stuart Eizenstat and Gregg Levy Lawyers of the Year

WASHINGTON, DC, August 18, 2014 — Best Lawyers named Covington & Burling’s Stuart Eizenstat and Gregg Levy each a 2015 “Lawyer of the Year” in international trade and sports law, respectively, citing their “abilities, professionalism and integrity.” Overall, Covington lawyers received 217 individual mentions in 58 areas of law in the newly released annual survey ...

Covington’s Voorhees Named Chair-Elect of ABA Antitrust Section

WASHINGTON, DC, September 16, 2011 — The American Bar Association’s Section of Antitrust Law has selected Ted Voorhees as chair-elect for the coming year and eight additional Covington lawyers to its leadership team. “It is exciting and a great honor to become chair-elect at a time of historic proliferation of competition law regimes throughout the world,” Mr. ...

Senior DOJ Antitrust Official Joins Covington as Co-Chair of Global Competition Practice

WASHINGTON, DC, March 23, 2009 — Covington & Burling LLP is pleased to announce that Deborah Garza, who most recently served as Acting Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division, has joined the firm. Ms. Garza will co-chair, along with Thomas O. Barnett, the firm’s global antitrust and competition law practice. Ms. Garza ...

FTC Deputy General Counsel Graubert Joins Covington

WASHINGTON, DC, March 3, 2008 — Covington & Burling LLP is pleased to announce that John Graubert has joined the firm’s antitrust and consumer law group as a partner. Mr. Graubert, who most recently served as Principal Deputy General Counsel at the Federal Trade Commission, will be resident in the firm’s Washington office. At the FTC, Mr. Graubert managed all ...

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Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., 1981

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