Lina Maliha Khan [6] (born March 3, 1989) is an American legal scholar who served from 2021 to 2025 as chair of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). She is also a professor at Columbia Law School.While a student at Yale Law School, she became known for her work in antitrust and competition law in the United States after publishing the …

Jun 15, 2021 · Lina M. Khan served as Chair of the Federal Trade Commission from June 15, 2021 to January 20, 2025. Khan got her start in antitrust as a business reporter and researcher examining consolidation across markets, from airlines to chicken farming.

Jan 20, 2025 · Lina Khan, who until Monday was an aggressive enforcer of antitrust law as the head of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) under former President Joe Biden, will resign from the commission in ...

Dec 12, 2024 · President-elect Donald Trump has announced that he will replace Khan with Andrew Ferguson, an FTC commissioner currently working under Khan.

Jun 15, 2021 · Lina M. Khan was sworn in today as Chair of the Federal Trade Commission. President Biden named Khan, a Democrat, to a term on the Commission that expires September 25, 2024, and designated her as Chair. Khan was confirmed by …

Dec 10, 2024 · President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday named Andrew Ferguson as the next chair of the Federal Trade Commission. He will replace Lina Khan, who became a lightning …

Jan 21, 2025 · Lina Khan, known for her bold antitrust enforcement as head of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) under President Joe Biden, announced her resignation. Her tenure was marked by efforts to ...

Jan 18, 2025 · Lina Khan, British-born American legal scholar who served as commissioner and chair of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) from 2021. Nominated by President Joe Biden as one of five commissioners of the FTC, she was named chair of the commission following her Senate confirmation on June 15.

Oct 16, 2023 · When the Federal Trade Commission and 17 states sued Amazon last month in a landmark antitrust case, Lina Khan, chair of the FTC, described it as a “cutting-edge” lawsuit that captures ...

Jan 17, 2025 · Chair Lina M. Khan issued a statement. Commissioner Holyoak issued a dissenting statement. Commissioner Ferguson issued a dissenting statement. NOTE: The Commission issues a complaint when it has “reason to believe” that the law has been or is being violated, and it appears to the Commission that a proceeding is in the public interest. The ...