FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AT TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1997 (202) 616-2771 TDD (202) 514-1888
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Department of Justice today
announced the appointment of Adam Golodner as Chief of Staff and
Counselor to Joel I. Klein, Assistant Attorney General in charge
of the Antitrust Division.
Golodner replaces Michael Powell who joined the Federal
Communications Commission in October as a Commissioner.
As Chief of Staff, Golodner will counsel the AAG on policy
matters, help the Division enforce the antitrust laws in the new
economy, as well as work to ensure that the Division operates
effectively.
"Mr. Golodner brings a wealth of diverse experience with him to the Division. His talents and expertise will assist substantially in ensuring that American markets remain free and open and that American consumers are protected from anticompetitive actions," said Joel I. Klein, Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Antitrust Division. "He has a proven record of getting things done."
Golodner is the former Deputy Administrator of the Rural
Service Department for the Department of Agriculture. He has also
served as a member of Vice President Gore's National Information
Infrastructure (NII) Task Force, and as a member of the
Communications Committee of the National Association of
Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC). Prior to beginning
government service in 1993, he was a partner at the Denver law
firm of Moye, Giles, O'Keefe, Vermeire and Gorrell.
Golodner earned his J.D. degree from the University of Colorado School of Law in 1985 where he served as an Articles Editor of the Law Review, and received his Bachelor of Arts degree from The Colorado College in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
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