Speeches/ Articles by

Mary L. Azcuenaga, Commissioner

1. Panel Discussion on Technological Innovation, International Trade and Competition Policy
   before the Japan Fair Trade Commission, 50th Anniversary Symposium, Tokyo, Japan, December 1, 1997
   
   
2. Antitrust and Intellectual Property: Recent Highlights and Uncertainties
   before the American Law Institute-American Bar Association, "Antitrust/Intellectual Property Claims in High Technology Markets", Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Boston, Massachusetts, April 24, 1997
   
   
3. The Role of Advertising and Advertising Regulation in the Free Market
   before the Turkish Association of Advertising Agencies, Conference on Advertising for Economy and Democracy, Istanbul, Turkey, April 8, 1997
   
   
4. Developments in Consumer Protection at the Federal Trade Commission: Achieving Customer Satisfaction in a Government Law Enforcement Agency
   before the PMAA Promotion Law/Marketing Conference, Promotion Marketing Association of America, Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., November 20, 1996
   
   
5. The Intersection of Antitrust and Intellectual Property: Adaptations, Aphorisms and Advancing the Debate
   before the American Law Institute-American Bar Association, Antitrust/Intellectual Property Claims in High Technology Markets, San Francisco, California, January 25, 1996
   
   
6. Antitrust and Intellectual Property in the Year 2000
   before the American Intellectual Property Law Association, La Quinta, California, January 24, 1996
   
   
7. Integrated Joint Ventures
   before the American Bar Association, Section of Antitrust Law and Section of Business Law, Panel: "Joint Ventures -- Finding the Safety Zone", Hotel Nikko, Chicago, Illinois, August 7, 1995
   
   
8. Merger Law Enforcement in the Evolving Antitrust Environment
   before The CS First Boston 1995 East Coast M&A Conference, New York, New York, May 12, 1995
   
   
9. Advertising Regulation and the Free Market
   before the International Congress of Advertising and Free Market "Freedom: XXI Century; The Century of The Consumer", Lima, Peru, May 11, 1995
   
   
10. Mergers: A View from the Federal Trade Commission
    before the Practicing Law Institute, 25th Annual Advanced Antitrust Seminar, Coral Gables, Florida, March 15, 1995
    
    
11. Intellectual Property and Antitrust: A Perspective from the FTC
    before the American Law Institute-American Bar Association, "Antitrust/Intellectual Property Claims in High Technology Markets", Stouffer Stanford Court Hotel, San Francisco, California, January 26, 1995
    
    
12. Price Surveys, Benchmarking and Information Exchanges,
    American Society of Association Executives, 8th Annual Legal Symposium, Washington, D.C. (November 8, 1994)
    
    
13. Three Vertical Issues: A Perspective,
    Ohio State Bar Association/Ohio CLE Institute, 28th Annual Antitrust Institute: Distribution, Marketing & Franchising, Cincinnati, OH (October 28, 1994)
    
    
14. Update from the FTC,
    National Association of Manufacturers, 17th Annual Fall Meeting, Orlando, FL (September 26, 1994)
    
    
15. Prevention of Deceptive Advertising at the FTC,
    Jamaican Fair Trading Commission, Media Appreciation Awards Banquet, Kingston, Jamaica (September 9, 1994)
    
    
16. FTC Enforcement: An Idiosyncratic Journey
    before the National Economic Research Associates, Inc., 15th Annual Antitrust and Trade Regulation Seminar, Santa Fe, New Mexico, July 7, 1994
    
    
17. The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act at the Federal Trade Commission
    before the California Association of Collectors, The Universal Sheraton Hotel, Universal City, California, May 17, 1994
    
    
18. FTC Enforcement Under Section 7 of the Clayton Act
    before the Practising Law Institute, Twenty-Fourth Annual Advanced Antitrust Workshop, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, March 9, 1994
    
    
19. Advertising: Interpretation and Enforcement Policy
    before the American Advertising Federation, 1994 National Government Affairs Conference, Washington, D.C., March 8, 1994
    
    
20. Musings on Mergers and Other Matters,
    Washington State Bar Association, 10th Annual Consumer Protection, Antitrust and Unfair Business Practices Conference, Seattle, WA (November 12, 1993)
    
    
21. Competition and the Promotion of Competitiveness,
    1993 SECOFI National Meeting of Delegates, "La Promocion de la Competitividad en Mexico," Monterrey, N.L., Mexico (October 5, 1993)
    
    
22. Vertical Restraints: A Perspective from the Federal Trade Commission,
    American Bar Association, Annual Meeting, Section of Antitrust Law, New York, NY (August 10, 1993)
    
    
23. Antitrust Enforcement Under the Clinton Administration: A Perspective from the FTC,
    American Bar Association, Annual Meeting, Section of Litigation Law, Committee on Antitrust, New York, NY (August 9, 1993)
    
    
24. The Robinson-Patman Act: A Perspective from the FTC,
    American Bar Association, Section of Antitrust Law and Corporate Counsel Center of Northwestern University School of Law, 1993 Robinson-Patman Act Seminar, Chicago, IL (May 13, 1993)
    
    
25. The Evolution of International Competition Policy: A Federal Trade Commission Perspective,
    Fordham Corporate Law Institute, 19th Annual International Antitrust Law & Policy, New York, NY (October 22, 1992)
    
    
26. Shimmers in the Penumbra of Section 5 and Other News,
    National Economic Research Associates, Inc., 13th Annual Antitrust and Trade Regulation Seminar, Santa Fe, NM (July 9, 1992)
    
    
27. Hospitals and Competition Policy,
    American Protestant Health Association, Washington Leadership Forum, Washington, D.C. (May 11, 1992)
    
    
28. Whither FTC Regulation of Advertising Claims Concerning Health, Nutrition and the Environment,
    Grocery Manufacturers of America, Washington, D.C. (April 14, 1992)
    
    
29. The Federal Trade Commission and Consumer Protection in the United States of America,
    Third International Conference on Consumer Law, Rio Grande du Sol, Brazil (March 11, 1992)
    
    
30. Marekt Power as a Screen in Evaluating Horizontal Restraints,
    American Bar Association, Section of Antitrust Law Program, "The Cutting Edge of Antitrust: Market Power", Washington, D.C. (October 18, 1991)
    
    
31. Options for Helping the Market Work on Behalf of the Environment,
    American Bar Association, Section of Antitrust Law, National Symposium on the "Greening" of Trade Regulation, Washington, D.C. (October 9, 1991)
    
    
32. Credit Practices Under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act,
    Southeastern Petroleum Credit Association, Fort Myers, FL (April 29, 1991)
    
    
33. Prescreening Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act and Other Current Issues that Affect Credit Bureaus,
    Associated Credit Bureaus, Inc., ACB Conference for Automated Credit Bureaus, Scottsdale, AZ (January 17, 1991)
    
    
34. A High-Fiber, Low-Cholesterol Approach to Health Claims: The Federal Trade Commission's 'Reasonable Basis' Standard,
    Food and Drug Law Institute, Food Labeling Workshop, Washington, D.C. (September 10, 1990)
    
    
35. Merger Enforcement in the 1990's: A Change in Fashion?,
    Practising Law Institute, 29th Annual Advanced Antitrust Seminar, San Francisco, CA (January 12, 1990)
    
    
36. Competition, Competitiveness and Production Joint Ventures,
    The Association of Public Corporations, Miami, FL (November 16, 1989)
    
    
37. Essential Facilities and Regulation: Court or Agency Jurisdiction?,
    American Bar Association, National Institute, "The Cutting Edge of Antitrust Exclusionary Practices," Washington, D.C. (October 5, 1989)
    
    
38. The Tariff is Still the Mother of the Trusts; or, Antitrust: It's Not Just for Breakfast Anymore,
    National Association of Attorneys General, 1989 Antitrust Centennial Symposium, Lawrence, Kansas (May 25, 1989)
    
    
39. The Commission, Antitrust and the Professions: Testing the Waters,
    National Health Lawyers Association, Washington, D.C. (January 26, 1989)
    
    
40. Defects Cases: What Legal Theories, Evidentiary Standards and Remedies Should Apply?,
    National Advertising Review Board, 16th Annual Meeting, New York, NY (December 9, 1987)
    
    
41. Remedy Options in Merger Cases,
    Federal Bar Association, Competition and New Business Relationships in the Health Care Industry, Detroit, MI (November 17, 1987)
    
    
42. Private Standard-Setting and The Noerr-Pennington Doctrine,
    Bar Association of the District of Columbia, 23rd Annual Symposium on Trade Association Law and Practice, Washington, D.C. (March 4, 1987)
    
    
43. The Impact of State Efforts to Regulate Advertising,
    Council of Better Business Bureaus' Foundation, 1986 Washington Forum, Washington, D.C. (December 3, 1986)
    
    
44. Private Regulation of Trade,
    Bar Association of the District of Columbia, 22nd Annual Symposium on Trade Association Law and Practice, Washington, D.C. (February 27, 1986)
    
    
45. Antitrust Enforcement Policy of the FTC,
    Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc., 19th New England Antitrust Conference, Boston, MA (November 8, 1985)
    
    
46. FTC Rulemaking: Harnessing Fire,
    Society of Consumer Affairs Professionals in Business, SOCAP Meeting, Los Angeles, CA (September 12, 1985)