Antitrust and Trade Regulation Certification.

• Author: Rowe, Lori S.
• Position: Annual Reports of Committees of the Florida Bar: 2018-2019

The Antitrust and Trade Regulation Certification Committee consists of five board-certified members: Judge Lori Rowe serves as the chair of the committee, and Robert Palmer serves as vice chair. Other members include William Blechman, Lizabeth Brady, and Gregory Hansel. Mark Osherow serves as the BLSE liaison to the certification committee.

Antitrust law is the substantive area of law dealing with anticompetitive conduct or structure affecting consumer welfare. The federal Sherman Act and analogous Florida statutes are the principal laws applicable to antitrust cases. Trade regulation law covers the substantive area of law dealing with deceptive, unfair, or unconscionable acts or practices, and unfair methods of competition under the Federal Trade Commission Act and Florida's Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act.

The Antitrust and Trade Regulation Certification Committee has worked diligently to propose rule amendments to the standards for certification to expand the practice areas covered by this certification to include the practice of consumer protection law. This proposal is consistent with and reflects the practices of many Florida attorneys certified in antitrust and trade regulation law. Antitrust and trade regulation bar associations...