Foreword

• Author: Roxann Henry
• Profession: Section of Antitrust Law
• Pages: 3-5

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FOREWQRD

The American Bar Association Section of Antitrust Law is proud to

continue its long-standing tradition of scholarship and service for the

practitioner with this Second Edition of Consumer Protection Law

Developments (CPLD). Since its first edition in 2009, the mission of

CPLD has been to synthesize consumer protection law into a coherent

and objective summary of court decisions, enforcement actions, agency

regulations, and guidelines, in an important and evolving area of law.

This second edition covers significant consumer protection developments

since the last hardbound publication, including the addition of a separate

chapter on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), which

was established with the passage of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform

and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, as well as significant discussions

about the impact of new technologies on consumer protection law, the

expansion in state consumer protection law enforcement, and ever-

growing importance of international legal precedent.

Like many of the Section’s publications, the second edition of CPLD

is the product of the labors of many talented individuals. Special thanks

go to Daniel Savrin and Christine Sommer, who served as the editorial

chairs and oversaw the entire publication effort. They were assisted by an

exceptionally capable editorial board consisted of Christopher Cole,

Aryeh Freidman, Gregory Fortsch, Megan Gray, David Mallen, Sheila

Millar, Gonzalo Mon, Katrina Robson, and Erv Switzer. Also

contributing to this book were the Section’s Officers and Council

members who reviewed and edited the completed manuscript, most

notably Publications Officer Barry Nigro and Consumer Protection

Officer Thomas Zych.

Thanks also go to the dozens of individuals who worked diligently to

gather, analyze and synthesize a huge amount of information, which

greatly enhanced the quality of this book. With apologies in advance to

anyone who may inadvertently have been omitted, the Section would like

to thank the following drafters, researchers, and other contributors:

Raghav Ahuja

Andrea Arias

Khaliah Barnes

Genie Barton

Catherine Bate

Douglas J. Behr

Kathryn E. Kuhn

Miriam R. Lederer

David Levie

Richard Mann

Nicole K. McConlogue

Randall K. Miller

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