Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson has named Levi Swank as Deputy Director of the Bureau of Consumer Protection.
Swank brings experience as a consumer protection litigator, having worked on enforcement matters, class actions, and investigations. Before joining the FTC, he practiced law at a major Washington, D.C., firm where he advanced from associate to partner.
Swank earned his J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law, serving as Executive Editor of the Virginia Law Review and graduating Order of the Coif. He also holds a B.A. in Government from Patrick Henry College. After law school, Swank clerked for Judge Alice M. Batchelder on the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
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