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julie brill

julie brill was sworn in as a commissioner of the federal trade commission april 6 , 2010 .
since joining the commission , ms. brill has been working actively on issues of critical importance to today 's consumers , including protecting consumers ' privacy , encouraging appropriate advertising substantiation , guarding consumers from financial fraud , and maintaining competition in industries involving health care and high-tech .
commissioner brill has been named `` the commission 's most important voice on internet privacy and data security issues '' a `` key player in u.s. and global regulations '' , `` one of the top minds in online privacy '' , one of the top four u.s. government players `` leading the data privacy debate '' , `` one of the top 50 influencers on big data '' , and a `` game-changer '' .
in 2014 she received the privacy leader of the year award from the international association of privacy professionals .
commissioner brill is an advocate of protecting consumers ' privacy , especially with new online and mobile technologies , and supports the creation and implementation of mechanisms to give consumers better information and control over the collection and use of their personal online information .
in her speeches , publications and meetings with a wide variety of stakeholders , commissioner brill calls on industry and policymakers to improve privacy by developing practical solutions rooted in both consumer protection and competition principles .
commissioner brill has been named `` one of the 50 most powerful people in health care '' .
she advocates for effective antitrust enforcement in the health care and high-tech sectors .
she wrote the commission 's unanimous decision in promedica , dissolving the merger of two hospitals in toledo , ohio .
commissioner brill 's promedica decision was recently upheld on appeal by the sixth circuit of the united states circuit court .
commissioner brill focuses on the need to improve consumer protection in the financial services arena .
she advocates improving regulations and enforcement involving credit reporting , debt collection and in other financial areas .
she is particularly interested in combatting frauds targeting consumers caught up in the economic downturn .
she strongly supports increased cooperation among the ftc , the cfpb , and the states as they implement the provisions of the 2010 dodd-frank wall street reform and consumer protection act .
commissioner brill has received numerous national awards for her work .
in addition to the 2014 privacy professionals privacy leader of the year award , she also received the new york university school of law alumna of the year award , and was recently elected to the american law institute .
prior to becoming a commissioner , ms. brill was the senior deputy attorney general and chief of consumer protection and antitrust for the north carolina department of justice .
commissioner brill has also been a lecturer-in-law at columbia university 's school of law .
before serving as chief of consumer protection and antitrust in north carolina , commissioner brill served as an assistant attorney general for consumer protection and antitrust for the state of vermont for over 20 years .
prior to coming to the vermont attorney general 's office , commissioner brill was an associate at paul , weiss , rifkind , wharton & garrison in new york .
she clerked for vermont federal district court judge franklin s. billings , jr. .
commissioner brill graduated , magna cum laude , from princeton university , and from new york university school of law , where she had a root-tilden scholarship for her commitment to public service .
