Julie Brill
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Julie Brill was sworn in as a Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission
April 6, 2010, to a term that expires on September 25, 2016.
Before she became a Commissioner, Brill was the Senior Deputy Attorney General
and Chief of Consumer Protection and Antitrust for the North Carolina
Department of Justice, a position she held since February 2009. Brill has also been a Lecturer-in-Law at Columbia University’s School of Law. Prior to her move to the North Carolina Department of Justice, Brill was an Assistant Attorney General for Consumer Protection and Antitrust for the State of Vermont
for over 20 years, from 1988 to 2009.
Brill has received several national awards for her work protecting consumers. She has testified before Congress
, published numerous articles, and served on many national expert panels focused on consumer protection issues such as pharmaceuticals, privacy, credit reporting, data security breaches, and tobacco. Brill has also served as a Vice-Chair of the Consumer Protection Committee of the Antitrust Section of the American Bar Association.
Prior to her career in law enforcement, Brill was an associate at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
in New York from 1987 to 1988. She clerked for Vermont Federal District Court Judge Franklin S. Billings
, Jr. From 1985 to 1986. 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.
Brill is married to Mark Miller, and has two sons, Zachary and Noah.
Federal Trade Commission
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April 6, 2010, to a term that expires on September 25, 2016.
Before she became a Commissioner, Brill was the Senior Deputy Attorney General
Attorney General
In most common law jurisdictions, the attorney general, or attorney-general, is the main legal advisor to the government, and in some jurisdictions he or she may also have executive responsibility for law enforcement or responsibility for public prosecutions.The term is used to refer to any person...
and Chief of Consumer Protection and Antitrust for the North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
Department of Justice, a position she held since February 2009. Brill has also been a Lecturer-in-Law at Columbia University’s School of Law. Prior to her move to the North Carolina Department of Justice, Brill was an Assistant Attorney General for Consumer Protection and Antitrust for the State of Vermont
Vermont
Vermont is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state ranks 43rd in land area, , and 45th in total area. Its population according to the 2010 census, 630,337, is the second smallest in the country, larger only than Wyoming. It is the only New England...
for over 20 years, from 1988 to 2009.
Brill has received several national awards for her work protecting consumers. She has testified before Congress
United States Congress
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, published numerous articles, and served on many national expert panels focused on consumer protection issues such as pharmaceuticals, privacy, credit reporting, data security breaches, and tobacco. Brill has also served as a Vice-Chair of the Consumer Protection Committee of the Antitrust Section of the American Bar Association.
Prior to her career in law enforcement, Brill was an associate at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP is a law firm headquartered on Sixth Avenue in New York City. The firm has well-noted expertise in its corporate, personal representation, entertainment law and litigation practices, having long been a leader among national litigation firms...
in New York from 1987 to 1988. She clerked for Vermont Federal District Court Judge Franklin S. Billings
Franklin S. Billings
Franklin Swift Billings was an American politician from Woodstock, Vermont. He served as the 60th Governor of Vermont from 1925 to 1927 and as the 52nd Lieutenant Governor of Vermont from 1923–1925. His parents were Franklin Noble Billings and Nancy Swift Billings. His son, Franklin S....
, Jr. From 1985 to 1986. Brill graduated, magna cum laude, from Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
, and from New York University School of Law
New York University School of Law
The New York University School of Law is the law school of New York University. Established in 1835, the school offers the J.D., LL.M., and J.S.D. degrees in law, and is located in Greenwich Village, in the New York City borough of Manhattan....
, where she had a Root-Tilden Scholarship for her commitment to public service.
Brill is married to Mark Miller, and has two sons, Zachary and Noah.