Bobby R. Burchfield Appointed by White House to Antitrust Modernization Commission
WASHINGTON, D.C. (December 21, 2004) — President George W. Bush has appointed Bobby R. Burchfield to serve as a Commissioner on the Antitrust Modernization Commission for the life of the Commission. Mr. Burchfield is co-partner-in-charge of McDermott Will & Emery’s Washington, D.C. office and chairs the Firm’s Complex Litigation Practice.
"It is an honor to be appointed to this important Commission," said Mr. Burchfield. "I look forward to serving President Bush, and to working with the other distinguished members of the Commission."
The Antitrust Modernization Commission was created pursuant to the Antitrust Modernization Commission Act of 2002. The Commission consists of 12 members, four of whom were appointed by the President, four of whom were appointed by the leadership of the Senate and four of whom were appointed by the leadership of the House of Representatives. Mr. Burchfield replaces Deborah Platt Majoras, who resigned as a Commissioner after her appointment as Chair of the Federal Trade Commission.
Mr. Burchfield has been named by the Legal Times as one of the top trial lawyers in the D.C. area (Legal Times, June 16, 2003), is highly rated by Chambers USA and Chambers Global (2004 eds.) and is listed in Best Lawyers in America. Mr. Burchfield previously served as General Counsel to the campaign of President George H. W. Bush in 1992. He clerked for Judge Ruggero J. Aldisert of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit after law school. Mr. Burchfield received his J.D. from the George Washington University Law School in 1979, where he was the Editor-in-Chief of the George Washington Law Review. He received his B.A. in economics, with distinction, from the Wake Forest University in 1976.
