Robert Pitofsky, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetRobert Pitofsky
American legal academic
Date of Birth: 27-Dec-1929
Place of Birth: Paterson, New Jersey, United States
Date of Death: 06-Oct-2018
Profession: legal scholar
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About Robert Pitofsky
- Robert Pitofsky, (December 27, 1929 – October 6, 2018) was an American lawyer and politician who was the chairman of the Federal Trade Commission of the United States from April 11, 1995, to May 31, 2001.
- He had previously been Dean of the Georgetown University Law Center from 1983 to 1989, and was Dean Emeritus at the time of his passing.Pitofsky was educated at New York University and the Columbia University School of Law.
- Before becoming chairman of the FTC on April 12, 1995, he previously held positions with the FTC as a Commissioner (1978–1981) and as Director of the Bureau of Consumer Protection (1970–1973).Pitofsky is the primary author of one of the most widely used casebooks in the area of trade regulation, now in its sixth edition. Pitofsky was married and has three children and seven grandchildren.
- He died at the age of 88 on October 6, 2018.
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