US lawyer appointed to Competition Authority

US antitrust lawyer Ms Carolyn Galbreath has been appointed as a member of the Competition Authority.

US antitrust lawyer Ms Carolyn Galbreath has been appointed as a member of the Competition Authority.

As a trial attorney at the Antitrust Division of the US Department of Justice, she prosecuted international criminal cartel cases and litigated corporate mergers.

In 1999, Ms Galbreath was awarded a UK Atlantic Fellowship in Public Policy to study European Union mergers and competition law modernisation.

Announcing the appointment, the Minister for Enterprise Michael Martin said: "I see Ms Galbreath's appointment as a further step in advancing the competition agenda in this country. She is very well qualified for the position and I have no doubt the Authority will benefit from the considerable experience and expertise she will bring to it."

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Ms Galbreath will take up the position on April 18th  2006.