July 5, 2023 — FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Melissa Holyoak, co-founder of the Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute, has been nominated to serve as Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission. According to the Monday announcement, Holyoak will serve as one of the Republican appointees to the bipartisan commission.
Holyoak brings a wealth of consumer protection experience to the agency.
The White House stated “Holyoak is an experienced litigator, with much of her twenty years of practice focused on consumer protection. Prior to joining the Utah Attorney General’s Office, Holyoak served as President and General Counsel of Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute, a Washington, D.C.-based public interest firm representing consumers challenging unfair class actions and regulatory overreach.” FTC’s Democratic chair agreed that Holyoak is well-qualified: she “would bring key skills, experiences, and expertise to the Commission.”
Holyoak co-founded HLLI with Theodore H. Frank in 2019. She previously served as senior counsel with the Center for Class Action Fairness (CCAF), now part of HLLI. At HLLI, Holyoak helped return hundreds of millions of dollars to consumers and shareholders.
“Melissa’s contributions to the welfare of consumers cannot be overstated,” said Ted Frank, director of litigation, HLLI. “The FTC is getting a commissioner who understands the importance of consumer fraud enforcement that prioritizes recovery to victims.”
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Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute is a nonprofit public interest law firm formed in 2019. HLLI challenges administrative and regulatory actions and abuses of the class action and civil justice system that exceed constitutional limits, promote rent-seeking, or otherwise improperly created deadweight loss; and challenges improper restrictions on speech and other actions beyond constitutional bounds.
HLLI’s website is http://hlli.org.
Contact:
Ted Frank, 703-203-3848, ted.frank@hlli.org