Thomas Dahdouh

Former Attorney Advisor at Federal Trade Commission

Speaker

Tom Dahdouh, a longtime FTC attorney, served as Attorney Advisor to FTC Chair Lina M. Khan during her tenure as Chair. Before that, he served as Regional Director of the Western Regional Office, with offices in San Francisco and Los Angeles, from 2013 to 2019, and then Regional Director of the Western Region San Francisco Office from 2020 to 2021. Before those positions, he served as an Attorney Advisor to two FTC Commissioners in the 1990’s, and then was a staff attorney for many years before becoming Regional Director. Before leaving the FTC after 33 years at the end of 2024, he was awarded the FTC’s Robert L. Pitofsky Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2025, the California Lawyers Association’s Antitrust and Consumer Protection Section named him “California Antitrust Lawyer of the Year.” He is currently a Public Interest Fellow at the American Antitrust Institute.