John Graubert

John Graubert has more than 30 years of experience in a wide range of complex antitrust and consumer law matters. Mr. Graubert came to the firm after serving for ten years as Principal Deputy General Counsel of the Federal Trade Commission. Mr. Graubert is chair of the firm’s Advertising and Consumer Protection practice group, an Adjunct Professor at the Georgetown University Law Center, and a vice-chair of the Federal Civil Enforcement Committee of the ABA Antitrust Section.

Firm/Organization: Covington & Burling LLP

Blogs: Cov Financial Services, Inside Privacy

Latest Articles

Inside Privacy

The Growing Issue of ‘Dark Patterns’ in Shopping Sites: What They Are and What You Should Know About Them

By William Stern, Laura Kim & John Graubert

July 9, 2019

You may have heard the phrase “dark patterns” as shorthand for various user interfaces designed to influence users’ decisions. They can range from the perfectly innocent to the unethical, and even illegal. Whatever the form, dark patterns have recently drawn attention from the mainstream press. Dark patterns are coming out from the shadows. And when that happens, class action lawyers can’t be far behind.…

Cov Financial Services

Post-Election Outlook for Financial Regulatory Agencies: Federal Trade Commission

By John Graubert

November 21, 2016

On the campaign trail, President-elect Trump said little about his plans for the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC” or “Commission”), but he has a unique opportunity to remake the FTC early in his term, because of an unusual number of Commissioner vacancies, one expired term, and his presidential prerogative to designate one Commissioner as the Chair.…

Inside Privacy

Administrative Law Judge Dismisses FTC’s LabMD Complaint, Finding Insufficient Evidence of “Substantial Injury” to Consumers

By John Graubert, Kurt Wimmer & Caleb Skeath

November 16, 2015

On Friday, November 13, Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chief Administrative Law Judge Chappell issued an Initial Decision dismissing the FTC’s complaint against LabMD, on the ground that the Commission’s staff had failed to carry its burden of demonstrating a “likely substantial injury” to consumers resulting from LabMD’s allegedly “unfair” data security practices. While Judge Chappell’s decision represents a victory for LabMD as the first company to successfully challenge an FTC Section 5 data security enforcement…

John Graubert

The Growing Issue of ‘Dark Patterns’ in Shopping Sites: What They Are and What You Should Know About Them

Post-Election Outlook for Financial Regulatory Agencies: Federal Trade Commission

Administrative Law Judge Dismisses FTC’s LabMD Complaint, Finding Insufficient Evidence of “Substantial Injury” to Consumers

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