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Furman is a former Deputy Director at the Federal Trade Commission who worked as
an advisor to the FTC chairman and as a spokesman for the Commission's manifold consumer
initiatives and efforts to control deceptive trade practices and anti-competitive
behavior. He assumed this post as the Deputy Director for Public Information in Washington, D.C. during the Carter Administration after being recruited from his position as Director of Communications for Consumers Union, the nonprofit publisher of Consumer Reports magazine. Furman's service at the Commission earned him several achievement awards, including one in 1979 by the FTC chairman for "Contribution to Effective Operations" because of "exemplary" performance on behalf of the agency. In his practice of law, Furman has opposed the Federal Trade Commission in federal district court, and advised other clients on FTC regulatory matters, and successfully represented several corporate and individual respondents in adjudicative proceedings before the Commission. In one instance his clients had been the subject of an investigation of their business practices and claims for nearly a decade. The corporation's counsel turned to Furman when the Commission issued a complaint charging a multiplicity of unfair and deceptive practices in violation of the Federal Trade Commission Act. The extensive proceedings involved dozens upon dozens of witness interviews and affidavits, experts, testing protocols, depositions, a site visit by a Commission attorney, and the unusual circumstance of hearings before two different Administrative Law Judges. Ultimately, however, the Commission issued a Decision and Order that settled the case with no admission by Furman's clients of any of the facts alleged in the complaint -- nor was there any admission of any violation of law or regulation. Most significantly, in addition to Furman settling the case with no admission of wrongdoing by his clients, no fines or penalties were paid in connection with the settlement of the case. As is explained more fully in the Disclaimer section of this website, each case is unique and the recounting of this example of representation is intended to illustrate the scope of the law firm's practice. |
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