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Joan "Jodie" Bernstein
Counsel
Bryan Cave LLP |
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Joan "Jodie" Bernstein is counsel for the Bryan Cave law firm, where she focuses on antitrust and trade issues.
Previously, she served for six years as director of consumer protection at the Federal Trade Commission. During her tenure, the agency targeted fraudulent operators on commercial Web sites; initiated a leading coordinating program in the government's effort to attack identity theft; reported to Congress on issues of Internet privacy and, at the request of Congress, on self regulation in the alcohol industry. She served as a spokesperson on many other consumer issues, particularly on those practices that affected children, in both traditionally deceptive advertising matters and on-line.
Bernstein served for several years in the Environmental Protection Agency, first as general counsel and as assistant administrator for enforcement of EPA's regulatory and permit programs. She was also the general counsel of the Department of Health and Human Services.
In the private sector, Bernstein represented major companies in environmental matters and, for five years, was the general counsel of Chemical Waste Management, the nation's largest hazardous waste company.
A graduate of the University of Wisconsin and Yale Law School, Bernstein has been recognized as a spokesperson on consumer, environmental, health and safety issues. As such, she has received several awards, including the Good Housekeeping Award, the National Consumer League Trumpeter Award and an Excellence in Government Service Award from the National Association of Women Executives in State Government. |
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