David Vladeck

David C. Vladeck
Vladeck testifying before Congress, 2011
Born	(1951-06-06) June 6, 1951 (age 65) New York City
Nationality	United States
Education	B.A. (1972), J.D. (1976), L.L.M (1977)
Alma mater	New York University Columbia Law School Georgetown Law School
Occupation	Attorney
Employer	Federal Trade Commission
Title	Director of Consumer Protection
Predecessor	Lydia Parnes
Successor	Jessica Rich
Website	http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/about.shtm

David C. Vladeck (born June 6, 1951) is the former Director of the Bureau of Consumer Protection of the Federal Trade Commission, an independent agency of the United States government. He was appointed by the Chairman of the FTC, Jon Leibowitz, on April 14, 2009, shortly after Leibowitz became Chairman.

Vladeck is a professor at the Georgetown University Law Center for seven years before his appointment to head the Bureau of Consumer Protection. While at Georgetown, he served as the Co-Director of the Institute for Public Representation, leading the Institute's work in civil rights. He taught courses in federal courts, civil procedure, and government processes, and co-directed the Institute for Public Representation, a legal clinic.

Before joining the faculty of the Georgetown University Law Center, Vladeck spent nearly 30 years as a lawyer at the Public Citizen Litigation Group, the litigation arm of Public Citizen, an advocacy organization founded by Ralph Nader. He served as the group’s director for 10 years. While at the Public Citizen Litigation Group, Vladeck argued a number of cases in front of the United States Supreme Court, including cases about the First Amendment, Civil Rights, and Labor Law. He also argued more than 60 cases in front of federal courts of appeal and state courts of last resort.

Vladeck received his B.A. from New York University in 1972, and graduated with a J.D. from Columbia Law School in 1976. He received an L.L.M. (Master of Laws) degree from Georgetown in 1977. While a student at New York University, Vladeck played on the school’s basketball team.

Vladeck is a native of New York City. He comes from a family of lawyers: his father, Stephen, founded a worker's rights firm in 1948, which his wife, Judith joined in 1957. Vladeck's sister, Anne, is a partner at the same firm and his nephew, Stephen, is a law professor who has taught at University of Miami School of Law, American University Washington College of Law, and the University of Texas School of Law. Vladeck’s brother, Bruce, was the head of the Health Care Financing Administration (now called the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services) under President Bill Clinton. Vladeck is married, and has two sons, both of whom pitched for their college baseball teams and one of whom is also a Georgetown Law graduate.