Robert Pitofsky, FTC chairman 1995-2001, died Oct. 6. He was 88. Pitofsky directed the Consumer Protection Bureau 1970-73 and was commissioner 1978-81. He was dean of the Georgetown University Law Center, where he was dean emeritus, and retired from Arnold…
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and Porter. When he was chairman, the FTC cleared AOL buying Time Warner. He moved the commission “toward an aggressive enforcement-based approach," said current Chairman Joe Simons. "He was a proponent of a consumer welfare standard grounded in sound economic principles.” Survivors include his wife, three children and seven grandchildren. Funeral services were Tuesday.