washington president donald trump select joseph simons antitrust attorney washington law firm head federal trade commission white house official say wednesday trump expect nominate simons agency along noah phillips rohit chopra ftc commissioners white house official say upon confirmation simons designate chairman official say agency currently head act chairman maureen ohlhausen republican democrat terrell mcsweeny commissioner president long expect name permanent chair fill three empty commission seat two republican one democrat independent simons partner law firm paul weiss rifkind wharton garrison llp director ftc bureau competition 2001 2003. simons tenure ftc agency sue stop diageo plc pernod ricard buy seagram spirit wine 2001 prevent duopoly rum ftc also file lawsuit 2003 stop haagen-dazs owner nestle hold inc buy dreyer grand ice cream inc make also superpremium ice cream ftc late settle case noah phillips graduate stanford law school 2005 chief counsel u.s. senator john cornyn texas republican also veteran law firm steptoe johnson llp cravath swaine moore fill empty democratic seat commission president tap rohit chopra financial service expert chopra ally massachusetts senator elizabeth warren currently consumer federation america ftc work justice department enforce antitrust law pursue company accuse deceptive advertise independent agency head chairman four commissioners three commissioners come one party exclusive trump select washington lawyer joe simons head ftc official