John Newman is the Herbert Herff Chair of Excellence at the University of Memphis School of Law, where his research focuses on antitrust and antimonopoly, with a particular emphasis on the antitrust law and economics of digital markets. Professor Newman has the unique distinction of having served the public at both federal antitrust enforcement agencies. Most recently, he was deputy director of the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Competition, serving under then-Chair Lina Khan. He also previously practiced as a trial attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division. In those roles, he oversaw or was involved in several high-profile platform antitrust cases involving Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, American Express, and more.