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{{Short description|U.S. lawyer and politician}} |
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==Education== |
==Education== |
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Holyoak earned her B.A. from the [[University of Utah]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2023-07-03 |title=President Biden Announces Nominees to Bipartisan Boards and Commissions |url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/07/03/president-biden-announces-nominees-to-bipartisan-boards-and-commissions/ |access-date=2023-07-04 |website=The White House |language=en-US}}{{PD-notice}}</ref> She graduated from the [[S.J. Quinney College of Law]] in 2003 as a member of the [[Order of the Coif]] and the [[law review]].<ref name=":0" /> |
Holyoak earned her B.A. from the [[University of Utah]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2023-07-03 |title=President Biden Announces Nominees to Bipartisan Boards and Commissions |url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/07/03/president-biden-announces-nominees-to-bipartisan-boards-and-commissions/ |access-date=2023-07-04 |website=The White House |language=en-US}}{{PD-notice}}</ref> She graduated from the [[S.J. Quinney College of Law]] in 2003 as a member of the [[Order of the Coif]] and the [[law review]].<ref name=":0" /> |
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== Career == |
== Career == |
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Holyoak served in positions as a public interest attorney with the [[Competitive Enterprise Institute]] and the [[Center for Class Action Fairness]].<ref name=":0" /> She also worked as an associate with [[O'Melveny & Myers]].<ref name=":0" /> Holyoak was a litigator with much of her twenty years of practice focused on [[consumer protection]].<ref name=":0" /> Holyoak served as president and general counsel of Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute, a [[Washington, D.C.]]-based [[public interest]] firm representing consumers challenging unfair class actions and regulatory overreach.<ref name=":0" /> |
Holyoak served in positions as a public interest attorney with the [[Competitive Enterprise Institute]] and the [[Center for Class Action Fairness]].<ref name=":0" /> She also worked as an associate with [[O'Melveny & Myers]].<ref name=":0" /> Holyoak was a litigator with much of her twenty years of practice focused on [[consumer protection]].<ref name=":0" /> Holyoak served as president and general counsel of Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute, a [[Washington, D.C.]]-based [[public interest]] firm representing consumers challenging unfair class actions and regulatory overreach.<ref name=":0" /> |
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In September 2020,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rodgers |first=Bethany |date=September 9, 2020 |title=Utah’s new solicitor general facing potential court sanctions |url=https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2020/09/09/utahs-new-solicitor/ |access-date=2023-07-04 |website=The Salt Lake Tribune |language=en-US}}</ref> Holyoak became the Utah Solicitor General with the [[Utah Attorney General]]’s Office, where she manages the civil appeals, criminal appeals, constitutional defense and special litigation, and antitrust and data privacy divisions.<ref name=":0" /> In that capacity, she oversees merger reviews, data privacy and antitrust enforcement actions, and provides leadership in consumer protection matters.<ref name=":0" /> A [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]], Holyoak was nominated by U.S. president [[Joe Biden]] in July 2023 to serve as a [[List of members of the Federal Trade Commission|member of the Federal Trade Commission]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-07-03 |title=Biden names two Republican nominees for FTC commissioner, White House says |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/us/biden-names-two-nominees-ftc-commissioner-white-house-says-2023-07-03/ |access-date=2023-07-04}}</ref> |
In September 2020,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rodgers |first=Bethany |date=September 9, 2020 |title=Utah’s new solicitor general facing potential court sanctions |url=https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2020/09/09/utahs-new-solicitor/ |access-date=2023-07-04 |website=The Salt Lake Tribune |language=en-US}}</ref> Holyoak became the Utah Solicitor General with the [[Utah Attorney General]]’s Office, where she manages the civil appeals, criminal appeals, constitutional defense and special litigation, and antitrust and data privacy divisions.<ref name=":0" /> In that capacity, she oversees merger reviews, data privacy and antitrust enforcement actions, and provides leadership in consumer protection matters.<ref name=":0" /> A [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]], Holyoak was nominated by U.S. president [[Joe Biden]] in July 2023 to serve as a [[List of members of the Federal Trade Commission|member of the Federal Trade Commission]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-07-03 |title=Biden names two Republican nominees for FTC commissioner, White House says |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/us/biden-names-two-nominees-ftc-commissioner-white-house-says-2023-07-03/ |access-date=2023-07-04}}</ref> |
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== Personal life == |
== Personal life == |
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Holyoak lives in Utah with her husband and four children.<ref name=":0" /> |
Holyoak lives in Utah with her husband and four children.<ref name=":0" /> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 09:51, 5 July 2023
Melissa Holyoak | |
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| Solicitor General of Utah | |
| Assumed office September 2020 | |
| Attorney General | Sean Reyes |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Republican |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | University of Utah |
Melissa Holyoak is an American lawyer and politician serving as the solicitor general of Utah. She is a nominee to serve as on a member of the Federal Trade Commission.
Education
Holyoak earned her B.A. from the University of Utah.[1] She graduated from the S.J. Quinney College of Law in 2003 as a member of the Order of the Coif and the law review.[1]
Career
Holyoak served in positions as a public interest attorney with the Competitive Enterprise Institute and the Center for Class Action Fairness.[1] She also worked as an associate with O'Melveny & Myers.[1] Holyoak was a litigator with much of her twenty years of practice focused on consumer protection.[1] Holyoak served as president and general counsel of Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute, a Washington, D.C.-based public interest firm representing consumers challenging unfair class actions and regulatory overreach.[1]
In September 2020,[2] Holyoak became the Utah Solicitor General with the Utah Attorney General’s Office, where she manages the civil appeals, criminal appeals, constitutional defense and special litigation, and antitrust and data privacy divisions.[1] In that capacity, she oversees merger reviews, data privacy and antitrust enforcement actions, and provides leadership in consumer protection matters.[1] A Republican, Holyoak was nominated by U.S. president Joe Biden in July 2023 to serve as a member of the Federal Trade Commission.[3]
Personal life
Holyoak lives in Utah with her husband and four children.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "President Biden Announces Nominees to Bipartisan Boards and Commissions". The White House. 2023-07-03. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Rodgers, Bethany (September 9, 2020). "Utah's new solicitor general facing potential court sanctions". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
- ^ "Biden names two Republican nominees for FTC commissioner, White House says". Reuters. 2023-07-03. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
