Gregory Fortsch ’91

Greg Fortsch is a Senior Attorney in the Bureau of Consumer Protection at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in Washington, DC. He is responsible for monitoring, investigating and prosecuting companies and individuals who violate the nation's consumer protection laws in the areas of false and deceptive advertising. His focus is on companies that provide consumers with health care services and/or products. Greg graduated with departmental honors from Johns Hopkins University in 1991 with a B.A. in History. In 1994, he earned a juris doctor (J.D.) degree from Seton Hall University School of Law in Newark, New Jersey. After graduation from law school, he clerked for one year for the Honorable Mark B. Epstein of the Superior Court of New Jersey in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Following his clerkship, he moved to Washington and spent over 8 years in public service, representing the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as an attorney for the Department of Justice; an attorney in the General Counsel's Office of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA); and an associate counsel to VA's Board of Veterans Appeals. For 4 years following service in the Departments of Justice and VA and prior to his current appointment at the FTC, Greg was in the private practice of law, where he focused on assisting health care clients involved in federal government investigations by HHS, FDA, and FTC, among other federal agencies.