In 2007, I decided to change my career path and move to an in-house legal position at Abbott. Today, I serve as Abbott’s in-house antitrust/competition law attorney. Among the key benefits of my move to Abbott is that I significantly expanded the scope of my practice. In my prior position as a partner at a large law firm in Washington, D.C., the primary focus of my practice was appearing before the agency where I began my legal career, the US FTC. At Abbott, while I continue to remain in regular contact with my former colleagues at the FTC, I also have the opportunity to work with other antitrust agencies around the world. For example, while at Abbott, I have negotiated consent agreements with antitrust authorities in Europe, Canada, Chile, China, Korea, Russia and South Africa.