Background
Sharp, Benjamin S. was born on September 14, 1944 in Bridgeton, New Jersey, United States.
Sharp, Benjamin S. was born on September 14, 1944 in Bridgeton, New Jersey, United States.
Lafayette College (Bachelor of Arts, 1966). Dickinson University (Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, 1973)- Editor-in-Chief, Dickinson Law Review, 1972 1982. (Resident Partner, Washington, District of Columbia Office).
Antitrust Civil and Criminal Litigation.
Worked at Perkins Coie (Washington, District of Columbia) specializing in General Civil Trial and Appellate Practice in Federal Courts and before various Federal Administrative Tribunals. Congressional and Administrative Representation, Government Ethics, Election, Campaign Finance and Lobbying Law, International Trade Regulation, Corporation, Securities Law, Antitrust, Aviation, Corporate Financing, Government Contract, Environmental, Energy and Natural Resources, International Commercial Transactions. White Collar Criminal Representation.
Employment Law.
Admitted to the bar, 1973, Pennsylvania.
1974, District of Columbia. Editor-in-Chief, Dickinson Law Review, 1972-1973.
Law Clerk to Justice Harry A. Blackmun, United States. Supreme Court, 1973-1974.
Assistant Director, Deputy Director and Acting Director, Bureau of Competition, Federal Trade Commission, 1978-1982.
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