NEWS






                                                              January 9, 1995


                                GARY M. LADEN 
                   NAMED CHIEF OF POLICY AND RULES DIVISION
                           AT CABLE SERVICES BUREAU


     Gary M. Laden has been named Chief of the Policy and Rules Division of the Cable
Services Bureau.  Laden has more than 20 years experience with the federal government,
mostly with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).  His most recent position (September 1993
to December 1994) was as a Visiting Fellow with the Administrative Conference of the
United States (ACUS).  During this fellowship, Laden worked on the implementation of the
Administrative Dispute Resolution Act, as well as reinventing government issues, such as the
promotion of negotiated rulemaking.  

     Prior to the ACUS fellowship, Laden served for 11 years as an Assistant Director in
the Division of Marketing Practices in the FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection.  At the
same time, he was the Dispute Resolution Specialist for the FTC.  At the Division of
Marketing Practices, Laden supervised work on administrative litigation, investigation,
rulemaking, and policy and budget development.  Laden also served at the FTC as Deputy
Assistant Director in the Division of Energy and Product Information. He began his career in
1972 as a staff attorney at the FTC.
  
     Laden received a B.A. from Adelphi University and a J.D. from George Washington
University.  He is a member of the bar in the District of Columbia.  He has experience as an
arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association's Panel of Commercial Arbitrators and is a
past president and board member for the D.C. Chapter of the Society of Professionals in
Dispute Resolution.

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