Bloomberg Law
Aug. 24, 2016, 4:51 PM UTC

Amazon Hires ‘Antitrust Guru’ Seth Bloom

Blake Edwards

With regulators slapping down mergers left and right, it’s not easy these days being a giant multinational corporation interested in getting, you know, giant-er.

In the current climate, it makes sense that Amazon, a perennial punching bag for antitrust advocates, has hired a big gun to help with lobbying efforts.

According to a report in Politico on Tuesday, the company has tapped Seth Bloom, president and founder of Bloom Strategic Counsel, to lobby the government on competition issues regarding technology companies.

The report describes Bloom, who’s lobbied for Aetna, Comcast, and Microsoft in the past, as an “antitrust guru.” Prior to his lobbying career, ...

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