Lesley Fair

Lesley Fair serves in dual professional capacities:

• Professorial Lecturer in Law at The George Washington University Law School
• Senior Attorney with the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Consumer Protection

At the FTC, she leads investigations into deceptive advertising practices and consumer fraud, enforcing critical consumer protection regulations. Her work bridges academic scholarship and real-world legal enforcement.

Education

• AB, University of Notre Dame
• JD, University of Texas School of Law

Ms. Fair's research focuses on consumer protection law with specialized expertise in digital advertising compliance and fraud litigation. She actively shapes industry standards through her editorship of the ABA Consumer Protection Update and monthly columns in Electronic Retailer magazine. Her four book chapters provide foundational analysis of evolving consumer protection frameworks, particularly addressing e-commerce challenges and regulatory enforcement mechanisms. She maintains longstanding academic engagement as adjunct faculty at Catholic University School of Law since 1984.

Prior judicial experience includes clerkships with United States District Judge Fred Shannon and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, establishing her deep understanding of federal legal processes.