Fiona Scott Morton

French ministers lashed out Thursday at the European Commission for picking a U.S. professor for a top antitrust job overseeing U.S. Big Tech firms.

France’s Europe Minister Catherine Colonna said she was “astonished” by the choice of Fiona Scott Morton as chief competition economist, “which deserves to be reconsidered by the Commission.”

Digital Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said the Commission should rethink the hire, which raises “legitimate questions” at a time when the EU is rolling out ambitious digital enforcement legislation.

Here is the full Politico article, and here is her law review piece (with Herbert Hovenkamp) criticizing the Chicago School approach to antitrust law.  Here is her piece (with Michael Kades) on interoperability and tech.  Her views are not mine, but I am quite sure she would boost the quality of analysis and debate in those EU forums.  Perhaps that is not what everyone wants.