Andrew Ferguson, a Republican lawyer, was tapped on Tuesday to succeed Lina Khan as chair of the Federal Trade Commission. President-elect Donald Trump praised Ferguson in a statement announcing the appointment,

President-elect Donald Trump has picked Republican lawyer Andrew Ferguson as his nominee for the next chair of the FTC. He would succeed Lina Khan, who has been tough on approving mergers—and has been cracking down on Big Tech.

President-elect Donald Trump’s pick of Andrew Ferguson to head the Federal Trade Commission is the latest sign that his administration plans to continue a crackdown on Big Tech bad actors that began during his first term in office,