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United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division

The United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division is a division of the U.S. Department of Justice that enforces U.S. antitrust law. It has exclusive jurisdiction over U.S. federal criminal antitrust investigations and prosecutions. It also has jurisdiction over civil antitrust enforcement, which it shares with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The Antitrust Division often works jointly with the FTC to provide regulatory guidance to businesses.

Division overview

1919 (1919)

The Division is headed by an Assistant Attorney General, who is appointed by the President of the United States with and by the advice and consent of the Senate, and reports to the Associate Attorney General. The current Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division is Jonathan Kanter, who was sworn into office November 16, 2021.[1]

Assistant Attorney General

Deputy Assistant Attorneys General

Chief of Staff and Senior Advisors

Directors of Enforcement

Office of the Chief Legal Advisor

(Canadian counterpart)

Competition Bureau

Competition policy

Competition regulator

Federal Trade Commission

United States v. Microsoft Corp.

Official homepage of the Antitrust Division

About the Antitrust Division – Mission, History, Sections and Offices