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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 federal criminal antitrust prosecutions, and it shares jurisdiction over civil antitrust enforcement with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
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| Division overview | |
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| Formed | 1919 |
| Jurisdiction | Federal government of the United States |
| Headquarters | Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building 950 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, D.C., United States |
| Division executive |
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| Parent department | U.S. Department of Justice |
| Website | Official website |
The Division is headed by an assistant attorney general, who is appointed by the president of the United States with the advice and consent of the Senate, and who reports to the associate attorney general. The current Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division is Gail Slater.
History
On February 25, 1903, Congress earmarked $500,000 for antitrust enforcement. On March 3, 1903, Congress created the position of Antitrust AG, with a salary to be paid out of the funds earmarked for antitrust enforcement. The 1904 DOJ Register identified two professional staffers responsible for enforcement of antitrust laws, but the Division was not formally established until 1919.[citation needed]
Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer “effected the first important reorganization" of DOJ since it was first established in 1870. Palmer organized DOJ into divisions, and placed the AtAG “in charge of the Anti-Trust Division.” Palmer's annual report for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1919 contained the first public statement that DOJ had a component called the "Antitrust Division."
2013 closure of field offices
The closure of four of the Antitrust Division's criminal antitrust offices in January 2013 generated significant controversy within the Division and among members of Congress. The Attorney General posited that the closure of these offices would save money and not negatively affect criminal enforcement.
A significant number of career prosecutors voiced contrary opinions, noting that the elimination of half of the Division's criminal enforcement offices would increase travel expenses and diminish the likelihood of uncovering local or regional conspiracies.[citation needed]
Leadership
The head of the Antitrust Division is the Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust (AAG-AT) appointed by the President of the United States. Jonathan Kanter was confirmed as Assistant Attorney General on November 16, 2021.
The Assistant Attorney General is assisted by six Deputy Assistant Attorneys General (DAAG) who each oversee a different branch of the Division. One of the DAAGs holds the position of "Principal Deputy," that is "first among equals," and "will typically assume the powers of the Assistant Attorney General in the Assistant Attorney General's absence."
Front Office and Operations
As of June 25, 2015[update], the division consists of these sections and offices:
Office of the Assistant Attorney General
- Assistant Attorney General
- Deputy Assistant Attorneys General
- Chief of Staff and Senior Advisors
- Directors of Enforcement
- Office of the Chief Legal Advisor
Office of Operations
Civil Sections
- Civil Conduct Task Force
- Defense, Industrials, and Aerospace Section
- Financial Services, Fintech, and Banking Section
- Healthcare and Consumer Products Section
- Media, Entertainment, and Communications Section
- Technology and Digital Platforms Section
- Transportation, Energy, and Agriculture Section
Criminal Sections and Offices
- Chicago Office
- New York Office
- Procurement Collusion Strike Force
- San Francisco Office
- Washington Criminal Section
Economic Sections
- Economic Analysis Group
Other Offices
- Appellate Section
- Competition Policy and Advocacy Section
- Executive Office
- International Section
List of Assistant Attorneys General for the Antitrust Division
| Name | Years of service | Appointed by |
|---|---|---|
| William Joseph Donovan | 1926–1927 | Calvin Coolidge |
| John Lord O'Brian | 1929–1933 | Herbert Hoover |
| Robert H. Jackson | 1937–1938 | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Thurman Arnold | 1938–1943 | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Wendell Berge | 1943–1947 | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| John F. Sonnett | 1947–1948 | Harry S. Truman |
| Herbert Bergson | 1948–1950 | Harry S. Truman |
| Leonard Bessman | 1950–1951 | Harry S. Truman |
| H. Graham Morison | 1951–1952 | Harry S. Truman |
| Newell A. Clapp (acting) | 1952–1953 | Harry S. Truman |
| Stanley Barnes | 1953–1956 | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| Victor R. Hansen | 1956–1959 | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| Robert A. Bicks | 1959–1961 | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| Lee Loevinger | 1961–1963 | John F. Kennedy |
| William Horsley Orrick, Jr. | 1963–1965 | John F. Kennedy |
| Donald F. Turner | 1965–1968 | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Edwin Zimmerman | 1968–1969 | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Richard W. McLaren | 1969–1972 | Richard Nixon |
| Walker B. Comegys (acting) | 1972 | Richard Nixon |
| Thomas E. Kauper | 1972–1976 | Richard Nixon |
| Donald I. Baker | 1976–1977 | Gerald Ford |
| John H. Shenefield | 1977–1979 | Jimmy Carter |
| Sanford Litvack | 1979–1981 | Jimmy Carter |
| William Baxter | 1981–1983 | Ronald Reagan |
| J. Paul McGrath | 1983–1985 | Ronald Reagan |
| Douglas H. Ginsburg | 1985–1986 | Ronald Reagan |
| Charles Rule | 1986–1989 | Ronald Reagan |
| James F. Rill | 1989–1992 | George H.W. Bush |
| Charles James (acting) | 1992 | George H. W. Bush |
| J. Mark Gidley (acting) | 1992–1993 | George H. W. Bush |
| Anne Bingaman | 1993–1996 | Bill Clinton |
| Joel Klein | 1996–2000 | Bill Clinton |
| Douglas Melamed (acting) | 2000–2001 | Bill Clinton |
| Charles James | 2001–2003 | George W. Bush |
| R. Hewitt Pate | 2003–2005 | George W. Bush |
| Thomas O. Barnett | 2005–2008 | George W. Bush |
| Deborah A. Garza (acting) | 2008–2009 | George W. Bush |
| Christine A. Varney | 2009–2011 | Barack Obama |
| Sharis Pozen (acting) | 2011–2012 | Barack Obama |
| Joseph F. Wayland (acting) | 2012 | Barack Obama |
| Renata Hesse (acting) | 2012–2013 | Barack Obama |
| William Baer | 2013–2017 | Barack Obama |
| Makan Delrahim | 2017–2021 | Donald Trump |
| Jonathan Kanter | 2021–2024 | Joe Biden |
| Doha Mekki (acting) | 2024-2025 | Joe Biden |
| Gail Slater | 2025-present | Donald Trump |
See also
- Competition Bureau (Canadian counterpart)
- Competition policy
- Competition regulator
- Federal Trade Commission
- United States v. Microsoft Corp.
References
- Werden, Gregory J. (Fall 2018). "Establishment of the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice". St. John's Law Review. 98 (3): 419–430.
- Lipman, Melissa (January 15, 2023). "DOJ's Antitrust Plans Unclear Amid Looming Office Closures". Law360. Archived from the original on April 5, 2013. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
- Lipman, Melissa (May 2, 2012). "Kohl Urges DOJ To Reconsider Antitrust Office Closings". Law360. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
- Lipman, Melissa. "DOJ Faces Mounting Flak Over Plan To Close Antitrust Offices". Law360. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
- "Meet the Assistant Attorney General". Department of Justice. November 17, 2021. Archived from the original on November 28, 2021.
- Antitrust Division Manual (5th ed.). U.S. Department of Justice. April 2015. pp. I–4. Archived from the original on April 12, 2021.
- "Sections And Offices". www.justice.gov. June 25, 2015. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
External links
- Official homepage of the Antitrust Division
- About the Antitrust Division – Mission, History, Sections and Offices
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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 federal criminal antitrust prosecutions and it shares jurisdiction over civil antitrust enforcement with the Federal Trade Commission FTC United States Department of Justice Antitrust DivisionSeal of the United States Department of JusticeDivision overviewFormed1919 106 years ago 1919 JurisdictionFederal government of the United StatesHeadquartersRobert F Kennedy Department of Justice Building 950 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington D C United StatesDivision executiveGail Slater Assistant Attorney GeneralParent departmentU S Department of JusticeWebsiteOfficial website The Division is headed by an assistant attorney general who is appointed by the president of the United States with the advice and consent of the Senate and who reports to the associate attorney general The current Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division is Gail Slater HistoryOn February 25 1903 Congress earmarked 500 000 for antitrust enforcement On March 3 1903 Congress created the position of Antitrust AG with a salary to be paid out of the funds earmarked for antitrust enforcement The 1904 DOJ Register identified two professional staffers responsible for enforcement of antitrust laws but the Division was not formally established until 1919 citation needed Attorney General A Mitchell Palmer effected the first important reorganization of DOJ since it was first established in 1870 Palmer organized DOJ into divisions and placed the AtAG in charge of the Anti Trust Division Palmer s annual report for the fiscal year ending June 30 1919 contained the first public statement that DOJ had a component called the Antitrust Division 2013 closure of field offices The closure of four of the Antitrust Division s criminal antitrust offices in January 2013 generated significant controversy within the Division and among members of Congress The Attorney General posited that the closure of these offices would save money and not negatively affect criminal enforcement A significant number of career prosecutors voiced contrary opinions noting that the elimination of half of the Division s criminal enforcement offices would increase travel expenses and diminish the likelihood of uncovering local or regional conspiracies citation needed LeadershipFirst Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust William J Donovan Current Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust Gail Slater The head of the Antitrust Division is the Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust AAG AT appointed by the President of the United States Jonathan Kanter was confirmed as Assistant Attorney General on November 16 2021 The Assistant Attorney General is assisted by six Deputy Assistant Attorneys General DAAG who each oversee a different branch of the Division One of the DAAGs holds the position of Principal Deputy that is first among equals and will typically assume the powers of the Assistant Attorney General in the Assistant Attorney General s absence Front Office and Operations As of June 25 2015 update the division consists of these sections and offices Office of the Assistant Attorney General Assistant Attorney General Deputy Assistant Attorneys General Chief of Staff and Senior Advisors Directors of Enforcement Office of the Chief Legal Advisor Office of Operations Civil Sections Civil Conduct Task Force Defense Industrials and Aerospace Section Financial Services Fintech and Banking Section Healthcare and Consumer Products Section Media Entertainment and Communications Section Technology and Digital Platforms Section Transportation Energy and Agriculture Section Criminal Sections and Offices Chicago Office New York Office Procurement Collusion Strike Force San Francisco Office Washington Criminal Section Economic Sections Economic Analysis Group Other Offices Appellate Section Competition Policy and Advocacy Section Executive Office International Section List of Assistant Attorneys General for the Antitrust Division Name Years of service Appointed by William Joseph Donovan 1926 1927 Calvin Coolidge John Lord O Brian 1929 1933 Herbert Hoover Robert H Jackson 1937 1938 Franklin D Roosevelt Thurman Arnold 1938 1943 Franklin D Roosevelt Wendell Berge 1943 1947 Franklin D Roosevelt John F Sonnett 1947 1948 Harry S Truman Herbert Bergson 1948 1950 Harry S Truman Leonard Bessman 1950 1951 Harry S Truman H Graham Morison 1951 1952 Harry S Truman Newell A Clapp acting 1952 1953 Harry S Truman Stanley Barnes 1953 1956 Dwight D Eisenhower Victor R Hansen 1956 1959 Dwight D Eisenhower Robert A Bicks 1959 1961 Dwight D Eisenhower Lee Loevinger 1961 1963 John F Kennedy William Horsley Orrick Jr 1963 1965 John F Kennedy Donald F Turner 1965 1968 Lyndon B Johnson Edwin Zimmerman 1968 1969 Lyndon B Johnson Richard W McLaren 1969 1972 Richard Nixon Walker B Comegys acting 1972 Richard Nixon Thomas E Kauper 1972 1976 Richard Nixon Donald I Baker 1976 1977 Gerald Ford John H Shenefield 1977 1979 Jimmy Carter Sanford Litvack 1979 1981 Jimmy Carter William Baxter 1981 1983 Ronald Reagan J Paul McGrath 1983 1985 Ronald Reagan Douglas H Ginsburg 1985 1986 Ronald Reagan Charles Rule 1986 1989 Ronald Reagan James F Rill 1989 1992 George H W Bush Charles James acting 1992 George H W Bush J Mark Gidley acting 1992 1993 George H W Bush Anne Bingaman 1993 1996 Bill Clinton Joel Klein 1996 2000 Bill Clinton Douglas Melamed acting 2000 2001 Bill Clinton Charles James 2001 2003 George W Bush R Hewitt Pate 2003 2005 George W Bush Thomas O Barnett 2005 2008 George W Bush Deborah A Garza acting 2008 2009 George W Bush Christine A Varney 2009 2011 Barack Obama Sharis Pozen acting 2011 2012 Barack Obama Joseph F Wayland acting 2012 Barack Obama Renata Hesse acting 2012 2013 Barack Obama William Baer 2013 2017 Barack Obama Makan Delrahim 2017 2021 Donald Trump Jonathan Kanter 2021 2024 Joe Biden Doha Mekki acting 2024 2025 Joe Biden Gail Slater 2025 present Donald TrumpSee alsoCompetition Bureau Canadian counterpart Competition policy Competition regulator Federal Trade Commission United States v Microsoft Corp ReferencesWerden Gregory J Fall 2018 Establishment of the Antitrust Division of the U S Department of Justice St John s Law Review 98 3 419 430 Lipman Melissa January 15 2023 DOJ s Antitrust Plans Unclear Amid Looming Office Closures Law360 Archived from the original on April 5 2013 Retrieved January 28 2017 Lipman Melissa May 2 2012 Kohl Urges DOJ To Reconsider Antitrust Office Closings Law360 Archived from the original on February 2 2017 Retrieved January 28 2017 Lipman Melissa DOJ Faces Mounting Flak Over Plan To Close Antitrust Offices Law360 Archived from the original on February 2 2017 Retrieved January 28 2017 Meet the Assistant Attorney General Department of Justice November 17 2021 Archived from the original on November 28 2021 Antitrust Division Manual 5th ed U S Department of Justice April 2015 pp I 4 Archived from the original on April 12 2021 Sections And Offices www justice gov June 25 2015 Retrieved May 24 2021 External linksOfficial homepage of the Antitrust Division About the Antitrust Division Mission History Sections and Offices