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United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division

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The US federal legal system's main criminal anti-monopoly arm

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).

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.

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."^[1]

2013 closure of field offices[edit]

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.^[2]^[3]^[4] 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]}

First 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.^[5]

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."^[6]

Front Office and Operations[edit]

As of June 25, 2015^[update], the division consists of these sections and offices:^[7]

Office of the Assistant Attorney General[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Chicago Office
New York Office
Procurement Collusion Strike Force
San Francisco Office
Washington Criminal Section

Economic Analysis Group

Appellate Section
Competition Policy and Advocacy Section
Executive Office
International Section

List of Assistant Attorneys General for the Antitrust Division[edit]

Competition Bureau (Canadian counterpart)
Competition policy
Competition regulator
Federal Trade Commission
United States v. Microsoft Corp.

^ 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.