United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division

Competition law
Basic concepts
History of competition law Monopoly Coercive monopoly Natural monopoly Barriers to entry Herfindahl–Hirschman Index Market concentration Market power SSNIP test Relevant market Merger control
Anti-competitive practices
Monopolization Collusion Formation of cartels Price fixing Bid rigging Product bundling and tying Refusal to deal Group boycott Essential facilities Exclusive dealing Dividing territories Conscious parallelism Predatory pricing Misuse of patents and copyrights
Enforcement authorities and organizations
International Competition Network List of competition regulators

The United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division is responsible for enforcing the antitrust laws of the United States. It shares jurisdiction over civil antitrust cases with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and often works jointly with the FTC to provide regulatory guidance to businesses. However, the Antitrust Division also has the power to file criminal cases against willful violators of the antitrust laws. The Antitrust Division also works with competition regulators in other countries.

Leadership

The head of the Antitrust Division is an Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust(AAG-AT) appointed by the President of the United States. The current Acting AAG-AT is Sharis Pozen, who was appointed by Attorney General Eric Holder upon the resignation of Christine Varney; until President Obama can nominate a permanent replacement. Sharis Pozen is expected to resign in April 2012 and return to the private sector.

Organization

The Antitrust Division is overseen by Acting Assistant Attorney General Sharis Pozen. The Assistant Attorney General is assisted by five Deputy Assistant Attorney Generals, who are all career attorneys, who each oversee a different branch of the Division's sections.

• Assistant Attorney General - Antitrust Division
  • Deputy Assistant Attorney General - Economic Analysis Branch
    • Competition Policy Section
    • Economic Litigation Section
    • Economic Regulatory Section
  • Deputy Assistant Attorney General - International Enforcement Branch
    • Foreign Commerce Section
  • Deputy Assistant Attorney General - Criminal Enforcement Branch
    • National Criminal Enforcement Section
    • Atlanta Field Office (slated to be closed prior to fiscal 2013)
    • Chicago Field Office
    • Cleveland Field Office (slated to be closed prior to fiscal 2013)
    • Dallas Field Office (slated to be closed prior to fiscal 2013)
    • New York Field Office
    • Philadelphia Field Office (slated to be closed prior to fiscal 2013)
    • San Francisco Field Office
  • Deputy Assistant Attorney General - Regulatory Matters Branch
    • Network and Technology Section
    • Telecommications and Media Sectio
    • Transportation, Energy and Agriculture Section
  • Deputy Assistant Attorney General - Civil Enforcement Branch
    • Litigation I Section
    • Litigation II Section
    • Litigation III Section

External links

• Official homepage of the Antitrust Division
• Overview of the Department