United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division

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 AAG-AT is Christine Varney, who was appointed by President Barack Obama in March, 2009.

Organization

The Antitrust Division is overseen by Assistant Attorney General Christine Varney. 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
• Chicago Field Office
• Cleveland......
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