Latest in Antitrust Division

Joe Biden has nominated attorney Jonathan Kanter, a prominent critic of Google and big tech, as the next antitrust chief in the Justice Department. Kanter has been “a leading advocate and expert in the effort to promote strong and meaningful antitrust enforcement and competition policy,” the White House said in a…

SECOND UPDATE, 2:34 PM PT: The Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission will review merger guidelines in the wake of President Joe Biden’s executive order, promising “a hard look to determine whether they are overly permissive,” in the words of a joint statement. That has obvious potential implications for…

The Justice Department will not move to terminate or modify the 80-year consent decrees that govern how most music is licensed after a review. Makan Delrahim, the chief of of the Antitrust Division, cited the lack of consensus among stakeholders in the industry as a reason for not moving to terminate the decrees…

Makan Delrahim, the chief of the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division, is departing on January 19, the day before Joe Biden’s inauguration. Delrahim submitted his resignation to Donald Trump on Wednesday, in a letter in which he outlined the accomplishments of the division during his tenure. He cited an effort to…

The Justice Department’s Antitrust Division is reorganizing its internal operations, shifting media and entertainment to a section devoted to the telecommunications sector. The changes unveiled on Thursday by Makan Delrahim, the chief of the division, were outlined along with plans designed to strengthen enforcement…