United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division

United States Department of Justice
Antitrust Division

Seal of the United States Department of Justice
Division overview
Formed	1919; 106 years ago (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	Doha Mekki, Acting Assistant Attorney General
Parent department	U.S. Department of Justice
Website	Official website

Competition law
Basic concepts
History of competition law Monopoly and oligopoly 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 (cases) Bid rigging Tacit collusion Occupational licensing Product bundling and tying Refusal to deal Group boycott Essential facilities Exclusive dealing Dividing territories Occupational closure Predatory pricing Misuse of patents and copyrights Regulatory capture Rent-seeking
Enforcement authorities and organizations
International Competition Network List of competition regulators
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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).

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 acting Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division is Omeed Assefi.