United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division

United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division
Seal of the United States Department of Justice
Division overview
Formed1919 (1919)
JurisdictionFederal government of the United States
HeadquartersRobert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building
950 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, D.C., United States
Division executive
  • Omeed Assefi (Acting), Assistant Attorney General
Parent departmentU.S. Department of Justice
Websitejustice.gov/atr

The United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division is the division of the United States Department of Justice that enforces U.S. antitrust law. It has exclusive jurisdiction over federal criminal antitrust enforcement, and enforces civil antitrust law under the Sherman Act and Clayton Act. It shares civil antitrust jurisdiction with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).

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