United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division

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antitrust enforcement agency division of the United States Department of Justice

The United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division is the federal agency responsible for enforcing U.S. antitrust laws and promoting competition by investigating and prosecuting anti-competitive business practices.

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Label Occurrences
United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division canonical 4
Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice 2
U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division 2

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instanceOf antitrust enforcement agency ⓘ
division of the United States Department of Justice ⓘ
abbreviation ATR NERFINISHED ⓘ
DOJ Antitrust Division NERFINISHED ⓘ
collaboratesWith Federal Trade Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ
foreign competition authorities ⓘ
state attorneys general ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
employs antitrust lawyers ⓘ
economists ⓘ
paralegals and support staff ⓘ
enforcementType civil enforcement ⓘ
criminal enforcement ⓘ
goal deterrence of cartel activity ⓘ
prevention of anticompetitive business practices ⓘ
promotion of efficient markets ⓘ
protection of competition ⓘ
protection of consumers from anticompetitive conduct ⓘ
headedBy Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division NERFINISHED ⓘ
headquartersLocation Washington, D.C. ⓘ
jurisdiction United States government ⓘ
surface form: federal government of the United States
legalAuthority Bank Merger Act NERFINISHED ⓘ
Clayton Antitrust Act NERFINISHED ⓘ
Federal Trade Commission Act (shared enforcement scope) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Hart–Scott–Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sherman Antitrust Act NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tunney Act NERFINISHED ⓘ
parentOrganization United States Department of Justice NERFINISHED ⓘ
policyInstrument Leniency Program for antitrust violations ⓘ
Merger Guidelines (jointly with the Federal Trade Commission) NERFINISHED ⓘ
reportsTo Attorney General of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
Deputy Attorney General of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
responsibility advocacy for competition policy ⓘ
civil enforcement of antitrust laws ⓘ
criminal prosecution of antitrust violations ⓘ
enforcement of U.S. federal antitrust laws ⓘ
international antitrust cooperation ⓘ
investigation of bid-rigging schemes ⓘ
investigation of market allocation agreements ⓘ
investigation of price-fixing cartels ⓘ
prosecution of monopolization and attempted monopolization ⓘ
review of mergers and acquisitions for anticompetitive effects ⓘ
subdivision Appellate Section NERFINISHED ⓘ
Civil Enforcement sections ⓘ
Criminal Enforcement sections ⓘ
Economic Analysis Group NERFINISHED ⓘ
International Section NERFINISHED ⓘ
Litigation sections ⓘ
website https://www.justice.gov/atr ⓘ

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Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914 → enforcedBy → United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division ⓘ
United States v. AT&T → enforcedBy → United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division ⓘ
this entity surface form: U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division
1913 Kingsbury Commitment → governmentActor → United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division ⓘ
this entity surface form: U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division
UK Competition and Markets Authority → cooperatesWith → United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division ⓘ
this entity surface form: US Department of Justice Antitrust Division
U.S. Department of Justice antitrust litigation → broughtBy → United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division ⓘ
this entity surface form: Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice
U.S. Department of Justice antitrust litigation → handledBy → United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division ⓘ
this entity surface form: Antitrust Division civil sections
U.S. Department of Justice antitrust litigation → handledBy → United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division ⓘ
this entity surface form: Antitrust Division criminal sections
United States antitrust law → enforcedBy → United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division ⓘ
Celler-Kefauver Act → enforcedBy → United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division ⓘ
Robinson-Patman Act → enforcedBy → United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division ⓘ
Hart–Scott–Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act → enforcedBy → United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division ⓘ
this entity surface form: Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice
Hart–Scott–Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act → requiresFilingWith → United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division ⓘ
this entity surface form: Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice