Antitrust Division

About the Antitrust Division

The mission of the Antitrust Division is to promote economic competition through enforcing and providing guidance on antitrust laws and principles.

About the Division

General Information

Leadership

Abigail Slater
Assistant Attorney General

2023 Merger Guidelines

On December 18, 2023, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) jointly released the 2023 Merger Guidelines.

U.S. and Plaintiff States v. Google LLC [2023]

The United States and seventeen States filed a civil antitrust suit against Google for monopolizing multiple digital advertising technology products in violation of Sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act. Trial began on September 9, 2024. Trial exhibits and documents are available on the case page.

Procurement Collusion Strike Force

The Procurement Collusion Strike Force (PCSF) leads a coordinated national response to combat antitrust crimes and related schemes in government procurement, grant, and program funding at all levels of government—Federal, state, and local. The PCSF is comprised of the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, multiple U.S. Attorneys’ Offices around the country, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Inspectors General for multiple Federal agencies.

Victims’ Rights

The Antitrust Division works to protect the rights of victims in the antitrust crimes that it prosecutes. This page provides links to information on victims’ rights and the Division’s Victim-Witness Program.

News
Speech
10 St James's Square London,
Thank you for inviting me to speak at the 2025 Chatham House Competition Policy Conference. I regret not being able to join you in person today, but I...
Speech
2507 University Ave Des Moines, IA
Thanks so much for the kind introduction and the warm welcome. It is an honor to be here at Drake Law School with you all. I would like...
Press Release
A federal grand jury in Denver returned an indictment on August 21, 2025, charging two Denver-area companies and the companies’ top executives for defrauding the federal government on...
Press Release
The Justice Department’s Antitrust Division and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) formalizing a partnership to protect competition in key agricultural...
Speech
6 Times Square New York, NY
Thank you for that kind introduction and thanks to Concurrences for inviting me to speak at what has become a traditional event adjacent to Fordham’s Annual Conference on...