Jonathan Kanter
Jonathan Seth Kanter is an American antitrust attorney who has served as assistant attorney general for the Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division since November 16, 2021. Prior to this, Kanter worked as an antitrust attorney at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and in private practice.
Some of the key events about Jonathan Kanter
- 2011Joined the law firm Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft as a partner
- 2016Represented clients in antitrust cases against major tech companies
- 2020Advised the House Judiciary Committee's antitrust investigation into big tech
- 2021Nominated by President Biden to lead the Department of Justice's Antitrust Division
- 2021Confirmed by the Senate as Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division
- 2021Pledged to vigorously enforce antitrust laws and promote competition
- 2021Faced criticism for potential conflicts of interest due to past work representing tech companies' rivals
- 2021Encountered skepticism about ability to enforce antitrust laws due to limited prosecutorial experience
- 2022Filed a major antitrust lawsuit to block JetBlue's acquisition of Spirit Airlines
- 2022Launched an initiative to modernize merger guidelines
- 2022Received backlash for aggressive antitrust stance against major tech companies
- 2022Criticized for potentially overstepping authority in attempts to break up large corporations
- 2023Sued Google for monopolizing digital advertising technologies
- 2023Challenged Microsoft's $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard on antitrust grounds
- 2023Faced legal challenges to FTC's authority in blocking mergers and acquisitions
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