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Practical Law Glossary Item w-009-4026
(Approx. 3 pages)
Glossary
Antitrust Division
The division of the
Department of Justice
(DOJ) that focuses on antitrust enforcement. It is headed by an Assistant Attorney General. The Antitrust Division has exclusive jurisdiction over criminal antitrust enforcement of
Section 1
and
Section 2 of the Sherman Act
. It shares jurisdiction for civil enforcement of the
Sherman Act
and
Clayton Act
with the
Federal Trade Commission
(FTC), state attorneys general, and private parties (see
Practice Notes, DOJ and FTC Antitrust Investigations
and
Criminal Antitrust Enforcement in the US
).
The Antitrust Division also assists foreign authorities in determining whether a person has violated or is about to violate a foreign antitrust law under the International Antitrust Enforcement Assistance Act of 1994 (see
Practice Note, US Antitrust Laws Overview: International Antitrust Enforcement
).