Jonathan Kanter
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Jonathan Seth Kanter[1] (born July 30, 1973) 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.
Jonathan Kanter | |
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United States Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division | |
Assumed office November 16, 2021 | |
President | Joe Biden |
Preceded by | Makan Delrahim |
Personal details | |
Born | Jonathan Seth Kanter (1973-07-30) July 30, 1973 (age 50) New York City, New York, U.S. |
Education | University at Albany, SUNY (BA) Washington University in St. Louis (JD) |
Considered a critic of Big Tech, Kanter is closely associated with the anti-monopolistic New Brandeis movement.[2][3] As assistant attorney general, Kanter has worked with FTC chair Lina Khan on efforts to reform federal merger guidelines.[4] In 2022, the FTC and the DOJ blocked a record number of mergers on anti-trust grounds.[5] During his tenure, the DOJ won its first conviction in a criminal monopolization suit in four decades.[6]