DOJ Antitrust Division
The division of the US Department of Justice that enforces federal antitrust law, including criminal cartel prosecution.
Overview
The Antitrust Division investigates and prosecutes violations of the Sherman and Clayton Acts, reviews mergers alongside the FTC and can bring criminal charges against companies and individuals for price-fixing and bid-rigging.
Its powers include investigating and imposing penalties and bringing or referring criminal cases.
In the United States it works at federal level, alongside FTC. Instruments connected to it in this glossary include Sherman Act.
Check the official sources below for legal scope, applicable dates and exceptions. This entry is an explanatory reference, not legal advice.
Why it matters
It can both set the rules and punish breaches of them, so its priorities shape compliance risk directly.
Who it affects
Organisations in competition in the United States.
Where it sits
Ten linked steps connect where you operate to the proof that you complied.
- 01Jurisdiction
- 02Industry
- 03Activity
- 04Authority
- 05Regulation
- 06Requirement
- 07Guidance
- 08Control
- 09Evidence
- 10Enforcement
Connections
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What to do about it
- 1Confirm whether DOJ Antitrust Division has power over you, and through which licence, registration, membership or activity.
- 2Follow its rules, guidance and enforcement publications as they are issued.
- 3Map each obligation it creates to a control with a named owner.
- 4Keep examination-ready evidence for its highest-risk obligations.
From requirement to evidence.
Regulation Layer tracks its publications in the change feed, maps its obligations to your controls, and links its enforcement actions to the obligations they cite.
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