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5 unusual facts about United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division


Adobe FreeHand

The Department of Justice regulated the transaction that came 10 years after the Federal Trade Commission’s 1994 ruling which barred Adobe from acquiring FreeHand.

Donald F. Turner

He headed Antitrust Division at the United States Department of Justice under Lyndon Baines Johnson.

Joseph Tate

Previously, Tate worked in the Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice.

Samuel M. Witten

He joined the United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division in 1992, working there until 1993.

Spencer Overton

Leslie Overton specializes in antitrust law and has worked for the United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division, as well as in private practice.


Interchange fee

Reps. John Conyers (D-MI) and Chris Cannon (R-UT) introduced the "Credit Card Fair Fee Act" on March 6, 2008, which would create a panel of judges, appointed by the Department of Justice Antitrust Division and Federal Trade Commission to oversee interchange fees.

Randall L. Stephenson

December 2011 — Following an antitrust challenge by the U.S. Department of Justice, AT&T announced it had withdrawn the bid, and pay Deutsche Telekom the $4 billion in cash and wireless spectrum access specified in the original acquisition agreement.

Suzanne Scotchmer

The Department of Justice has used her as a consultant on antitrust.


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