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The United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division is responsible for enforcing the antitrust laws of the United States. It shares jurisdiction over civil antitrust cases with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and often works jointly with the FTC to provide regulatory guidance to businesses. However, the Antitrust Division also has the power to file criminal cases against willful violators of the antitrust laws. The Antitrust Division also works with competition regulators in other countries.
The head of the Antitrust Division is an Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust(AAG-AT) appointed by the President of the United States. The current Acting AAG-AT is Sharis Pozen, who was appointed by Attorney General Eric Holder upon the resignation of Christine Varney; until President Obama can nominate a permanent replacement.
The Antitrust Division is overseen by Acting Assistant Attorney General Sharis Pozen. The Assistant Attorney General is assisted by five Deputy Assistant Attorney Generals, who are all career attorneys, who each oversee a different branch of the Division's sections.