Jonathan Kanter
Jonathan Kanter | |
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| United States Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division | |
| In office November 16, 2021 – December 20, 2024 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Makan Delrahim |
| Succeeded by | Doha Mekki (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jonathan Seth Kanter July 30, 1973 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Education | University at Albany, SUNY (BA) Washington University in St. Louis (JD) |
Jonathan Seth Kanter (born July 30, 1973) is an American lawyer who served as Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) from 2021 to 2024, during the administration of President Joe Biden. Kanter previously worked as an antitrust attorney at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and in private practice.
Considered a critic of Big Tech, Kanter is closely associated with the anti-monopolistic New Brandeis movement. As assistant attorney general, Kanter has worked with FTC chair Lina Khan on efforts to reform federal merger guidelines. In 2022, the FTC and the DOJ blocked a record number of mergers on anti-trust grounds. During his tenure, the DOJ won its first conviction in a criminal monopolization suit in four decades.