Organization
The Antitrust Division is overseen by Assistant Attorney General William Baer. 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.
- Assistant Attorney General - Antitrust Division
- Deputy Assistant Attorney General - Economic Analysis Branch
- Competition Policy Section
- Economic Litigation Section
- Economic Regulatory Section
- Deputy Assistant Attorney General - International Enforcement Branch
- Foreign Commerce Section
- Deputy Assistant Attorney General - Criminal Enforcement Branch
- National Criminal Enforcement Section
- Atlanta Field Office (slated to be closed prior to fiscal 2013)
- Chicago Field Office
- Cleveland Field Office (slated to be closed prior to fiscal 2013)
- Dallas Field Office (slated to be closed prior to fiscal 2013)
- New York Field Office
- Philadelphia Field Office (slated to be closed prior to fiscal 2013)
- San Francisco Field Office
- Deputy Assistant Attorney General - Regulatory Matters Branch
- Network and Technology Section
- Telecommications and Media Sectio
- Transportation, Energy and Agriculture Section
- Deputy Assistant Attorney General - Civil Enforcement Branch
- Litigation I Section
- Litigation II Section
- Litigation III Section
- Deputy Assistant Attorney General - Economic Analysis Branch
The proposed closure of four of the Antitrust Division's seven field offices has been a matter of significant controversy within the Division and among members of Congress. The Attorney General has posited that the closure of these offices will save money and not negatively affect criminal enforcement. A significant number of career prosecutors have voiced contrary opinions, noting that the elimination of half of the Division's criminal enforcement offices will increase travel expenses and diminish the likelihood of uncovering local or regional conspiracies.
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