Jonathan Kanter
Jonathan Kanter | |
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United States Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division | |
Nominee | |
Assuming office TBD | |
President | Joe Biden |
Succeeding | Makan Delrahim |
Personal details | |
Education | University at Albany, SUNY (BA) Washington University in St. Louis (JD) |
Jonathan Kanter is an American antitrust lawyer who is the nominee to serve as assistant attorney general in the United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division.
Education[]
Kanter earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University at Albany, SUNY and a Juris Doctor from the Washington University School of Law.[1]
Career[]
From 1998 to 2000, Kanter served as an attorney in the Federal Trade Commission. From 2000 to 2007, he was an associate at Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson. He was an associate at Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft from 2007 to 2016. In August 2016, Kanter became a partner at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison. He founded the Kanter Law Group in 2020. Throughout his career, Kanter has been a critic of Big Tech.[2][3] On July 20, 2021, Kanter was nominated to serve as assistant attorney general in the United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division.[4]
References[]
- ^ "President Biden Announces Jonathan Kanter for Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust". The White House. July 20, 2021. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
- ^ Hirsch, Lauren; McCabe, David (July 20, 2021). "Biden to Name a Critic of Big Tech as the Top Antitrust Cop". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
- ^ Grim, Ryan. "Top Contender for Justice Department Antitrust Post Took Partisan Approach to Google Cases". The Intercept. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
- ^ "Biden taps progressives' favorite for DOJ antitrust post". POLITICO. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
- Living people
- American lawyers
- Antitrust lawyers
- University at Albany, SUNY alumni
- Washington University School of Law alumni
- Federal Trade Commission personnel
- Biden administration personnel
- United States Assistant Attorneys General for the Antitrust Division