Photo: Jonathan Kanter Jonathan Kanter testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee during his confirmation hearing to be assistant attorney general in the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, on Wednesday, October 6, 2021. Photo: Diego M. Radzinschi/ALM

Jonathan Kanter, a Big Tech critic and former Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison partner, on Wednesday committed to adopting an aggressive antitrust enforcement regime if confirmed to lead the U.S. Justice Department's (DOJ's) antitrust division.

At a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Kanter noted that "market realities" have changed in recent years, requiring a shift in focus of antitrust enforcement across a range of industries. One Republican, Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina, pledged to support Kanter's nomination as assistant attorney general, and other GOP senators appeared receptive to his approach.

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Andrew Goudsward

Andrew Goudsward is a reporter based in Washington covering the Justice Department and regulatory affairs. Contact him at [email protected] and follow him on Twitter @agoudsward.

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