Jonathan Kanter

Jonathan Kanter is an American lawyer who served as Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice from 2021 to 2024 under President Joe Biden. He previously worked as an antitrust attorney at the Federal Trade Commission and in private practice at firms including Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison. During his tenure at DOJ, he led enforcement efforts across sectors including technology, healthcare, and defense, and launched a systematic enforcement program targeting interlocking directorates under Section 8 of the Clayton Act.