Antitrust Division

Meet the Assistant Attorney General

William J. Baer

Assistant Attorney General, Antitrust Division

William J. Baer was sworn in as Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division on January 3, 2013. Swearing-In Ceremony

Recent Antitrust Case Filings

U.S. v. Apple, et al.

June 13, 2013

Trial Materials | Trial Exhibits | Direct Testimony

U.S. and Texas v. Cinemark, et al.

May 20, 2013

U.S. v. ABI and Modelo

April 19, 2013

U.S. v. Mohammed Rezaian

April 16, 2013

U.S. v. Ecolab and Permian

April 8, 2013

U.S. and State of Michigan v. Blue Cross

March 25, 2013

U.S. v. RBS

February 5, 2013

U.S. v. RBS Securities Japan

February 5, 2013

U.S. v. Homy Hong-Ming Hsu, et al.

September 26, 2012

U.S. v. AUO, et al.

September 19, 2012

Recent Testimony

"Oversight of the Enforcement of the Antitrust Laws"

April 16, 2013

Guidelines and Policy Statements

Policy Statement on Remedies for Standards-Essential Patents Subject to Voluntary F/RAND Commitments

January 8, 2013

Recent Speech

International Cooperation at the Antitrust Division: A View from the Trenches

April 19, 2013

Remarks as Prepared for the Institute for Consumer Antitrust Studies Loyola University Chicago School of Law by Director of Civil Enforcement Patricia A. Brink

IP, Antitrust and Looking Back on the Last Four Years

February 8, 2013

Remarks as Prepared for the Global Competition Review 2nd Annual Antitrust Law Leaders Forum by Deputy Assistant Attorney General Renata B. Hesse

Recent Press Releases

Northern California Real Estate Investor Agrees to Plead Guilty to Bid Rigging at Public Foreclosure Auctions

June 18, 2013

Investigations Have Yielded 31 Plea Agreements to Date

Two DENSO Corporation Executives Agree to Plead Guilty for Price Fixing and Bid Rigging on Auto Parts Installed in U.S. Cars

May 21, 2013

Executives Agree to Serve Time in U.S. Prison

Two Alabama Real Estate Investors and Their Company Sentenced for Their Roles in Bid-Rigging and Mail Fraud Conspiracies Involving Real Estate Purchased at Public Foreclosure Auctions

May 20, 2013

Justice Department Reaches Settlement with Cinemark Holdings, Inc. and Rave Holdings LLC Movie Theaters

May 20, 2013

Divestitures of Movie Theaters in Kentucky, New Jersey and Texas Will Preserve Movie Theater Competition in Those Areas

Northern California Real Estate Investor Indicted on Additional Charge

May 8, 2013

Superseding Indictment Adds Obstruction of Justice to Bid-Rigging and Mail Fraud Charges

Antitrust Division Issues 2013 Edition of Its Annual Newsletter

April 11, 2013

2013 Division Update

Microsoft Case Filings

Joint Status Report on Microsoft’s Compliance with the Final Judgments

April 22, 2011

Second Modified Final Judgment

April 22, 2009

Opinion

June 28, 2001

All Microsoft Case Filings