A conversation with FTC Chair Lina Khan and DOJ Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter on antitrust enforcement

President Biden promised an assertive and comprehensive approach to antitrust enforcement and competition policy that put consumers and workers first. In 2021, he appointed Lina Khan at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Jonathan Kanter at the Department of Justice (DOJ) to fulfill that commitment.   

On October 5, the Center for Technology Innovation at Brookings hosted a conversation with FTC Chair Lina Khan and DOJ Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter on antitrust enforcement. Khan and Kanter  discussed their efforts thus far to toughen merger enforcement, revise the merger guidelines and merger reporting requirements, revitalize criminal antitrust enforcement, initiate competition rulemaking, challenge big tech and apply antitrust principles in labor markets. Khan and Kanter also talked about the challenges and opportunities they have encountered in the courts, the business community, and on the Hill, and their priorities going forward. 

Viewers submitted questions for speakers by emailing [email protected] or via Twitter at @BrookingsGov by using #BidenAntitrust. 

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