Gail Slater is DOJ’s new antitrust head

Gail Slater is the DOJ’s new antitrust head
The US Department of Justice antitrust division will be led by Gail Slater following a successful Congressional confirmation vote today. Slater will take over multiple antitrust cases against large tech firms, filed under both Donald Trump and Joe Biden — including a high-profile Google search monopoly suit.
US Senate confirms Trump's Justice Department antitrust head Gail Slater
Gail Slater, President Donald Trump's pick to oversee the U.S. Department of Justice's antitrust division, was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on Tuesday. The department's antitrust division enforces laws against illegal monopolies and anticompetitive business behavior,
Trump’s DOJ Antitrust Head Gets to Work
On March 11, 2025, the U.S. Senate confirmed Gail Slater to lead the U.S. Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division. Slater received
US senate confirms Gail Slater, Trump's pick for DOJ antitrust chief
Gail Slater, Trump's pick for DOJ head position, has been confirmed by the US Senate, taking over the antitrust cases against big tech firms.
Dalkey-born lawyer Gail Slater approved as head of US antitrust division
The US Senate has approved Dublin lawyer Gail Slater as the head of the antitrust division at the US department of justice. Originally from Dalkey in South Dublin, Ms Slater previously served as a tech policy adviser to the first Trump administration.
Senate Confirms Gail Slater as Justice Dept.’s Antitrust Lead
The Senate on Tuesday approved Gail Slater, President Trump’s nominee to lead the Justice Department antitrust division, by a vote of 78-19. Ms. Slater, a veteran tech and media lawyer, has pledged to be skeptical of corporate power across the economy, and has been particularly critical of power in the tech industry.
Gail Slater Confirmed as DOJ Antitrust Chief, Vows to Tackle Big Tech and Monopolies
The U.S. Senate has confirmed Gail Slater, President Donald Trumps nominee, to lead the Department of Justices (DOJ) antitrust division. A veteran antitrust attorney and former adviser to Vice President JD Vance,
Trump DOJ Official Faults Corporate Push to Sway Antitrust
The Justice Department’s antitrust division needs to be aggressive in its focus on American workers, consumers and businesses ...
DOJ still wants Google to part with its Chrome browser as part of antitrust case
As part of the antitrust case filed more than four years ago, the Justice Department wants Google to divest its Chrome ...
What Antitrust ‘Reformers’ Got Wrong
When the Justice Department successfully blocked a proposed merger between JetBlue and Spirit Airlines last year, the head of ...
Trump nominee unites right and left with tough antitrust view
Omeed Assefi, acting head of the DoJ’s antitrust unit, said Slater will focus on “promoting robust competition”, but a top ...
Big Tech, antitrust and national security: The self-licking ice cream cone
Three years ago, we warned of Big Tech’s campaign to weaponize U.S. national security to protect its monopolies from ...