Stanley Woodward to run US DOJ's antitrust division, MLex reports

June 15, 2026 4:12 PM EDT

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June 15 (Reuters) - ‌The ​U.S. ​Department of Justice's Associate ‌Attorney General Stanley Woodward ⁠has been put ‌in charge of the ‌department's antitrust division, regulatory news website ​MLex reported on Monday.

Omeed Assefi, ⁠the acting head of the ​antitrust division, is set to leave the department, ​an MLex ‌reporter said in a post ⁠on X.

U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche ⁠last week signed off ​on a memo allowing Woodward to exercise the authority ‌of the assistant attorney general ‌for the ⁠antitrust division, ‌the report ​added.

(Reporting by Gnaneshwar Rajan in ‌Bengaluru)



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