Antitrust Division

Meet the Acting Assistant Attorney General

Joseph Wayland

Acting Assistant Attorney General, Antitrust Division

Joseph Wayland was appointed Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division in April 2012.

Recent Antitrust Case Filings

U.S. v. Standard, et al.

September 26, 2012

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

September 26, 2012

U.S. v. Biglari Holdings

September 25, 2012

U.S. v. AUO, et al.

September 19, 2012

U.S. v. Apple, et al.

September 17, 2012

U.S. Response | Public Comments

U.S. v. Nippon Seiki

August 28, 2012

U.S. and New York v. Verizon, et al.

August 16, 2012

U.S. v. SGI and GEC

August 3, 2012

U.S. Response | Public Comments

U.S. v. UTC and Goodrich

July 26, 2012

Recent Speeches

Antitrust Policy in the Information Age: Protecting Innovation and Competition

September 21, 2012

Delivered in New York, NY by Acting Assistant Attorney General Joseph F. Wayland

Litigation in the Antitrust Division

September 19, 2012

Delivered in Washington, D.C. by Acting Assistant Attorney General Joseph F. Wayland

International Cooperation at the Antitrust Division

September 14, 2012

Delivered in Florence, Italy by Acting Assistant Attorney General Joseph F. Wayland

Recent Press Releases

Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission Sign Memorandum of Understanding with Indian Competition Authorities

September 27, 2012

Memorandum Provides for Increased Cooperation and Communication

Pennsylvania Corporation Pleads Guilty to Bid Rigging at Municipal Tax Lien Auctions in New Jersey

September 26, 2012

Justice Department Requires Divestitures in Order for Standard Parking Corp. to Proceed with Its Acquisition of Central Parking Corp.

September 26, 2012

Divestitures Will Preserve Parking Competition in 29 Cities

Taiwan Auto Lights Manufacturer Executive Pleads Guilty in Price-Fixing Conspiracy

September 25, 2012

Biglari Holdings Inc. to Pay $850,000 Civil Penalty for Violating Antitrust Premerger Notification Requirements

September 25, 2012

Violations Occurred When Cracker Barrel Voting Securities Were Acquired

Taiwan-Based AU Optronics Corporation Sentenced to Pay $500 Million Criminal Fine for Role in LCD Price-Fixing Conspiracy

September 20, 2012

Company Also Sentenced to Adopt Antitrust Compliance Program; Former Top Executives Each Sentenced to Serve Three Years in Prison and to Pay Criminal Fine

Japanese Freight Forwarder Agrees to Plead Guilty to Criminal Price-Fixing Charges

September 19, 2012

Company Agrees to Pay a $2.3 Million Criminal Fine

3M Company Abandons Its Proposed Acquisition of Avery Dennison's Office and Consumer Products Group After Justice Department Threatens Lawsuit

September 4, 2012

Resolves Antitrust Concerns and Preserves Competition in the Sale of Labels and Sticky Notes in the United States

Three Former UBS Executives Convicted for Frauds Involving Contracts Related to the Investment of Municipal Bond Proceeds

August 31, 2012

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