Jonathan Kanter — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Served as Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice from 2021 to 2024.
Currently a Distinguished Service Professor at Carnegie Mellon University and a Distinguished Teaching Professor at Washington University in St. Louis School of Law (since 2025).
Founded his own law firm, The Kanter Law Group, in 2020.
Collaborated with FTC Chair Lina Khan on efforts to reform federal merger guidelines.
During his tenure, the DOJ won its first conviction in a criminal monopolization suit in four decades.
Contributor at CNBC (since 2025).
Holds a Juris Doctor from Washington University School of Law (1998) and a Bachelor of Arts from the State University of New York at Albany (1995).

Biography

Jonathan Kanter is an American lawyer and academic known for his work in antitrust law and policy. He served as Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division of the U.S.

Department of Justice (DOJ) from November 2021 to December 2024, during the administration of President Joe Biden. In this role, he was closely associated with the anti-monopolistic New Brandeis movement and was considered a critic of Big Tech.