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

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FILE PHOTO: Stanley Woodward arrives at the James Lawrence King Federal Justice Building in Miami, Florida, U.S., June 27, 2023. REUTERS/Marco Bello/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Stanley Woodward arrives at the James Lawrence King Federal Justice Building in Miami, Florida, U.S., June 27, 2023. REUTERS/Marco Bello/File Photo MARCO BELLO 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)

A U.S. Justice Department logo or seal showing Justice Department headquarters, known as "Main Justice," is seen behind the podium in the Department's headquarters briefing room before a news conference with the Attorney General in Washington, January 24, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
A U.S. Justice Department logo or seal showing Justice Department headquarters, known as "Main Justice," is seen behind the podium in the Department's headquarters briefing room before a news conference with the Attorney General in Washington, January 24, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque KEVIN LAMARQUE Reuters

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This story was originally published June 15, 2026 at 1:16 PM.

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