New DOJ office to monitor, evaluate compliance with antitrust judgments
By 
Aaron Nicodemus2020-08-21T17:44:00
A new office within the Antitrust Division will be tasked with monitoring corporate compliance initiatives connected with DOJ antitrust judgments, as well as evaluating whistleblower complaints regarding those judgments.
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