Key facts
- Stanley Woodward has been appointed to lead the U.S. Department of Justice's Antitrust Division.
- U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche authorized Woodward to exercise full authority in his new role.
- Omeed Assefi, the acting head of the division, will be departing.
Stanley Woodward, associate attorney general at the U.S. Department of Justice, has been appointed to lead the department's Antitrust Division, according to reports from MLex. U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche signed a memo authorizing Woodward to exercise the full authority of the assistant attorney general for the antitrust division.
This leadership change means Omeed Assefi, who had been serving as the acting head of the division, is set to depart. The appointment signals a significant shift in the regulatory landscape of the department.