Antitrust lawyers say they expect more of the same from the next head of the U.S. Justice Department’s Antitrust Division, as an election year overshadows the selection of an official with enormous influence over business deals.
The antitrust job is scheduled to open up Aug. 5, when Assistant Attorney General Christine Varney plans to step down and become a partner at Cravath, Swaine & Moore. Since her appointment in April 2009, Varney has developed a reputation for avoiding major battles over proposed business deals—allowing through mergers such as the one between concert giants Live Nation and Ticketmaster, but with some concessions to aid competition.
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