The DOJ’s Antitrust Division is seeing a steady flow of senior talent to private practice as leadership uncertainty lingers in President Trump’s second term. Since February, at least six attorneys have exited following the resignation of division head Gail Slater and the earlier departure of her deputy, Mark Hamer, with firms like O’Melveny, Wilson Sonsini and Winston & Strawn scooping up partners.
The latest move: litigation boutique Sher Tremonte hired Catherine Dick, the division’s litigation director, who worked on headline cases against Apple, Google and Live Nation. With the division under acting leadership and a permanent pick still under consideration, firms are capitalizing on the churn, deepening benches with enforcement insiders even as questions persist about the agency’s direction and retention challenges across DOJ.
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