This posting was written by John W. Arden.
After six months in the position, Joseph Wayland, Acting Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Justice of Department Antitrust Division, will step down next week, according to published reports.
Wayland became the acting antitrust chief in April 2012, following the departure of then-Acting Assistant Attorney General Sharis A. Pozen.
There has not been an Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Antitrust Division since Christine Varney left the position on August 5, 2011, to return to private practice. President Obama nominated William J. Baer as antitrust chief in February 2012, but the nomination has been stalled.
Prior to his current role, Wayland served as Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Civil Enforcement at the Antitrust Division. He joined the division in September 2010 and worked on a number of high-profile cases, including the Justice Department’s successful challenges to AT&T’s proposed acquisition of T-Mobile, USA, Inc. and H&R Block’s proposed acquisition of 2SS Holdings, the maker of TaxACT tax preparation software.
Wayland is reported to be returning to Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, the firm he left to join the Antitrust Division.
No announcement has been made regarding Wayland’s successor.
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Wayland to Serve as Acting Antitrust Chief Pending Confirmation of Baer
This posting was written by Jeffrey May, Editor of CCH Trade Regulation Reporter.
With Senate confirmation of William Baer unlikely to happen any time soon, the Department of Justice has announced that Joseph Wayland will serve as the Acting Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Justice Department Antitrust Division after the departure of Sharis A. Pozen at the end of April.
Wayland is the Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Civil Enforcement at the Antitrust Division. He joined the Antitrust Division in September 2010 and has worked on a number of high-profile cases. He was the lead trial counsel in the Justice Department’s successful challenge to AT&T Inc.’s proposed acquisition of T-Mobile USA, Inc. He also headed up the trial team that stopped H&R Block, Inc.’s proposed acquisition of 2SS Holdings—the maker of “TaxACT” tax preparation software.
Prior to joining the Antitrust Division, Wayland was in private practice, as a partner with Simpson, Thacher. He joined the firm in 1988.
With Senate confirmation of William Baer unlikely to happen any time soon, the Department of Justice has announced that Joseph Wayland will serve as the Acting Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Justice Department Antitrust Division after the departure of Sharis A. Pozen at the end of April.
Wayland is the Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Civil Enforcement at the Antitrust Division. He joined the Antitrust Division in September 2010 and has worked on a number of high-profile cases. He was the lead trial counsel in the Justice Department’s successful challenge to AT&T Inc.’s proposed acquisition of T-Mobile USA, Inc. He also headed up the trial team that stopped H&R Block, Inc.’s proposed acquisition of 2SS Holdings—the maker of “TaxACT” tax preparation software.
Prior to joining the Antitrust Division, Wayland was in private practice, as a partner with Simpson, Thacher. He joined the firm in 1988.
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