Susan Davies has spent much of the last decade working on behalf of major mergers and fending off antitrust enforcement. By Ryan Grim and David Dayen, The Intercept. Another potential nominee, Susan Davies, worked with Facebook Inc. , the letter said. Donna Patterson, assisted by Susan Davies, is the merger deputy. Garland is hoping to install Davies as the head of the Department of Justice antitrust division. Prominent corporate attorneys who formerly worked for Big Tech companies like Google and Facebook are in the running to lead the Department of Justice Antitrust Division under President-elect Joe Bidens administration, reported the Intercept on Wednesday, Jan. 13. 29 January 21. Garland was appointed to the post by Bill Clinton in 1997. According to a Thursday report from The American Prospect and The Intercept, attorney general nominee Merrick Garland wants Susan Davies, the lawyer who represented him during his failed Supreme Court nomination, to head up the Department of Justices antitrust division. (Natural News) Prominent corporate attorneys who formerly worked for Big Tech companies like Google and Facebook are in the running to lead the Department of Justice Antitrust Division under President-elect Joe Bidens administration, reported the Intercept on Wednesday, Jan. 13.. Biden is considering Susan Davies or Renata Hesse, among other names, for the antitrust division Susan Davies is a litigation partner in the Washington, D.C. office where she focus-es in the areas of government and internal investigations, regulatory, legislative, including the Antitrust Division, the Office of the Solicitor General, and the Office of Policy Development. The year was a notable one for the Justice Department's Antitrust Division in a number of respects. The Revolving Door Project, a Prospect partner, scrutinizes the executive branch and presidential power. Merrick Garland Wants Former Facebook Lawyer to Top Antitrust Division. This week, Politico reported that Susan Davies, a corporate antitrust lawyer who has represented Facebook, was a leading contender to head Bidens Department of Justice Antitrust Division. Big Tech Critics Alarmed at Direction of Biden Antitrust Personnel Renata Hesse, who has worked for Google and Amazon, is the leading candidate to run the Justice Departments antitrust division. Biden's nominee for attorney general, Merrick Garland, is reportedly pushing for Susan Davies, one of his former DOJ aides, to head the antitrust division. That lawyer, Susan Davies, however, would be a controversial pick for another professional connection of hers: Facebook. Attorney general nominee Merrick Garland is hoping to install his former aide, Susan Davies, as head of antitrust at the Justice Department, three sources told The American Prospect. Davies served under Garland when he was a judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. Biden is considering Susan Davies or Renata Hesse, among other names, for the antitrust divisions chief role. Follow them at therevolvingdoorproject.org.. Susan Davies has spent much of the last decade working on behalf of major mergers and fending off antitrust enforcement. Prominent corporate attorneys who formerly worked for Big Tech companies like Google and Facebook are in the running to lead the Department of Justice Antitrust Division under President-elect Joe Biden's administration, reported the Intercept on Wednesday, Jan. 13. Davies also served as a law clerk to Supreme Court Justice Anthony Biden is considering Susan Davies or Renata Hesse, among other names, for the antitrust division's chief role. The letter questioned the perceived influence of Karen Dunn and Jamie Gorelick, even if