Kenneth Dintzer
Overview
Kenneth Dintzer is a partner in Crowell & Moring’s Antitrust and Competition, Government Contracts, and Litigation and Trial groups. He most recently served as deputy branch director in the National Courts Section of the Department of Justice’s Civil Division, and he is a former senior trial counsel in DOJ’s Antitrust Division. He was a leading Department of Justice litigator for more than 30 years, where he handled many of DOJ’s most high-profile and complex cases.
Career & Education
- Department of Justice
Deputy Branch Director, 2014–2024 - Department of Justice: Antitrust Division
Senior Trial Counsel, 2020–2024
Trial Attorney, 1992–1997 - Department of Justice: Civil Division
Assistant Director, Commercial Litigation Branch, National Courts Section, 2007–2014
Senior Trial Attorney, Commercial Litigation Branch, National Courts Section, 2003–2007
Trial Attorney, Commercial Litigation Branch, National Courts Section, 1997–2003
- Department of Justice
- University of Michigan Law School, J.D., 1990
- California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo, B.S., computer science, 1987
- New York
- District of Columbia
- United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- Clerk to Hon., Glenn L. Archer, Jr.
Kenneth's Insights
Firm News | 1 min read | 07.15.25
Crowell Advises MP Materials on Landmark Public-Private Partnership with Department of Defense
Washington – July 15, 2025: Crowell & Moring was honored to represent MP Materials in its landmark partnership with the U.S. Department of Defense, making DoD the company’s largest shareholder. On July 9, MP and DoD signed a multibillion-dollar package of investments and long-term commitments, providing for, among other things, construction of the company’s second domestic magnet manufacturing facility. The agreements include convertible preferred equity, warrants, loans, and price floor and offtake commitments.
Publication | 07.15.25
In-House Counsel Plays Crucial Role in Risk Analysis for Trials
Press Coverage | 07.14.25
What’s The Word On Wage-Fixing? Cracking Down On Collusion Among Employers
Press Coverage | 05.12.25
Insights
What’s The Word On Wage-Fixing? Cracking Down On Collusion Among Employers
|07.14.25
Our Curious Amalgam – ABA Antitrust Section
‘We Had To Buy Them’: Old Emails Haunt Mark Zuckerberg In High-Stakes Trial
|04.17.25
Financial Times
Crowell & Moring Adds DoJ Google Litigator To Washington office
|12.11.24
Commercial Dispute Resolution
Kenneth's Insights
Firm News | 1 min read | 07.15.25
Crowell Advises MP Materials on Landmark Public-Private Partnership with Department of Defense
Washington – July 15, 2025: Crowell & Moring was honored to represent MP Materials in its landmark partnership with the U.S. Department of Defense, making DoD the company’s largest shareholder. On July 9, MP and DoD signed a multibillion-dollar package of investments and long-term commitments, providing for, among other things, construction of the company’s second domestic magnet manufacturing facility. The agreements include convertible preferred equity, warrants, loans, and price floor and offtake commitments.
Publication | 07.15.25
In-House Counsel Plays Crucial Role in Risk Analysis for Trials
Press Coverage | 07.14.25
What’s The Word On Wage-Fixing? Cracking Down On Collusion Among Employers
Press Coverage | 05.12.25