Kenneth Dintzer
Overview
Kenneth Dintzer is a partner in Crowell & Moring’s Antitrust and Competition, Government Contracts, and Litigation 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
- U.S. Court of Federal Claims
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- U.S. Court of International Trade
- United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- Clerk to Hon., Glenn L. Archer, Jr.
Kenneth's Insights
Client Alert | 9 min read | 05.06.26
After the Verdict: Navigating the Live Nation/Ticketmaster Antitrust Fallout
On April 15, 2026, a federal jury found Live Nation and its subsidiary Ticketmaster liable on every antitrust count submitted, including monopolization of primary ticketing markets and illegal bundling of its promotions and venue business lines. The jury found the defendants liable for $1.72 for each primary concert ticket sold pursuant to the anticompetitive conduct.[1] The trial opened March 2, 2026, before Judge Arun Subramanian in the Southern District of New York, as a case brought by the federal government and a coalition of states. The case, however, was rocked by an early-trial settlement between the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the defendants. Although the DOJ and six of the plaintiff states (Arkansas, Iowa, Mississippi, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Dakota) exited the trial, 33 states and the District of Columbia rejected the settlement, brought in a law firm, and moved forward with the trial. Next up for the case: (1) a statutorily required Tunney Act review of the DOJ’s settlement; (2) defendants’ Rule 50 and Rule 59 motions; (3) determination by the Court of how many tickets are subject to the $1.72 damage award (before trebling as per the Clayton Act); and (4) a remedy phase where the Court will consider plaintiffs’ likely proposal to sever Ticketmaster from Live Nation.
Press Coverage | 04.17.26
Client Alert | 1 min read | 04.17.26
Insights
What the Live Nation settlement would mean for concertgoers — and why some say it isn’t enough
|03.12.26
Associated Press
Details on Live Nation's settlement with Justice Department and what it could mean for concertgoers
|03.09.26
“The Daily Report” (video clip)
Live Nation Reaches Tentative Deal With Justice Department in Antitrust Case
|03.09.26
The Wall Street Journal
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04.22.26
Crowell & Moring’s Government Contracts Legal Forum
Kenneth's Insights
Client Alert | 9 min read | 05.06.26
After the Verdict: Navigating the Live Nation/Ticketmaster Antitrust Fallout
On April 15, 2026, a federal jury found Live Nation and its subsidiary Ticketmaster liable on every antitrust count submitted, including monopolization of primary ticketing markets and illegal bundling of its promotions and venue business lines. The jury found the defendants liable for $1.72 for each primary concert ticket sold pursuant to the anticompetitive conduct.[1] The trial opened March 2, 2026, before Judge Arun Subramanian in the Southern District of New York, as a case brought by the federal government and a coalition of states. The case, however, was rocked by an early-trial settlement between the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the defendants. Although the DOJ and six of the plaintiff states (Arkansas, Iowa, Mississippi, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Dakota) exited the trial, 33 states and the District of Columbia rejected the settlement, brought in a law firm, and moved forward with the trial. Next up for the case: (1) a statutorily required Tunney Act review of the DOJ’s settlement; (2) defendants’ Rule 50 and Rule 59 motions; (3) determination by the Court of how many tickets are subject to the $1.72 damage award (before trebling as per the Clayton Act); and (4) a remedy phase where the Court will consider plaintiffs’ likely proposal to sever Ticketmaster from Live Nation.
Press Coverage | 04.17.26
Client Alert | 1 min read | 04.17.26
