DOJ Top Antitrust Litigators Exit After Ticketmaster Accord

The US Justice Department’s top antitrust litigator and three senior trial attorneys that led cases against Live Nation Entertainment Inc., Apple Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google are leaving the agency, according to people familiar with their plans.

Some of the departures stem from anger among the antitrust staff about a surprise March 9 settlement with Live Nation and concerns about whether the division is committed to litigating pending cases, according to the people, who asked not to be named discussing internal agency dynamics.