William Baer | |
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United States Associate Attorney General | |
Acting | |
In office April 17, 2016 – January 20, 2017 | |
President | Barack Obama |
Preceded by | Stuart F. Delery (acting) |
Succeeded by | Jesse Panuccio (acting) |
United States Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division | |
In office January 2013 – April 2016 | |
President | Barack Obama |
Preceded by | Christine A. Varney |
Succeeded by | Makan Delrahim |
Personal details | |
Born | William Joseph Baer May 31, 1950 Baraboo, Wisconsin, U.S. |
Education | Lawrence University (BA) Stanford University (JD) |
William Joseph Baer (born May 31, 1950)[1] is an American lawyer who served as the Assistant Attorney General for the United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division under the administration of President Barack Obama. He is a partner at the American law firm Arnold & Porter, where he works in antitrust law and white collar defense. Since January 2020, Baer has been a visiting fellow in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution.[2]