William Baer (lawyer)

William Baer
United States Associate Attorney General
Acting
In office
April 17, 2016 – January 20, 2017
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byStuart F. Delery (acting)
Succeeded byJesse Panuccio (acting)
United States Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division
In office
January 2013 – April 2016
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byChristine A. Varney
Succeeded byMakan Delrahim
Personal details
Born
William Joseph Baer

(1950-05-31) May 31, 1950 (age 74)
Baraboo, Wisconsin, U.S.
EducationLawrence 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]

  1. ^ "Attorney William J Baer | Lawyer in Washington DC". Lawyercentral.com. May 31, 1950. Retrieved May 18, 2014.
  2. ^ Bill Baer Joins Brookings

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