William Baer (lawyer)
William Baer | |
|---|---|
| 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) 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.