On Monday, April 11, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)
confirmed in a press release that
Bill Baer will serve in the DOJ's third-highest ranking
position effective April 17, 2016. Baer will be stepping in for
Acting Associate Attorney General Stuart Delery.
Attorney General Loretta Lynch praised Baer's record at the
Antitrust Division, noting that he has worked to obtain $400
million in relief for consumers in a case against Apple for the
price-fixing of e-books, achieved a record level of fines from
large banks in the LIBOR scandal, and defended consumers in
industries from beer and wine to airlines and phone companies.
Baer was nominated by President Obama and was confirmed to lead
the Antitrust Division in December 2012. It has been widely
reported that Renata Hesse, Deputy Assistant Attorney General for
Criminal and Civil Operations, will take the reins upon Baer's
departure. Hesse previously served as Acting Assistant Attorney
General for a short time
