Background
Baxter, William Francis was born on July 13, 1929 in New York City. Son of William F. and Ruth C. Baxter.
Baxter, William Francis was born on July 13, 1929 in New York City. Son of William F. and Ruth C. Baxter.
AB, Stanford University, 1951; Juris Doctor, Stanford University, 1956.
Assistant professor of law, Stanford University, 1956-1958;
professor of law, Stanford University, 1960-1998;
member firm, Covington & Burling, Washington, 1958-1960;
assistant attorney general of the United States, Antitrust Division, Washington, 1981-1983;
of counsel, Shearman & Sterling, New York City, 1984-1998. Consultant various intervals to American Petroleum Institute, Brookings Institution, Citicorp, Exxon Corporation, Fairchild Corporation, Federal Reserve Board, Hoffman-LaRoche, Jet Propulsion laboratories, Levi Strauss, Marcor, National Retail Merchants. Association, Northrup, Siemans Inc., Turner Broadcasting, Visa, Varian Associations.
Consultant, project director Federal Aviation Administration Study on Legal and Economics Aspects of Aircraft Noise, 1966-1968. Visiting professor Yale University Law School, 1964-1965. Fellow Center for Advanced Study in Behavioral Sciences, 1972-1973.
Member President's Task Force on Comm. Policy, 1968, President's Task Force on Antitrust Policy, 1968.
(Book by Baxter, William F.)
Served with United States Navy, 1951-1954. Member American Economics Association.
Children— William Francis, Marcia, Stuart Carlton. Married Carol Cairns Treanor, March 27, 1987.