William Barr Would Bring Telecom Chops to Justice Department

Former U.S. Attorney General William Barr would bring a telecom track record back to the Justice Department.

Barr, whom President Donald Trump is said to want to nominate as Attorney General, was general counsel and executive vice president at Verizon Communications Inc. from 2000 to 2008, according to his biography at Kirkland & Ellis LLP, where he is of counsel. Before that, he served in the same role at GTE Corp., according to the biography.

“I would say he was a very able lawyer who took a strong anti-regulatory view, one that I would think he would continue if attorney ...