Stauffer is a partner in the Chicago office of Jenner & Block LLP, representing clients in civil litigation and criminal matters, including complex issues relating to discovery and privileges. From 1988 to 1990, Mr. Stauffer served as law clerk to the Honorable Ilana D. Rovner on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. From 1986 to 1988, and from 1991 to the present, he has practiced at Jenner & Block.

Mr. Stauffer is admitted to practice in Illinois and is a member of the bars of the United States Courts of Appeals for the First and Seventh Circuits, the U.S. Court of International Trade, and the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Mr. Stauffer received a B.A. summa cum laude in 1983 from the University of Missouri in philosophy and political science, and a J.D. magna cum laude in 1986 from Harvard Law School, where he served as an executive editor for the Harvard Civil Rights/Civil Liberties Law Review. He has also written a variety of articles relating to privilege, particularly in the context of internal investigations and corporate compliance.