David T. Bartels
Top rated Securities Litigation attorney in Irvine, California
Practice Areas:
Securities litigation,
Business litigation,
Mergers & acquisitions,
Business organizations,
Contracts
Education Qualification:
University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law
Practice Areas:
Securities litigation,
Business litigation,
Mergers & acquisitions,
Business organizations,
Contracts
7700 Irvine Center Dr Suite 800Irvine, California, 92618
First Admitted: 2000, California
Professional Webpage: https://www.lawrencebartels.com/attorney/bartels-david-t/
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Federal Bar Association
- Orange County Bar Association
- Association of Business Trial Lawyers
- California Bar
Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):
- As senior attorney with FDIC's Professional Liability and Financial Crimes Section, supervised the investigation litigation of potential claims against former directors, officers, accountants, attorneys, brokers, appraisers, insurance companies, and other third party professionals arising from 12 failed banks with over $19.4 billion in assets.
- Successfully defended antitrust investigation by DOJ and Dept. of Agriculture.
- Successfully defeated shareholder derivative action on summary judgement, including subsequent appeal (S&A Biotech Investments LLC vs. Thomas Baruch).
- Obtained dismissal of outside directors in shareholder class action, including defending dismissal on appeal before Ninth Circuit (In re: Splash Tech, Holdings Sec. litigation).
- Managed internal investigation on behalf of board special committee in midst of parallel SEC and DOJ investigations, resulting in no fines or charges for company.
- Successfully defended Sunwest Bank and its board of directors in Wood vs. Sunwest Bank in securities class action seeking more than $24 million in damages (bench trial).
- Successfully defended officers and directors in SEC investigation (multiple/confidential).
Representative Clients:
- David Bartels advises corporate directors and defends individuals, companies, underwriters, financial institutions, and accounting firms in shareholder class action and derivative lawsuits, merger and acquisition disputes, and in proceedings before the Department of Justice; the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC); the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
Educational Background:
- California State University at Long Beach, B.A. in Political Science, 1994
Other Outstanding Achievements:
- Outstanding Scholastic Achievement Award, McGeorge Law School, 2000
Industry Groups:
- Agriculture
- Airline
- Automotive
- Banking
- Business
- Financial
- Food Service
- Manufacturing
- Medical
- Restaurant
- Retail
- Securities
- Tourism
- Transportation
- Trucking
- Wall Street
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