Overview
David Bakst is a partner in Mayer Brown's New York office and a member of the Corporate & Securities practice specializing in Capital Markets. His practice focuses on a wide variety of public and private securities offerings ranging from large New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ listed IPOs and multibillion-dollar debt offerings to smaller private offerings. David has more than 20 years of capital markets experience with a particular focus on securities offerings involving non-US issuers. He has led securities offerings for a number of the most prominent issuers in Europe, Asia, Australia and Latin America. He advises clients from a broad range of industries, including life sciences, financial services, energy, telecommunications and technology. David regularly advises leading investment banking firms on domestic and international capital markets offerings. David also advises companies regarding Securities Act and Exchange Act compliance, NYSE and NASDAQ compliance, corporate governance, and Sarbanes-Oxley Act matters.
Areas of Focus
Industries
- Insurance
- Bermuda & Other Offshore Reinsurance
- Complex Reinsurance Transactions
- Insurance-Linked Securities
- Insurance Mergers & Acquisitions
- Insurance Outsourcing & Information Technology
- Insurance Regulatory & Compliance
- Insurance Tax
- Life Insurance & Reinsurance Transactions
- Pension De-Risking & Longevity Solutions
- Reinsurance Run-off and Insolvency
- Life Sciences
- Private Equity Real Estate
Regional Capabilities
Spoken Languages
- English
- Hebrew
Perspectives
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March 012019
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February 112019
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February 052019
Events
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February 072019
News
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August 242018
Education
Boston College Law School, JD, cum laude, Editor-in-Chief, International & Comparative Law Review, 1995-1996
Northwestern University, BA
Admissions
- New York
Memberships
- New York State Bar Association
- New York City Bar Committee on Securities Regulation