Overview
David Bakst is a partner in Mayer Brown's New York office and a member of the Corporate & Securities practice focusing on 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
- Reinsurance Transactions
- Insurance-Linked Securities
- Insurance Mergers & Acquisitions
- Insurance Regulatory & Enforcement
- Insurance Tax
- Life Insurance & Reinsurance Transactions
- Pension De-Risking & Longevity Solutions
- Runoff Solutions
- Life Sciences
- Private Equity Real Estate
Key Issues
Regional Capabilities
Spoken Languages
- English
- Hebrew
Perspectives
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October 012020
Events
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June 082021
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February 272020
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February 272020
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February 252020
News
Education
Boston College Law School, JD, cum laude
Editor-in-Chief, International & Comparative Law Review, 1995-1996
Northwestern University, BA
Admissions
- New York
Activities
- New York State Bar Association
- New York City Bar Committee on Securities Regulation