Enforcement 40 for 2013: David B. Bayless

“The reason why David Bayless has become a dean of the West Coast securities enforcement bar of course has something to do with his sterling academic credentials and illustrious career, which includes being head of the San Francisco SEC office. But equally important is the easy, unassuming way he wears those laurels and the practical wisdom he brings to bear on the problems that clients and practitioners alike bring to him.  He is someone that clients instinctively like and trust because his combination of a reassuring manner and wise careful counsel is just what is most needed when careers and futures are on the line.”