David Thomas Bartels

David T. Bartels is an experienced business attorney, representing businesses, and their officers and directors, in government enforcement actions, class actions and complex commercial litigation, as well as transactional and regulatory issues.

His experience includes securities and government enforcement litigation, complex commercial litigation, and intellectual property litigation. Mr. Bartels advises corporate directors and defended 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”). Mr. Bartels also has managed numerous internal investigations in connection with securities, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, and antitrust issues for clients in the technology, healthcare, automotive and financial sectors.
In addition, Mr. Bartels has advised political action committees, business entities, and campaign committees on campaign finance, ethics and election law issues.

Before starting his own firm, Mr. Bartels spent over three years with a boutique law firm in Orange County focused on high-stakes litigation and business and transactional advice. From 2010 to 2013, Mr. Bartels was with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, as a senior attorney in the FDIC’s Professional Liability & Financial Crimes Section, where he investigated and pursued potential claims against former officers, directors and professional advisors responsible for significant losses at failed banks.
Prior to working for the FDIC, Mr. Bartels worked at large, international law firms, including Fenwick & West LLP and Howrey LLP.

University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law

J.D. (2000)

2000

Honors: Order of the Coif; Outstanding Scholastic Achievement Award; Traynor Society; American Jurisprudence Awards: Antitrust, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law.

Activities: McGeorge Law Review, Articles & Symposium Editor; Vis International Moot Arbitration Competition

California State University - Long Beach

B.A. (1994)

1994

Lawrence Bartels LLP

Current

Senior Attorney

Callahan & Blaine

2013 - 2017

Senior Attorney

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Professional Liabiltiy & Financial Crimes Section

2010 - 2013

Senior Associate

Howrey LLP

2005 - 2009

Associate

Fenwick & West LLP

2000 - 2004

California State Bar  # 209449

Member

2000 - Current

California

Since 2000

California

California 2000

United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

United States District Court for the Central District of California

United States District Court for the Eastern District of California

United States District Court for the Northern District of California

United States District Court for the Southern District of California

• Securities Litigation and Government Enforcement Defense
• Complex Commercial Litigation