David Baris Article in American Banker: Approving Loans is a Risky Role for Bank Directors

June 14, 2011

Recent FDIC lawsuits against directors of failed banks assert that they are personally liable for voting to approve individual loans that went bad if the loans had deficiencies at the time of approval. This places bank directors in the shoes of loan and credit officers, a role for which they are both unsuited and unqualified. […]

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Executive Director of the AABD Testimony on Whistleblowing

May 11, 2011

Testimony of David Baris, Executive Director, American Association of Bank Directors, before the U.S. House Representatives Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government-Sponsored Enterprises. Washington, DC.  May 11, 2011. Click here to read the testimony.

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David Baris Quoted in Reuters Article: “Backlash brews on U.S. whistleblower awards”

March 9, 2011

Employees “have been deputized and promised huge riches to bypass their companies and report to the government” under the new law, said David Baris, head of the American Association of Bank Directors.

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David Baris Quoted in Bank Director Magazine

February 25, 2011

“If they were operating under the theory that simple negligence was the standard for all these banks, and the FDIC sued in 25 per-cent of the cases, wouldn’t that suggest that there’d be fewer suits this time around?” Baris asks.

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BuckleySandler’s David Baris Quoted In US Banker

January 11, 2011

“If the directors don’t have a full opportunity to discuss with FDIC representatives that there is no merit to the lawsuit, then there’s a greater chance that the FDIC will bring a suit that doesn’t have merit,” said Baris, a partner at BuckleySandler.

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David Baris Article: Compensation risk analysis: The bank director’s role

September 13, 2010

In lieu of the recent acknowledgments by federal banking regulatory agencies that incentive compensation practices in the financial industry contributed to the financial crisis, “this article discusses federal banking agencies’ recent attempts to address imbalances between incentive pay and risk-taking that could compromise institutional safety and soundness.” Read full David Baris Article on JDSupra.

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David Baris Quoted in SNL Financial

February 26, 2010

SNL Financial, in an article by Tim Zawacki, discussed the need for community bank aid in light of the recent 27% growth in the FDIC’s list of problem institutions and industry-wide expectations for increased bank failures in the coming months. BuckleySandler Partner David Baris was consulted about the methods employed by government regulators toward failing […]

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Announcement of David H. Baris Joining BuckleySandler LLP

January 25, 2010

BuckleySandler LLP, a leading financial services law firm based in Washington, D.C., has announced that David H. Baris, a founding partner of Kennedy & Baris LLP, has joined the firm as a partner.

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