Mark Bayer concentrated his practice on antitrust, securities, privacy, theft of trade secrets, intellectual property, class actions, RICO and other complex litigation matters. As managing partner of the firm’s Dallas office, Mark offered more than three decades of litigation experience and trial practice, providing his clients with the skill and discipline that only experience can bring.
Mark appeared in state and federal courts throughout the country, including Texas, California, New York, Florida, Alabama and others in the Northeast, Midwest and South. He represented a diverse group of clients from industries such as insurance, waste management, hospitality, healthcare, utilities, data aggregation, securities, financial services, manufacturing, telecommunications, advertising, energy and retail. Mark also advised clients in matters before the U.S. Department of Justice, the Federal Trade Commission, the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Texas Attorney General.
Experience
- A Barnes & Thornburg attorney defended a major scrap metal dealer against predatory pricing claims brought in El Paso, Texas. The client prevailed after a one-week jury trial. (*This matter occurred prior to joining Barnes & Thornburg.)
- A Barnes & Thornburg attorney a defended Texas electrical cooperative against class action claims. The trial court denied a class seeking monetary relief and certified a class seeking non-monetary relief. The Barnes & Thornburg attorney successfully argued in the Court of Appeals that neither class should have been certified. (*This matter occurred prior to joining Barnes & Thornburg.)
Credentials
Education
- Columbia Law School, J.D.
- Bowdoin College, A.B.
Bar Admissions
- Texas
Court Admissions
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- U.S. District Courts for the state of Texas
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
- Texas Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit