Maurice Baynard advises clients on a broad range of disputes and investigations.

Maurice draws on extensive experience to represent clients in:

  • Complex commercial litigation
  • Securities and derivatives suits
  • White collar investigations

Maurice earned his JD from Duke University, where he served as a notes editor for the Duke Journal of Constitutional Law and Public Policy and served on Duke’s Moot Court Board. While at Duke, Maurice also received his Master of Public Policy from the Sanford School of Public Policy. Maurice clerked for Judge Amy St. Eve of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.

Maurice’s experience includes representation of:

  • A national software development company, obtaining complete dismissal of securities enforcement action brought by the SEC against the company and its CISO
  • A medical device coatings manufacturer, defeating the US Federal Trade Commission’s lawsuit challenging its merger with a medical device manufacturer
  • A public company in internal and government investigations relating to accounting and disclosure issues
  • A private company, successfully enjoining its former CEO from misappropriating trade secrets and violating non-compete obligations
  • A major accounting firm in connection with SEC investigations
  • An oil and gas producer in connection with SEC investigations
  • A variety of pro bono clients in cases related to immigration, employment disputes, the First Amendment, and prisoner rights

Bar Qualification

  • Illinois

Education

  • JD, Duke University School of Law, 2021
  • MPP, Duke University, 2021
  • BA in Anthropology & History, University of Notre Dame, 2012

Languages Spoken

  • English
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