On August 1, 2025, Law360 profiled BFA Partner George Bauer as a 2025 Rising Star in the Securities category. The profile highlights George’s leading role in high-profile securities litigation, including helping secure a resolution valued at $919 million in a shareholder derivative suit against Tesla’s board, the largest-ever shareholder derivative settlement in Delaware Chancery Court history. The profile also discusses George’s leading role in achieving a favorable class action resolution against Enochian Biosciences Inc., which falsely claimed its founder was a medical doctor and world class researcher. The article further describes George’s views on the evolving role of artificial intelligence in securities litigation, as well as his reasons for pursuing a career in securities law.
A son of a former police officer, George explained to Law360 that “[t]o hold wrongdoers at these companies accountable and to get recoveries for our clients and the classes at large is really important because these are the retirement plans and pension plans for public transportation workers or teachers or police officers or firefighters, real people and people who do service for the community.”
