| Biography:
Bruce is a member of the Executive Committee and is the former Chair of its 270 lawyer Litigation Department.
Bruce maintains an active trial and litigation practice. He has tried major
commercial cases in Alabama, California, Delaware, Illinois, New Jersey, New
York and Pennsylvania, and before the ICC in Paris.
Representing corporate plaintiffs, Bruce has recovered hundreds of millions
of dollars, mostly after trial, in matters covering a broad range of substantive
areas and industries, including: banking, securities, insurance coverage, complex
commercial contracts of various types, pharmaceutical, biotech, and mechanical
engineering.
Representing defendants, Bruce has litigated extensively in the following substantive
areas and industries, among others:
Securities - Defended numerous '33 and '34 Act class action and derivative
suits, representing inside and outside directors, officers, issuers, accountants
and law firms, including the successful defense (of inside directors) in a two-month
jury trial of a large 10b-5 class action; tender offers (both sides); proxy
fights (both sides); and insider trading SEC investigations. He has frequently
appeared in the Delaware Chancery Court.
Insurance - Defended a major insurance company in various class action
suits challenging sales practices.
Antitrust - Defended foreign and domestic clients in various federal
courts and before the FTC.
International Arbitration - Bruce has handled various types of international
arbitrations, principally for European and Asian clients.
Bruce has been involved in numerous matters in the entertainment industry,
including a number of highly publicized cases in New York and Los Angeles.
Bruce has been extensively involved with the Legal Aid Society, of which he
is a Director and member of its Audit Committee, and with the Association of
the Bar of the City of New York, where he has served on the Judiciary Committee,
the State Court Committee, the Federal Courts Committee and the Committee on
the Second Century. He also served as part of an American Judicature Society
team that produced an extensive report that led to major changes in the jurisdiction
of the New York Court of Appeals.
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