Bruce practices domestic and international business law for U.S. and foreign corporate clients. Bruce combines business law expertise with cross-border experience to advise clients in both major transactions and general corporate matters.
Practice Areas:
- General Corporate Counsel
- Securities
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Cross-Border Agreements and Transactions
- Intellectual Property Rights and Licensing
- Distribution Arrangements
- Joint Ventures
- Foreign Manufacturing (Sourcing) Arrangements
Affiliations and activities:
- UIA - International Association of Lawyers; President, Information Technology Law Commission, 2013-2017
- International Association of Young Lawyers (AIJA) -- President of the Distribution Commission, 2005-2006
- Associazione Internazionale Giuristi di Lingua Italiana
- Founder and past president of the Italy - New England Chamber of Commerce (1992-1999)
- Boston representative of the American Chamber of Commerce in Italy
- Trustee, The Pike School, Andover, Massachusetts (2007-2013)
- Service on boards of directors of for-profit corporations
Previous Experience:
- Visiting foreign attorney at major law firm in Milan, Italy
- Associate, Oppenheimer, Wolff & Donnelly (Washington, D.C.)
- Associate, Palmer & Dodge (Boston)
Education:
- Yale University (B.A. cum laude 1983)
- Georgetown University (J.D. 1987)
Languages:
- English (native), Italian (fluent), French (less so)
Bar Admissions:
- Admitted to practice in New York and Massachusetts
Pro Bono:
- Advice to small business owners through Lawyers for Civil Rights, BizGrow program
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