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Bruce M. Landay, Partner

Bruce Landay practices domestic and international business law for U.S. and foreign corporate clients. Having practiced in New England, Washington, D.C. and Europe, Mr. Landay combines business law expertise with the cross-cultural insight necessary for successful international business today. Specific experience includes:

  • Corporate and Securities Law. General counsel to U.S. technology and personal service companies, providing general corporate and business advice. In addition, he has represented companies and limited partnerships in private and public placements of equity.
  • Foreign Investments in the U.S. Representation of foreign partnerships and companies investing in the United States.
  • International Transactions. Representation as international counsel to large publicly-held and smaller companies, both U.S. and foreign, in their international business matters. Representative matters include:
    • representation of Italian chemical company in acquisition of $25 million division of publicly-held US company, by means of a three year joint venture
    • representation of Italian venture capitalists in private-placement equity financing of a U.S.-Israeli Internet technology company.
    • negotiation and documentation, on behalf of a German company, of its distributorship of U.S.-made medical devices, including the acquisition of the U.S. supplier's German subsidiary;
    • the $10 million reacquisition of an Italian manufacturing and distribution operation on behalf of a well-known U.S. fashion company;
    • the negotiation and documentation of a nine-country Asian distribution and retail development arrangement between a well-known U.S. company and a major Hong Kong trading company;
    • representation of a U.S. information technology company in a private placement involving Taiwanese institutional investors; and
    • numerous agency, distribution, license, joint venture and consulting agreements covering countries throughout Europe, the Middle East, Asia and South America.
  • Foreign Sourcing. Assistance to clients who source products from foreign manufacturers, including manufacturing agreements, corporate policies on social responsibility and the structuring of tax-free representative offices in several Asian countries, including China, for U.S. companies.
  • Intellectual Property Rights and Licensing. Representation of foreign and domestic companies in connection with intellectual property rights, including trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets and the exploitation of patents (we do not prosecute patent applications). Representative matters include:
    • numerous confidentiality, consulting, invention-assignment and similar agreements;
    • trademark registrations;
    • representation of European and U.S. owners of, and agents for, creative property rights;
    • manufacturing license agreements for several South American and Asian markets;
    • negotiation of sponsored and collaborative research agreements including federal Collaborative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs) with federally-funded laboratories, for biotechnology and high-technology companies; and
    • negotiation and documentation of several franchise and medical directorship agreements on behalf of a well-known healthcare institution involving the operation of franchised outpatient clinics;
  • Regulatory. Representation and advice in connection with U.S. trade and investment controls, for example, the Trading with the Enemy Act, including the antiboycott regulations thereunder; the International Traffic in Arms Act; and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
  • Advisory Boards. Member of the Boards of Advisors of Shoebuy.com, Inc.

Mr. Landay is a native of Boston, where he attended the Roxbury Latin School. He graduated from Yale University (B.A. cum laude 1983) and Georgetown University (J.D. 1987). Previous to the formation of Landay & Leblang, Mr. Landay practiced in Washington, D.C., as a visiting foreign attorney in Italy, and since 1989 in Boston. He speaks fluent Italian, and is a founder and past president of the Italy - New England Chamber of Commerce and the Boston representative of the American Chamber of Commerce in Italy. Mr. Landay has spoken on numerous international business and legal topics in the U.S., Italy and Switzerland. His articles have appeared in the Dickinson Journal of International Law and the 1994 Proceedings of the American Society of International Law and several business periodicals. He has also contributed to publications in Italy, including the book Professione Avvocato. Mr. Landay is an active member, and has presented several papers at meetings, of the International Association of Young Lawyers (AIJA) and the Associazione Internazionale Giuristi di Lingua Italiana. He is a Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (MCIArb). He is also a member of the American Bar Association, of which he currently serves on the steering committee of the International Section's European Law Committee. Mr. Landay has been admitted to practice law in Massachusetts, New York and the District of Columbia.

 

 

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