Bruce Friedman

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1620 26th Street
Fourrth Floor, North Tower
Santa Monica, California 90404-4060
P: (310) 255-9141 F: (310) 907.2141 E-mail Speaker
Experience:

Prudential Insurance Company — Represented Prudential officers in a class action arising out of “vanishing” premium life insurance policies

BDO Seidman — Counseled client in a class action involving real estate loan investment vehicles

Titan L-3 — Advised Titan in a class action securities litigation

Westfield Corporation — Guided Westfield in a class action arising out of taking its U.S. subsidiary private

New Century Mortgage — Represented New Century in class action litigation under the Fair Credit Reporting Act

Aames Home Mortgage — Counseled Aames in class action litigation under the Fair Credit Reporting Act

Realogy Corporation fka Cendant Corporation and Coldwell Banker — Advised clients in consumer class actions

Employers Reinsurance Company — Acted as counsel for ERC (acquired by Swiss Re) in coverage litigation arising out of MP3 illegal downloading of music

Employers Reinsurance Company — Advocated for ERC in coverage litigation against Disney/ABC arising out of a copyright class action against Disney/ABC for unauthorized use of music on daytime television shows

AIG— Represented AIG with respect to coverage advice on television writers’ class action age discrimination cases

Mission Insurance Company— Counseled client in reinsurance and director and officer litigation arising out of Mission’s insolvency

California Commissioner of Insurance — Advised the commissioner in litigation arising out of Ticor Title and Coastal Insurance insolvencies

Education:

The George Washington University Law School, Juris Doctor, with honors, 1975
Claremont Men's College, Bachelor of Arts, with honors, 1972

Professional Memberships:

Member, Board of Governors and past President, Association of Business Trial Lawyers
American Bar Association Litigation Section and TIPS Section; Committees on Insurance Coverage, Professional Liability, Directors and Officers Liability, and Fidelity and Surety Law

Awards and Honors:

Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, 2006-2007
Best Lawyers in America