Background
Telles, Bruce was born on October 30, 1954 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States.
Telles, Bruce was born on October 30, 1954 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States.
Boston University (Bachelor of Arts, 1981). Boston College (Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, 1987). Spoken languages: Portuguese.
Worked at Rosenfeld, Meyer & Susman, Limited Liability Partnership (Beverly Hills, California) specializing in General Civil, Trial and Appellate Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Banking and Savings and Loan Law, Copyright, Corporate, Employee Benefits, Entertainment (Motion Picture, Television and Music) Transactions, Errors and Omission Clearance, Estate Planning, Family Law, Insurance Coverage and Defense Litigation, Intellectual Property, International Business Law, Labor and Employment Law, Media Finance, Motion Picture Financing, New Media Technologies, Real Estate, Real Property, Securities, Succession Planning, Taxation (Federal, State and International), Trademark, Trusts and Probate, and Unfair Competition. Admitted to the bar, 1987, Massachusetts.
1988, United States.
District Court, Southern, Northern and Central Districts of California and Massachusetts and United States. Court of Appeals, Ninth and First Circuits. 1991, California.
Phi Beta Kappa.
Editor, Boston College International and Comparative Law Review, 1986-1987.
Author: "Long Term Division," Los Angeles Daily Journal (October 1996). ""Offer to Sell" Patent Infringement Under 35 United States.C. §271 Ca): Insurance Coverage Still Number Sure Thing," Mealey"s Litigation Reports (December 1996).
"Full Investigation: Insurer"s Discovery Rights Are Intact," Los Angeles Daily Journal (July 1995. "Von Dardel v. United States.S.R: Overcoming the Defense of Foreign Sovereign Immunity in Cases Under the Alien Tort Claims Acting," 10 Boston College International and Comparative Law Review 343, 1987.
Company-Author: "SAD Situation: When Does the Potential for Coverage Arise?" Los Angeles Daily Journal (March 1995).
Chairperson, Los Angeles Junior Chamber of Commerce Los Angeles/Watts Summer Games Music and Arts Competition, 1992. Member: Los Angeles County and Beverly Hills Bar Associations. State Bar of California.
Los Angeles County Barristers (Education Committee).
The firm was founded in 1957 to represent clients in the entertainment industry and that practice is still significant. Over the years we have grown into a full service firm and our firm"s areas of expertise are centered around the following major departments: Litigation, Business/Corporate, Entertainment, Labor and Employment Law, Estate Planning, Trusts and Probate, Taxation, Insurance Coverage and Defense and Family Law.
We also have groups specializing in New Media Technologies, Intellectual Property, Media Finance, Trademark, Merchandising and Licensing and Employee Benefits.
Member: Los Angeles County and Beverly Hills Bar Associations. State Bar of California. Los Angeles County Barristers (Education Committee).