Bruce practices in the fields of Business and Succession with domestic and international clients. Most of his clients are entrepreneurial in one way or another.
Bruce was called to the Bar in British Columbia in 1989, after a year in Tokyo Japan at the Law Offices of Hedeki Kojima. He earned his Juris Doctor from the University of British Columbia (1986), preceded by undergraduate studies at Simon Fraser University in business, philosophy and humanities.
In 1990 he joined a group of West Broadway lawyers and that nucleus went on to establish the business law firm of Kerr Redekop Leinburd. That was Bruce’s home for almost 30 years. The doors to that office closed in 2019 as most of Bruce’s old associates retired. Others found their way to Logica Law Corporation, as did he, for Logica embraces similar values of candor, outlook and collegiality.
Bruce’s general approach to legal matters is to evaluate each matter in its broader context and to understand how the elements interact. He tries to be thorough in studying a problem before execution, yet mindful of the bottom line. Bruce likes to set realistic goals and achieve them. He enjoys the human interactions and the art of the deal and is rewarded by the insights and knowledge that a diverse business and succession law practice has provided along with the many enduring friendships developed over the course of over 35 years of legal practice.
Bruce assists domestic and international entrepreneurs with their business and estate law matters, including:
- mergers and acquisitions
- business organizations and reorganizations
- contracts – negotiation, analysis and drafting
- commercial leasehold matters
- wills, estates, probate and planning.
Recent representative transactions include:
- sale of shares of dental equipment business ($34M)
- acquisition of shares of business consulting firm ($2M)
- commercial real estate acquisition ($15M)
- sale of shares of veterinary practice ($5M)
- draft/negotiate leases for 9-unit commercial strip mall
- terminate and retake possession of commercial tenancy in default
- negotiate settlement with public authority on expropriation of commercial property
- legal counsel for 3 trustees in protracted estate matter
Bruce likes to stay active walking, attempting golf, skiing, bicycling, gardening, and travelling the world.