Bruce F. Rudoy

Bruce F. Rudoy, a shareholder and director with the firm, concentrates his practice in the areas of business transactions, general corporate law, securities, corporate finance and real estate.

Business Transactions and Corporate Law

Bruce counsels businesses of diverse sizes and industries on governance and transactions including domestic and international mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, corporate governance, contractual and employment matters, real estate transactions and leasing, financing through traditional lender debt and equity, securities and tax matters, restructure and reorganization, and joint ventures.

Bruce has advised businesses in various industries including manufacturing, distribution, wholesale, energy (oil, gas, alternative fuels), real estate, construction, retail, professional services and technology. 
 

Some examples of transactions and clients Bruce represents include:

• Buyer group in $55 million acquisition of residential and commercial real estate developer in Western United States
   

• Buyer in $5.2 million acquisition of oil and natural gas producer and drilling company      
   

• Buyer of multiple steel fabrication and slag disposal service facilities in the United States, Europe and Asia
   

• Buyer in auction-based sale of United States and Belgium-based biotechnology company
   

• Various corporate governance and business transactions for
  multi-billion dollar United States and German-based metallurgical component manufacturer, fabricator and engineering company
   

• Appalachian Basin oil and natural gas producers in general corporate, securities, real estate and tax matters
   

• Real estate developer in structuring a $40 million mixed use condominium project
   

• Alternative fuels entity in various general corporate, real estate, leasing, acquisition and securities matters
   

• Corporate, real estate, financing and tax matters for $175 million developer of natural gas storage facility development
   

• Buyer in a $13 million acquisition of assets of a steel and slag disposal contractor
   

• Seller in a $38 million sale of assets of a motion picture business
   

• Seller in a $47 million sale of stock of a biotech software company
   

• Seller in a $25 million sale of assets and stock of a medical device company
   

• Seller in a $13.5 million sale of assets of a clothing distributor
   

• Merger of near equals of construction companies and the survivor entity
   

• National franchisor for the leasing of retail space in multiple states and Canada
   

• Outdoor advertising companies on various multi-million dollar projects
   

• Acquisitions, financing and securities transactions for national radiology practice manager
   

• Buyer of $28 million dollar national title insurance and closing agency
   

• Real estate developer in the acquisition and development of various commercial properties and retail shopping centers ranging from $600,000 to $25 million
   

• Various corporate matters and transactions for $40 million manufacturer and distributor of construction products as general counsel
   

• Businesses and individuals for estate and succession planning and implementation in privately-held businesses

Background

Bruce graduated from Pennsylvania State University in 1987 with a B.S. in Finance. He attended City of London Polytechnic in London, England in 1986 where he studied law and economics. Bruce received his J.D. from Cleveland-Marshall College of Law in 1992. During law school, he served on the Cleveland-Marshall Journal of Law and  Health. Bruce also was a visiting student at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law.

Bruce is a member of the business law and real property, probate and trust sections of the American, Pennsylvania and Allegheny County Bar Associations. He is a member of Attorneys for Family-Held Enterprises, an international association of attorneys practicing in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, corporate, taxation and estate and trust law who provide multi-disciplinary legal counsel to privately-held enterprises, their owners and managers, and family members. Bruce is also a member of the Estate Planning Council of Pittsburgh, an organization of tax, estate and trust planning professionals limited to sophisticated practitioners. He also serves as a member of the Zoning Hearing Board of the Municipality of Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania. Bruce lectures frequently on topics including business law issues before professional, civic and scholastic organizations.

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