Quinn Emanuel


Bruce E. Van Dalsem Bruce E. Van Dalsem Quinn Emanuel 865 S. Figueroa St. 10th Floor Los Angeles California 90017 work(213) 443 3000 brucevandalsem@quinnemanuel.com Download vCard Los Angeles Office Tel: 213-443-3000 Fax: 213-443-3100 brucevandalsem@quinnemanuel.com Practice Areas Appellate Practice Class Action Litigation Domestic and International Arbitration & Mediation Entertainment, Media and Internet Litigation Intellectual Property Litigation Plaintiffs' Litigation Real Estate Litigation Prior Associations Gradstein, Luskin & Van Dalsem, Shareholder/Partner: (shareholder since 1991) - 1988-2005 Greenberg & Associates, Associate, 1987 Los Angeles County Superior Court, Former Arbitrator Admissions Member, The State Bar of California; United States Court of Appeals: Ninth Circuit; United States District Court: Northern District of California, Eastern District of California, Central District of California, Northern District of Texas	Send to a friend Biography Bruce Van Dalsem is a partner in the Los Angeles office of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges, LLP. Van Dalsem has substantial experience litigating and trying a wide variety of cases, including obtaining a top-ten verdict in California, as well as other verdicts in which juries have returned multi-million dollar awards as well as defense verdicts. Named by The Daily Journal as one of Los Angeles' attorneys "climbing the charts," and by LOS ANGELES MAGAZINE as a "Super Lawyer," he has a proven track record in handling complex matters in trial and appellate courts. Representative Clients TOUSA, Inc. Paramount Pictures Viacom, Inc. DreamWorks Studios DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. Oracle USA Trio Systems CNA Insurance Companies Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin, Inc. Numerous major recording artists Notable Representations Obtained a $46 million jury verdict on a counterclaim against PBS following a month-long trial in federal court on behalf of former Monkee Michael Nesmith. Verdict included over $30 million in punitive damages. Obtained a $10 million jury verdict, including $7 million in punitive damages, against Los Angeles radio personality Rick Dees and others based on claims of breach of fiduciary duties arising from a partnership dispute. Obtained a jury verdict for over $2 million with a 12/0 finding by the jury that Coopers & Lybrand had acted with malice, oppression or fraud. Case settled confidentially on the morning of the punitive damage phase of trial. Obtained a $1.2 million jury verdict against the City of Los Angeles in a design defect claim. Obtained an $8 million settlement during the second week of a jury trial against the LAMTA. Obtained a $3.4 million dollar settlement during the second week of a jury trial against Rosenfeld, Meyer & Susman for legal malpractice arising out of a motion picture financing transaction. Obtained a preliminary injunction based on a claim of copyright infringement against America Online enjoining the manufacturing and distribution of AOL's then-current version of the AOL client software for Windows. Obtained a preliminary injunction based on a claim of patent infringement brought against one of the leading manufacturers of sporting goods equipment. Defended Oracle USA in a complex computer software copyright infringement action in the Northern District of Alabama. Represented TOUSA, Inc. in litigation in New York and Florida concerning completion and carve-out guaranties provided in connection with a $675 million structured financing.

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