A. Bruce Bowden practices in the areas of international, general corporate and corporate finance law. Mr. Bowden has practiced in the international arena since the early 1970s.

Mr. Bowden has represented both overseas companies acquiring U.S. companies and U.S. investors in sales of U.S. interests to overseas companies. He has also represented U.S. companies in establishing foreign offices, subsidiaries and distribution networks. Overseas transactions have involved parties in North, Central and South America, in Europe, in the Middle East and in the Far East.

Mr. Bowden has also acted as outside general counsel for a number of companies, including two that produce cutting-edge medical devices.

On the corporate finance side, he has represented corporations in scores of venture capital, public offering and debt financing transactions. He has worked as principal negotiator, as well as legal advisor in transactions with federal, state and local government agencies.

Mr. Bowden is a member of a number of client and civic boards of directors and holds leadership positions and other offices in several of them.

He is a 1966 graduate of Stanford University Law School and a graduate of Amherst College. He is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania and before the U.S. District Courts in Pennsylvania, the Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and the U.S. Supreme Court.

Areas Of Practice

Corporate Law and Finance
International Law
Business Law

Representative Matters

Provided counsel to numerous clients regarding optimal legal structures and form of ownership for purposes of raising equity, obtaining financing, gaining tax advantages and minimizing compliance issues.
Worked with leaders of a university computer science department on organizing, financing and structuring of a high-end software company, then represented the company generally until it was ultimately sold to a Fortune 100 company.
Worked with an electrical engineer entrepreneur to organize, obtain private equity financing for, and represent generally (until it was acquired by a Fortune 50 company) what became the world's largest maker of digital appliance controls.
With two company officers and a British solicitor, served as the negotiating team of a Scandinavian conglomerate on merger that combined 40 plants in 20 countries in the aluminum alloy extrusion business. Merged company became the largest extrusion company in the world. Managed the firm's team handling antitrust, tax, real estate, employment and benefits, and environmental matters.
Represented international power generation construction company in the asset acquisition of a piping subcontractor.
Put together a consortium of customers of a "big ticket" medical device company to provide re-financing that allowed company to survive, then went on to represent the company generally.
Provided counsel to international company that sold silicon metal smelting operations and related hydro-electric plant. Helped client surpass objective of netting $125 million from two buyers through creative structuring of purchase and sale agreement.
Handled acquisitions of imaging equipment, entity-wide clinical and financial information systems, and other major assets for a number of hospital clients.
Provided counsel regarding compliance with Stark and Anti-Kickback laws and various regulations associated with operation of hospitals, other healthcare institutions and medical device manufacturers.
Provided advice to software development, manufacturing and service companies on U.S. government contracts, export controls, Buy American requirements and issues related to foreign ownership.
Provided counsel regarding joint ventures and equipment sales and leasing for medical device makers and healthcare institutions.
Negotiated and drafted various intellectual property licensing arrangements for licensors and licensees in multiple industries, including the software, healthcare, construction and metals industries.
Handled scores of equity financing and debt financing transactions for companies involved in medical imaging, electronics, metals processing, healthcare and software development and sales.
Acted as national chairman and then general counsel for a national health nonprofit organization, dealing with wide array of issues, including strategic partnerships, international matters, waivers, informed consent, cause-related marketing and other fundraising, and re-organization and re-structuring.

Professional Activities

American Bar Association
Pennsylvania Bar Association
Allegheny County Bar Association

Admissions

Pennsylvania
Supreme Court of the United States
United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
United States District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Pennsylvania
State Courts of Pennsylvania

Education

Stanford Law School, J.D., 1966
Amherst College, A.B., 1963

Experience

Duane Morris LLP
- Partner, 2003-present
Buchanan Ingersoll, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Partner/Shareholder, 1973-2003
- Associate, 1966-1972

Selected Speaking Engagements

"International Networks of Independent Law Firms and What Inside and Outside Counsel Should Expect From One Another," First Annual Corporate Counsel Conference - China 2003, Pudong (Shanghai), November 12-13, 2003