As the founder and managing member of Marks & Sokolov,
LLC, Bruce Marks has earned an international reputation as an expert
on commercial legal matters between the West and the former Soviet
Union. He is known for his skilled trial advocacy work in both U.S.
and foreign jurisdictions and for his seasoned negotiating skills in
transactional matters. Bruce has successfully represented Western, Russian, and
Ukrainian clients in commercial, professional malpractice, lender
liability, securities fraud, maritime, and RICO litigation matters—
some involving billions of dollars in claims. Bruce also advises clients
on cross-border corporate work between the West, Russia, and
Ukraine. Prior to founding Marks & Sokolov, Bruce served from 1998
to 2001 as a name managing director of the U.S. office and name
member of an international law firm with offices in Philadelphia,
Moscow, and St. Petersburg, Russia. A former Pennsylvania State
Senator, Bruce also served as counsel to U.S. Senator Arlen Specter
(R-PA) from 1985 to 1989.From 1991 through 1998, Bruce practiced law at Spector
Gadon & Rosen, P.C., where he was a partner in the Litigation
Department, and at Morgan Lewis & Bockius, where he was an
attorney in the Business & Finance and Government Regulations
sections. He is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania and New Jersey,
U.S. Federal District Courts in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania,
and Washington, D.C., U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Second, Third,
Fifth, Ninth, Tenth, and D.C. Circuits, and the U.S. Supreme Court.
