Tim Bruinsma is a corporate and business attorney with extensive experience in international transactions. Tim joined Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.'s Los Angeles office as a partner in 1990. He has a broad legal practice which emphasizes corporate finance, mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures and project finance matters. His practice also includes real estate, licensing, distributorships and other commercial transactions, particularly in an international context.

Although his international practice is not limited geographically, Tim has special knowledge and experience in transactions in Russia and other developing countries. He actively participated in representing many prominent Western companies in their first Russian trade and investment transactions, particularly in forming and advising on joint ventures and other types of strategic alliances. In this connection, Tim presented a special report on Russian trade before the California State World Trade Commission and testified on the topic before the U.S. Congress. He was the founder and Chairman of the California-Russia Trade Association, the first such organization in the western United States. He has represented numerous clients in Russian trade matters, including Fortune 500 companies.

Tim has represented such corporations as a premier international toy company, the world's largest cereal company, a major Japanese-American automobile company, the leading wood products and forestry corporation, an international freight and transport company, the world's largest family entertainment corporation and a large Austrian bank.

Illustrative representations include:

• Energy development project in Republic of Guinea, Africa
• Private equity placement and real estate project in Tallinn, Estonia
• Communications projects in Southeast Asia
• Private equity placement and strategic alliance for domestic oil and gas equipment manufacturer
• Business center development projects in St. Petersburg, Moscow, and Vladikavkaz, Russian Federation
• Cultural center projects in Russia, Austria
• Establishment of international currency trading firm in Los Angeles and Moscow
• Trade projects in Germany, Spain, and other European Union countries
• Representation of large Swedish public corporation in acquisition of U.S. targets
• Project finance representations in Belize and Panama
• Representation of Saudi company in U.S. financing
• Canadian investment fund for mortgage-backed securities
• Acquisition of Chinese companies in Beijing and Hong Kong
• In-bound Chinese resource acquisition
• In-bound French and Chinese internet marketing company
• Offshore corporate structuring in Mauritius for Indian venture

• Business Forum International, Executive Committee - Los Angeles (2006 - Present)
• Loyola Law School, Board of Overseers (1999 - Present)
• Provisors 
  • Global Group Executive Committee (1999 - Present)
• Chancery Club of Los Angeles (1990 - Present)
• Jonathan Club (1984 - Present)
• California State Bar Association
  • International Section
  • Agribusiness Committee
• American Bar Association
  • International Section

• Who's Who in International Trade
• Los Angeles County Superior Court, Special Master
• Past member, United States Department of Commerce District Export Council (Appointed by the Secretary of Commerce) 
• Selected to Los Angeles Super Lawyers

• Co-author with Andrew Demetriou, Michael Clark and Juan Redin, "The California Transparency in Supply Chains Act (SB 657) Will Go Into Effect on January 1, 2012," Fulbright Alert, December 7, 2011
• "Making a Difference with UNICEF," Clique, Vol. 3, Issue 10, October 2008 
• "Networking Opportunities," Clique, Business Forums International, Vol. 1, Feb. 2006
• "Awakening to the New European Union: Consequences for U.S. Business," Professionals Network Group Magazine, 2003
• "The Big Chill: The Prevailing Climate in the Mid-Market Merger and Acquisition Field," TWAssociates Newsletter, 2003
• "Rescuing Capitalism in Modern Russia," The Ultimate Insider's Guide to Doing Business with Russia, Russian American Chamber of Commerce, 2002

"Making Sense of the Global Economy," Wilshire Rotary, Los Angeles, Feb. 2008

1973 - J.D., cum laude, Loyola University School of Law
1969 - B.A., cum laude, Political Science, Claremont McKenna College

Tim attended Lehigh University and the University of California Berkeley before attending Claremont

He was a member of the St. Thomas More Law Honor Society at Loyola

Tim is admitted to practice law in California.

Tim is a runner, a private pilot, and enjoys spending his free time on his ranch in Central California.

• Southern California Chapter of UNICEF, Board Member 
• Children of Russia, Inc., Advisory Board