Alexander Rufus-Isaacs

Alexander Rufus-Isaacs

Practice Summary:

Civil litigation with emphasis on general business disputes, entertainment and media, insurance coverage, bad faith defense. English barrister and California Attorney with over 100 trials in England and California.

Professional Experience:

  • 2000-present—Glassman, Browning, Saltsman & Jacobs, Beverly Hills, CA, Partner
  • 1998-2000—Rosenfeld Meyer & Susman, Beverly Hills, CA, Senior Associate
  • 1992-1998—Arter & Hadden, Los Angeles, CA, Senior Associate
  • 1989-1992—Parkinson, Wolf & Leo/Parkinson & Martinsen, CA, Associate
  • 1982-1987—Barrister in private practice, London, England

Business Litigation—Represented clients in many different types of litigation, including fraud, breach of contract, inland marine, electronic transactions, partnership dissolution, legal malpractice, in state and federal courts. Appellate and trial experience.

Entertainment Litigation—Represented clients in motion picture, music, print media, internet, advertising and video industries in disputes involving fraud and breach of contract, misappropriation of likeness, and copyright and trademark issues.

Insurance Litigation—Represented London Market and other insurers in defense and monitoring of bad faith and coverage litigation, and subrogation actions.

Insurance Coverage—Rendered complex coverage opinions to London Market regarding general liability, homeowners, jewelers' block and fine arts policies, involving issues such as toxic mold, employment, easements, and intellectual property.

International—Retained professional license in England. Close personal contacts with English legal, financial, insurance, political and government worlds.

Education:

  • Inns of Court School of Law, London 1981-82 English Bar Finals
  • City University, London 1979-80 Diploma in law (distinction in tort)
  • Oriel College, Oxford University 1976-79 History (B.A 1979, M.A. 1987)

Admitted To Practice:

  • 1989, U.S. District Court for Central District of California
  • 1988, California
  • 1982, England and Wales

Bar Associations:

  • British American Bar Association of Southern California, co-founder, president, 1997-98, 2002-present
  • Los Angeles and Beverly Hills Bar Associations, 1993-present
  • Middle Temple, London, 1982-present

Community and Civic Involvement:

  • British Academy of Film and Television Arts, Los Angeles - legal advisor (2002- ), co-opted director (2002), elected director (2003-2006), secretary (2005 - )
  • British American Business Council, Los Angeles - president (1998), chair (1999)
  • Public Counsel/FEMA, Los Angeles, volunteer attorney
  • Toynbee Hall, London (low income family support institute), volunteer attorney

Publications:

  • "CCP sec. 1021.1: The Fee Shifting Experiment," Daily Journal, April 15, 1992
  • "California like England?" Los Angeles Times, Opinion Section, August 3, 1997

Representative Clients:

  • London Market Insurers
  • Munich Re
  • American Guarantee and Liability Insurance Company
  • Carsey-Werner Distribution, LLC
  • Dunbar Armored, Inc.
  • Adultshop, Ltd.
  • Hightone Records
  • Robertson Taylor Insurance Brokers Ltd.