About.

Bradley C. Arnold
Areas of Practice
  • Business Law
  • Litigation
  • Taxation
  • Estate Planning
  • Trademark/Copyright
 
Representative Cases
Collins et al. v. City of Los Angeles
Certified a plaintiff’s class action totaling more than 2000 members and litigated the case up through judgement and appeal recovering $2,000,000 in restitution, debt relief and attorney’s fees.

Ramon et al v. County of Santa Clara
Certified a plaintiff’s class action totaling more than 1400 members and litigated the case up through judgement and appeal recovering $500,000 in restitution, debt relief and attorney’s fees.

​Cirtek Electronics v. Telefunken Semiconductors
Represented plaintiff manufacturing company in suit for breach of contract and damage claims totaling $470,000; successfully negotiated a confidential settlement.   
 
Education
J.D. - University of California, Hastings College of the Law
B.A. - Business Administration, University of Washington, cum laude
 
Admitted
State Bar of California; United States District Court for the Northern and Central Districts of California.
State Bar of Nevada.
 
Professional Work Experience
Law Offices of Bradley C. Arnold
  • Act as general counsel and provide a wide variety of advice and legal services to individual and business clients. 
  • Litigate business disputes; hire and oversee outside counsel as needed to assist clients to resolve specialized legal matters; audit outside counsel’s billing statements on behalf of clients.
  • Significant experience with general litigation, government entity litigation, law and motion practice, discovery, summary judgment motions and class action procedure; certified and litigated to settlement or judgment more than 25 class actions. 
  • Represent clients in the United States Patent and Trademark Office to register, maintain and defend trademarks. 
  • Represent and advise clients in tax matters including state and IRS audit defense, state payroll tax, sales tax, income tax and workers compensation.  
  • Draft agreements for formation and operation of business entities including: partnership agreements, LLC operating agreements, buy/sell agreements, consulting and manufacturing agreements, real-estate and equipment leases, and insurance coverage and employment matters. 
 
Deloitte and Touche, LLP - Senior Associate International Tax
  • Serve as an international tax consultant and advisor to a wide range of corporate clients. 
  • Assist tax managers and partners in monitoring multiple client engagements.
  • Research, write, and review client tax memos on the legal issues of international tax matters.
  • Assist in formulating and delivering tax planning and tax savings services to clients.
  • Supervise and aid in the development and training of new and experienced staff professionals.
 
PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP- Senior Associate International Tax
  • Facilitate the implementation of international tax planning projects including identifying, understanding, communicating and executing projects from inception to completion.  
  • Assist in preparing international components of the US Federal tax return including the Forms 5471, 5472 and 1118. 
  • Analyze and provide client advice on exposure to IRC section 956, Subpart F income and maximization of foreign tax credits. 
  • Assist in the structuring and planning of international acquisitions/reorganizations including accurately tracking and updating E&P calculations and tax pools.  
  • Monitor and convey to clients information regarding U.S. technical developments and their application to federal and international tax issues. 
 
Work Experience Prior to Law School
Boeing Commercial Airplane Company
Manufacturing Engineering Planner Avionics Systems
  • Investigated and solved commercial aircraft manufacturing problems in support of the Boeing 747, 767 and 777 aircraft assembly lines. 
Avionics Technician
  • Performed preflight and post flight testing, troubleshooting and maintenance of Boeing 747 and 767 aircraft avionics and entertainment systems in support of aircraft delivery operations.    
United States Marine Corps, Staff Sergeant 
  • Non-commissioned officer in charge of avionics maintenance.