Bruce Michael Buck (born March 1946) is an American lawyer and founding managing partner of the London office of law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom.

He left New York for England in 1983 for a “standard tour of duty” of two or three years with his previous law firm White & Case.

[4] As the partner in charge of Skadden's European offices, his work includes a broad range of transactions in the capital markets area.

Buck's involvement with Chelsea began through his position as European head of the American law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom.

[5] The £140 million acquisition of all of the outstanding shares of the London Stock Exchange-listed company Chelsea Village plc was his first experience of taking over a football club.