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Practice Areas
Securities |
Biography
Philip Rutledge is a Partner of Bybel Rutledge LLP. As an AV rated lawyer by Martindale Hubbell, his practice focuses on corporate and securities law, regulation of financial intermediaries, and representation before SEC, FINRA and state securities regulators.
Mr. Rutledge is a nationally recognized expert in securities regulation and was instrumental in shaping various provisions of significant US financial services legislation, including the Securities Markets Improvement Act of 1996, the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Financial Modernization Act of 1999, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002,andthe Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010.
When in government, Mr. Rutledge served as an expert witness on behalf of the Pennsylvania Office of the Attorney General in civil securities litigation and has testified as a securities expert before the United States Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations.In private practice, he has been engaged as an expert witness in FINRA arbitration proceedings and in civil litigation.
Education
The Dickinson School of Law, J.D., 1978
Albright College, A.B., 1975
Bar and Court Admissions
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Supreme Court of the United States
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
U.S. District Court of the Middle District of Pennsylvania
Professional Affiliations, Awards, Boards
Pennsylvania 2011 Best Lawyers
Editorial Advisory Board of the Faculty of Law, University of the Free State, Republic of South Africa
AcademicKeys Who’s Who in Law Higher Education
Member, Listings Qualification Hearing Panel, The Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC
Chair, Securities Committee, Pennsylvania Bar Association
Consultant, European Commission AGIS Project (2007-2008)
Board of Editors, The Business Lawyer (2007-2010)
Adjunct Faculty, Widener University School of Law
Adjunct Faculty, The Dickinson School of Law (1988-2008)
Advisory Board, PBI Business Lawyer’s Institute
Securities Advisory Panel, American Law Institute
Faculty, FINRA Compliance Program at Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
Academic Consultant, Centre for Financial and Management Studies, University of London
Fellow, Society for Advanced Legal Studies (London)
Freedom of the City of London and Liveryman in the Worshipful Company of Pattenmakers
AV Rated by Martindale Hubbell
Professional Presentations and Publications
“Capital Raising Options,” Bybel Rutledge LLP 2012 SEC Seminar, Hershey, PA (November 2011).
“Securities Law for the General Practitioner,” Lunch ‘N Learn Program Lycoming County Bar Association, Williamsport, PA (April 2011)
“Trends in Private Placements,” Bybel Rutledge LLP 2011 SEC Seminar, Hershey, PA (November 2010).
