Charles J. Bloom Presents at Association of Corporate Counsel Greater Philadelphia/Delaware Valley Chapter’s Ethics and Compliance Law CLE

VALLEY FORGE, PA, August 14, 2015 – Charles J. Bloom, Stevens & Lee General Counsel, presented at the Association of Corporate Counsel Greater Philadelphia/Delaware Valley Chapter’s Ethics and Compliance Law CLE held August 6, 2015 in Philadelphia, PA.

Along with co-presenter Michael diFilipo, Senior Associate Counsel, Firstrust Bank, Mr. Bloom presented “Engagement Letters: You Mean There Are Ethical Issues?” The presentation covered potential ethical pitfalls during the engagement letter process and provided advice on ensuring the Rules of Professional Conduct are followed.

As the firm’s General Counsel, Mr. Bloom manages professional responsibility and professional liability risk matters for the firm.

Mr. Bloom also represents clients in complex corporate litigation matters with a focus on securities, antitrust and corporate governance. He is currently representing witnesses/potential targets in two ongoing SEC investigations, and has recently represented a potential target in an SEC investigation which resulted in no action being brought.

Mr. Bloom’s representative engagements include representation of Morningstar and its acquired Realpoint business, having successfully defeated plaintiff’s request for injunctive relief. He also represented Mercer Insurance Company in securities-related litigation concerning Mercer’s acquisition by United Fire Insurance Company. Mr. Bloom also successfully defended the former Meridian Bank against RICO claims made by a borrower and is involved in a number of patent infringement cases.

Mr. Bloom served as a law clerk to the Honorable Arlin M. Adams, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. He has lectured at the Pennsylvania Bar Institute programs on “Prosecuting and Defending Customer Claims against Stock Brokers” and “The Conrail Takeover: A Case Study,” and has taught the Basic Civil Practice course sponsored by the Federal Courts Committee of the Philadelphia Bar Association. He was an arbitrator for FINRA from 1985 through 2008 and has been a mediator for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania since the inception of its program.

He is a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America, an invitation-only honorary society of trial lawyers. As published in Philadelphia magazine, Mr. Bloom has been recognized as a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer since the publication’s inception in 2004, including for 2015, having been selected by his peers as among the top 5 percent of lawyers in the Commonwealth. He holds a J.D., magna cum laude, from the University of Pennsylvania Law School and an A.B. from Princeton University.

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