Bio

Philip Rutledge is a partner of Bybel Rutledge LLP. As an AV rated lawyer by Martindale Hubbell, his practice focuses on business and corporate law, securities offerings and compliance, regulation of financial intermediaries, and regulatory representation including representation before the SEC, FINRA and state securities regulators. Mr. Rutledge has a national reputation 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, and the 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.