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Charles Fitzpatrick is a member of Blank Rome’s Business Litigation practice group. He represents clients in a wide variety of commercial and corporate litigation contexts, including matters focused on:<ul>	<li>Contract disputes</li>	<li>Fraudulent transactions</li>	<li>Real estate and land disputes</li>	<li>Investigations by state attorneys general and other government regulators</li>	<li>Products liability</li>		<li>Requests for information under the Pennsylvania Right-to-Know Law (“RTKL”)</li></ul>Charles regularly represents businesses, government bodies, and individuals in federal and state courts, arbitrations, before administrative agencies, and in mediations. He has taken cases to trial and negotiated complex settlements.Charles was selected as one of&nbsp;The Legal Intelligencer’s“Lawyers on the Fast Track,” a recognition given to only 35 lawyers under the age of 40 throughout Pennsylvania who have influenced the legal industry through their development of the law, commitment to the community, and service to the bar.&nbsp;Charles was also named a “Pennsylvania Rising Star” in Business Litigation by Super Lawyers.In addition to his litigation practice, Charles is a member of Blank Rome’s Recruiting and Retention CommitteeBefore he began his career as an attorney, Charles worked for U.S. Senator Arlen Specter. He was Senator Specter’s Deputy Political Director during the Senator’s successful 2004 primary and general election campaigns and then served as a Legislative Aide in the Senator’s Washington, D.C. office, where his portfolio included defense, foreign affairs, veterans’ affairs, and international trade matters.

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<li>Won a six million dollar judgment in favor of a client in the gaming industry based on a breach of contract by the client&#8217;s former partner.</li>
<li>Represented several Energy Service Companies (“ESCOs”) in class action lawsuits and investigations by state attorneys general and other government agencies.</li>
<li>Represented the co-founder of a nationally known manufacturer of haircare products in a complex dispute involving an attempt to force a sale of the company pursuant to a “drag-along” provision in the company’s shareholder agreement.</li>
<li>Defeated a request for preliminary injunction in Pennsylvania state court that would have prevented Charles’ client, a high-profile real estate developer, from moving forward with construction of a $180 million high-rise residential condominium project.</li>
<li>Achieved a complete defense verdict following a jury trial in federal district court for&nbsp;a leading natural gas and oilfield services company in a toxic tort lawsuit in which the plaintiff claimed injuries and the need for medical monitoring as a result of exposure to chemicals used for extracting natural gas from the ground using hydraulic fracturing.</li>
<li>Represented client in a Daubert motion in the disqualification of a plaintiff’s toxicologist in a case alleging personal injuries as a result of alleged exposure to hydraulic fracturing chemicals.</li>
<li>Represented the owner of dozens of nursing homes and a captive institutional pharmacy in a lawsuit brought in federal district court alleging that the owner violated the federal Anti-Kickback Statute (“AKS”).</li>
<li>Successfully defeated a $70 million breach of contract claim and won a counter-claim on behalf of a building supply company in New York state court.</li>
<li>Achieved summary judgment in Pennsylvania state court on behalf of a lending institution accused of violation of consumer protection statutes, fraud, and breach of fiduciary duty.</li>
<li>Successfully defended business entrepreneur in appeal of Philadelphia Zoning Board Adjustment decision allowing entrepreneur to renovate and restore unused commercial space.</li>
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