Amy Bloom Email & Phone Number

Portland, Or, Us

Portland, Oregon Area

Works with attorneys in the Casualty and Business groups at Bullivant Houser, managing the discovery process in a wide variety of cases, many involving complex litigation, and involving claims ranging from tens of thousands to tens of millions. - Assists attorneys as they prepare for depositions, mediation, arbitration, hearings, and trials; - Interviews and coordinates witnesses; - Researches, interviews, and coordinates work with expert witnesses and investigators; - Reviews, summarizes, and evaluates documents received from client for production to other parties; - Reviews and summarizes documents received from other parties; - Drafts discovery requests and responses; - Conducts legal and jury verdict research; - Assists attorneys with overall case management.Matters have involved commercial contract disputes with multinational firms, product liability, D&O liability, construction defect, personal & catastrophic injury, professional liability, insurance coverage, insurance bad faith allegations, medical malpractice, and wrongful death suits.

Portland, Oregon Area

Tasks have included: Review and index document production, draft letters and pleadings, file pleadings with court, assist attorneys with preparation for deposition, mediation, and arbitration meetings (including preparation and marking of exhibits), conduct research, calendaring, website updates, advise on marketing, IT, and business process optimization.

Portland, Oregon Area

Founded consulting practice; ran practice as a sole proprietorship, hired and managed subcontractors as well as managing all ongoing business operations including financial, client contracts, marketing, and human resourcesDeveloped a Business Plan for early stage company; plan was instrumental in company receiving Angel fundingFilled temporary position of Project Manager for small biotech start-up, including:• Product launch with PR and Marketing materials• Creation and promotion of Marketing Webinars• Management of domestic and international tradeshow exhibitions• Coordination between Sales and Manufacturing teams• Customer Relationship management with domestic and international Distributors• Implementation of CRM systemResearched and implemented Human Resources Plan for start-up biotech company including adoption of Health Care Benefits, writing an Employee Handbook, development of employee contracts, documentation of company policies and development of HR operational procedures;served as HR Representative during initial recruitment, interview and hiring proceduresDesigned and coordinated a Product Launch including development of PR and Marketing materials, email marketing campaign, trade show exhibitions and redesign of clientʼs websiteConducted Financial Analysis in order to help client understand whether the companyʼs product pricing strategies needed to be re-evaluated and adjustedRestructured clientʼs Employee Benefits plan to add vision, dental, life and disability insurance, along with a more attractive health care plan while reducing company and employee annual expendituresResearched available SBIR Grants and made a recommendation on which grants should be pursued; created positioning strategy to help firm better compete for grantsRedesigned clientʼs Website; key successes include:• More sophisticated look and feel• Better positioning of client vs. business rivals• Better search engine placement

Portland, Oregon Area

Portland, Oregon Area

• Conducted market research & analysis• Developed user demographic profiles• Developed branding & product positioning strategies• Created logo & marketing materials including video editing• Worked closely with Founder & CEO to develop Executive Summary & Slide Deck for presentations to potential investors• Created website with tie-ins to social media feeds; set up Twitter & FaceBook accounts• Developed product launch plan• Worked closely with Executive Team to refine financial projections & user growth models

Assisted two professors in the Graduate Schools of Business Administration and International Management, researching Socially Responsible Investment and Sustainability Issues and editing papers for publication.

Doctor Of Law - Jd

Mba, Technology, Entrepreneurship & Law

Activities and Societies: Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society