October 23, 2020
“SEC Whistleblower Program Awards Tipster a Record $114 Million”
Phillips & Cohen partner Erika Kelton underscores the unprecedented magnitude of the SEC’s record $114 million whistleblower award in The Wall Street Journal. The award set a record for the SEC’s...
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“SEC Redefines Blockbuster With $114M Whistleblower Award”
For Law360, Phillips & Cohen partner Sean McKessy places the SEC’s record-breaking $114 million whistleblower award in the context of recently adopted SEC rule changes. The bounty came just weeks...
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October 22, 2020
Largest SEC whistleblower award is made for $114 million
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has issued the largest SEC whistleblower award to date, awarding $114 million to a whistleblower who helped the SEC and another agency bring successful enforcement...
October 07, 2020
“Increased award volume breathes new life into SEC whistleblower program”
Phillips & Cohen partner Sean McKessy, the former chief of the SEC Office of the Whistleblower, provides insights into how the SEC has been able to make a record number of whistleblower awards this...
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October 05, 2020
“The Evolving Debate Over The Government’s Dismissal Authority Under The False Claims Act”
Does the Department of Justice have the authority under the False Claims Act to dismiss qui tam lawsuits without providing justification for doing so? Phillips & Cohen partner Claire Sylvia looks at...
October 02, 2020
SEC whistleblower program sets records in FY 2020 with $175M in awards
The Securities and Exchange Commission whistleblower program had a banner year in fiscal year 2020, with 39 whistleblowers receiving a total of $175 million in awards. The total amount of SEC whistleblower...
October 01, 2020
“Physicians Misjudge a Terminal Patient’s Life Span: Is It Fraud?”
Phillips & Cohen partner Peter Chatfield provides the whistleblower’s perspective in a Medscape article about healthcare fraud in hospice care. On the whistleblower side, attorneys will continue...
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