Jen Fuson

Fraud Enforcement Matters. The past year saw the Department of Justice recover over $2 billion in cases under the False Claims Act. Those cases included settlements in cases brought against pharmaceutical...

On June 7, 2022, the Governor of Colorado signed the Colorado False Claims Act (CFCA) into law. The CFCA, modeled after the federal False Claims Act (FCA), imposes liability on those who knowingly present...

Washington, DC, February 9, 2023—Last year was dubbed the “Crypto Bowl” because of the amount of cryptocurrency ads that aired around the Super Bowl, including the FTX ad featuring Larry David. ...

Washington, DC, February 8, 2023—Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Justice released the latest data on False Claims Act settlements and judgments. Notably, for the first time since amendment of the...

Washington, DC, February 3, 2023—The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that video game developer Activision Blizzard Inc. agreed to pay $35 million to settle allegations that the company...

On January 13, the Supreme Court announced it would hear a pair of cases concerning a critical element of liability under the False Claims Act – a defendant’s mental state. A person violates the FCA...

Washington, DC, January 19, 2023— Lawdragon has named five Phillips & Cohen partners –Peter Wilson Chatfield, Stephen Hasegawa, Erika Kelton, Colette Matzzie, and Sean McKessy —to its 2023 “500...

Washington, DC, January 17, 2023—On Friday, the Supreme Court granted certiorari to address an issue central to the enforcement of the False Claims Act, the government’s primary tool for fighting fraud...

Washington, DC, January 9, 2023— Washingtonian magazine has named four Phillips & Cohen partners –Peter Wilson Chatfield, Erika Kelton, Colette Matzzie, and Sean McKessy —to its 2022 “Top...

Award of $40 million among SEC’s ten highest awards ever Washington, DC, January 3, 2023— Phillips and Cohen clients won the largest whistleblower award in 2022, totaling $40 million.  The aggregate...