Jen Fuson

Phillips & Cohen partner Colette Matzzie was quoted in Law 360’s story about Phillips & Cohen’s whistleblower lawsuit against the Armstrong Group of Companies.  Armstrong agreed to pay...

Washington, DC, July 12, 2024— The Armstrong Group of Companies agreed to pay $6.5 million to settle allegations the companies submitted false claims to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)’s...

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has taken its first enforcement action to protect whistleblower communications to the CFTC.  On June 17, the CFTC announced a $55 million fine against global...

Letter to the editor of The New York Times from Phillips & Cohen partner Sam Brown discussing the need to protect whistleblowers in the largely unregulated technology sector. “Insiders Warn of...

Trafigura’s $55 Million Settlement and CFTC Compliance Measures Today the Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued an order simultaneously filing and settling charges against Trafigura Trading...

Overview of CityMD’s $12 Million False Claims Act Settlement Washington, DC, June 7, 2024 – Urgent care walk-in clinic chain CityMD agreed to pay $12.037 million to the federal government, including...

June 4, 2024 – Lawdragon magazine has named 12 Phillips & Cohen partners to its 2024 list of the “500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers” for their outstanding achievements representing whistleblowers...

In a major step to create a new regulatory framework for cryptocurrency, the U.S. House of Representatives last Wednesday passed H.R. 4763, the Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century...

Congress requires federal agencies to adjust civil money penalties each year to keep pace with inflation.  Under that authority, this year DOJ increased the civil penalties for False Claims Act violations...

CFTC Investigates Wall Street Banks Over NDAs Recently the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) asked the Bank of America, JP Morgan Chase & Co., Citigroup Inc., and other Wall Street banks...