October 12, 2021
Sen. Grassley urges CFTC nominees to support whistleblower program
Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is pushing Commodity Futures Trading Commission nominees to commit to revitalizing the CFTC’s whistleblower program, which is hurting due to budgetary constraints. In...
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October 08, 2021
Whistleblower attorney Claire Sylvia named “Litigation Star” by Benchmark Litigation
SAN FRANCISCO, CA, Oct. 8, 2021 – Phillips & Cohen partner Claire M. Sylvia was honored as a “Litigation Star” by Benchmark Litigation for 2021 for her record of success representing whistleblowers...
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October 07, 2021
“Why the Facebook Whistleblower Turned to the SEC”
In The National Law Journal, Phillips & Cohen partner Sean McKessy contextualizes Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen’s move to use the SEC’s whistleblower program. Sean McKessy, a partner...
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October 06, 2021
“Facebook whistleblower testifies to Congress, lawyer weighs in”
NewsNation Now interviews Phillips & Cohen attorney and former SEC whistleblower program chief Sean McKessy about the Facebook whistleblower, Frances Haugen, following her testimony before a Senate...
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“The Facebook Whistleblower, Frances Haugen: Does the Law Protect Her?”
The Wall Street Journal interviews Phillips & Cohen partner Erika Kelton about the ways in which companies may seek to muzzle whistleblowers. Companies sometimes seek to pursue legal action against...
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September 30, 2021
“A $1B Benchmark for the SEC’s Whistleblower Program”
Phillips & Cohen partner Sean McKessy speaks about the massive success of the SEC whistleblower program in an interview with Law.com’s Compliance Hot Spots. “The program has worked exactly...
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September 23, 2021
Projected Medicare growth – a brief summary
For fiscal year 2021, $1.2 trillion was allocated to Medicare (which in 2019 covered more than 58 million people). By 2028, Medicare expenditures are projected to reach $1.56 trillion (to cover approximately...
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September 22, 2021
SEC pursues crypto-lending, DeFi cases; need for whistleblowers grows
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has launched probes into the practices of multiple crypto lending platforms, including DeFi platforms developed by Coinbase Global and Uniswap Labs, reinforcing...
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September 21, 2021
Whistleblowers’ role in patient safety
Medical errors are the eighth leading cause of death in the United States. More people die from medical errors than from motor vehicle accidents, breast cancer, or AIDS. The estimated annual cost of additional...
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September 15, 2021
SEC surpasses $1B in whistleblower awards
The US Securities and Exchange Commission hit an important milestone today, with two whistleblower awards that pushed the total of SEC whistleblower rewards since 2012 to over $1 billion, affirming the...
