July 13, 2021
SEC’s Actions Against Guggenheim Securities Reassure Whistleblowers
Phillips & Cohen partner Erika Kelton praises the SEC enforcement against Guggenheim Securities for policies that could have gagged whistleblowers, saying in a Forbes.com article she wrote that the...
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July 06, 2021
Defense contractor AAR pays $11M to settle whistleblower case
WASHINGTON, DC, July 6, 2021 – AAR Corp. and a wholly-owned subsidiary, AAR Airlift Group Inc., have agreed to pay the federal government $11 million to settle a whistleblower lawsuit filed under the...
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July 02, 2021
CFTC whistleblower program gets needed funding boost
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission whistleblower program is on the cusp of being revitalized after Congress passed legislation to temporarily boost its funding. The CFTC Fund Management Act, which...
June 23, 2021
Senate bill would bolster IRS whistleblower program
The IRS whistleblower program would get much-needed improvements under a bill introduced by Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-Ore.). The IRS Whistleblower...
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June 17, 2021
When Will The CFTC Get New Leadership?
In Forbes.com, Phillips & Cohen partner Erika Kelton asks why the CFTC still doesn’t have a permanent chair and explains why the lack of leadership is a serious problem for the regulator. The...
June 04, 2021
Two Phillips & Cohen partners named to Best Lawyers “Women In Law” 2021 list
WASHINGTON, DC, June 4, 2021 – Best Lawyers has named two Phillips & Cohen LLP partners – Mary Louise Cohen and Erika Kelton – in its 2021 spring edition list of “Women in Law” for their...
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June 02, 2021
“Senate Passes Bill to Fund CFTC Whistleblower Program”
Phillips & Cohen partner Erika Kelton expresses concern to The Wall Street Journal about a new measure to provide only a short-term solution to the CFTC’s cash-strapped whistleblower program....
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May 28, 2021
Navistar whistleblower case delivers $50 million defense contractor fraud settlement
Navistar Defense LLC paid $50 million this week to settle a whistleblower lawsuit that alleged the military contractor used phony documents to justify overcharging the federal government for components...
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May 24, 2021
SEC rewards whistleblowers at record pace and in record amounts this year
The Securities and Exchange Commission is issuing SEC whistleblower awards at an unprecedented pace in fiscal year 2021, shattering previous records for the number and size of awards granted to securities...
May 19, 2021
“Anti-Money-Laundering Whistleblower Program Struggles to Get Off Ground”
Speaking to The Wall Street Journal, Phillips & Cohen partner Sean McKessy says the government’s new anti-money laundering whistleblower program is floundering partially because it lacks leadership....
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