December 21, 2020
“Potential for Monetary Award in Anti-Money Laundering Whistleblower Program Draws Concerns”
The Wall Street Journal quotes Phillips & Cohen partner Sean McKessy about the challenges faced by professionals in compliance and internal audit roles when becoming whistleblowers. The presumption...
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December 15, 2020
“SEC Gives Rare Whistleblower Bounty to Tipster With Audit Duties”
Phillips & Cohen partner Sean McKessy explains in a Bloomberg Law article why the SEC’s Dec. 14 whistleblower award to an individual with audit responsibilities is exceptional. Awards to people with...
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December 14, 2020
“Congress passes defense bill with big ramifications for AML, whistleblowers”
In a Compliance Week article, Phillips & Cohen partner Sean McKessy discusses missed opportunities in the new anti-money laundering whistleblower program included in the National Defense Authorization...
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December 14, 2020
Letter: UK whistleblowers deserve more protection
In a letter to Financial Times, Phillips & Cohen partner Erika Kelton responds to an article about protection whistleblower, arguing for stronger protections in the UK. Whistleblowers definitely need...
December 10, 2020
“In House Warrior: The new Whistleblower Rules with Sean McKessy, partner at Phillips & Cohen and host Richard Levick”
Phillips & Cohen partner Sean McKessy discusses the implications of rules changes to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s whistleblower program in the Corporate Counsel Business Journal‘s...
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November 24, 2020
Whistleblower Cases Are A Warning To Covid-19 Vaccine Makers
In an article for Forbes.com, Phillips & Cohen partner Erika Kelton describes how whistleblowers can play a crucial role in preventing fraud and exposing public health risks during a critical phase...
November 23, 2020
“Corporate whistleblowers can now collect more reward money”
Fortune cites Phillips & Cohen partner Erika Kelton in an article about how SEC rules changes affect whistleblower award payouts. Many whistleblowers and the lawyers who represent them have complained...
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November 23, 2020
“‘Whopper of a Factor’: Pandemic Fueled Incoming Tips, and Clients, Whistleblower Lawyers Say”
In an article for The National Law Journal, Phillips & Cohen partner Sean McKessy shares his experience fielding a surge of Covid-19-related whistleblower reports during the onset of the coronavirus...
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November 19, 2020
SEC Chair Clayton Set Course for Democrats on Crypto, Covid-19
With SEC Chairman Jay Clayton resigning by year’s end, Phillips & Cohen partner Erika Kelton expresses to Bloomberg Law an optimistic take on the future of the SEC whistleblower program under...
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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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