February 20, 2019
“New Justice Dept. policies, new AG may mute False Claims Act whistleblowers”
Phillips & Cohen partners John Phillips and Peter Chatfield weigh in on the possible implications of William P. Barr becoming US Attorney General for the enforcement of the False Claims Act. “There...
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February 08, 2019
“HCA Fights Revival of Kickback Suit Over Office Building Deals”
Phillips & Cohen partner Edward Arens provides his perspective as a whistleblower attorney on a qui tam case against hospital giant HCA alleging kickbacks and violations of the Stark Act. It’s common...
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January 31, 2019
“SEC’s Misguided ‘Solution’ In Search Of A Problem: Proposed Rule Would Hurt Whistleblower Program”
In a post for New York University Law School’s Compliance and Enforcement blog, Phillips & Cohen partner Sean McKessy lays out his thoughts on the SEC’s proposed changes to its whistleblower...
January 28, 2019
“The Personal Toll of Whistle-Blowing”
Phillips & Cohen attorney Peter Budetti provided expert insight for The New Yorker in a story about becoming a whistleblower in the healthcare industry. Mr. Budetti – a former deputy administrator...
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January 18, 2019
“Ex-SEC official slams proposal to gut awards for gold-star whistleblowers”
Global Investigations Review‘s Just Anti-Corruption quoted comments made by Phillips & Cohen partner Sean McKessy‘s during a webcast presented by Securities Docket in which he expressed...
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January 16, 2019
“Gilead Whistleblowers may be well placed to fight DOJ dismissal”
In an article published in Bloomberg Law, Phillips & Cohen attorney Stephen Hasegawa weighed in on the prospects of an anticipated legal battle over the Department of Justice’s expected attempt...
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December 24, 2018
“DOJ Moves to Dismiss 11 FCA Suits With Same Relators Alleging Nurse Educators Are Kickbacks”
Phillips & Cohen attorney Peter Chatfield is quoted in the Health Care Compliance Association’s Report on Medicare Compliance in an article about the Department of Justice’s move to dismiss...
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December 22, 2018
“Federal government intervenes in hospital whistleblower suit”
Phillips & Cohen attorney Amy Easton is quoted in an Associated Press article about the Department of Justice’s decision to join a whistleblower lawsuit filed by Phillips & Cohen against...
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December 14, 2018
“The Biggest Securities Decisions of 2018”
Phillips & Cohen partner Sean McKessy weighed in on the significance of the Digital Realty Supreme Court ruling in Law 360‘s overview of the Biggest Securities Decisions of 2018. McKessy, the...
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December 12, 2018
“Bernie Madoff’s unlikely investor contribution: Whistleblowers”
In an article published by Fox Business, Phillips & Cohen partner Sean McKessy looks back on Bernie Madoff’s massive fraud scheme and sees the formation of the SEC’s robust whistleblower...