November 18, 2016
“Seen Enough? Here’s how to get the SEC’s attention.”
Sean McKessy in TechCrunch, 11/18/16. “…There’s a temptation here to make yourself look more valuable than you are to attract investors. So I think all that makes Silicon Valley fertile...
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November 16, 2016
“Could Donald Trump’s SEC Soften Enforcement of Severance Agreements.”
Sean McKessy in The National Law Journal, 11/16/16. “What will be interesting to see is whether the enforcement staff has the brakes pulled on them a bit,” said Phillips & Cohen partner...
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November 04, 2016
“Silicon Valley biotech exec fights to dismiss illegal marketing case.”
Erika Kelton in The Mercury News, 11/4/16. “The FDA rules and regulations for marketing a prescription drug or device are there for a very good reason: to protect the public,” said Erika Kelton, a...
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November 01, 2016
“SEC Weighs In on Ex-Vanguard Lawyer’s Whistle-Blower Case.”
Sean McKessy in Ignites (Financial Times), 11/1/16. The SEC’s recent amicus brief is the second that it has filed in the case on the issue of whistle-blower status. The agency also filed an amicus brief...
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October 14, 2016
“SEC Says Companies Should Take the Hint and Not Impede Whistleblowers.”
Sean McKessy in The National Law Journal, 10/14/16. McKessy pointed to that portion of the settlement as belying the notion that whistleblower protections sometimes saddle companies with poor-performing...
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October 08, 2016
“A $700 million lure for finance biz whistleblowers — and hundreds are grabbing for it.”
Erika Kelton in Crain’s Chicago Business, 10/8/16. “We saw a massive influx of inquiries from people who knew about fraud and were in a position, and felt comfortable finally, to report what...
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September 06, 2016
“Ex-SEC Whistleblower Chief Heads to Phillips & Cohen.”
Sean McKessy in Law360, 9/6/16. Sean McKessy helped establish the SEC’s Office of the Whistleblower in 2011 and spurred its growth, the agency said when he stepped down in July. His new firm represented...
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September 06, 2016
“Ex-SEC Whistleblower Chief Lands at Phillips & Cohen.”
Sean McKessy in The National Law Journal, 9/6/16. “I am extremely proud of the work accomplished by the whistleblower office team during my time as chief,” [Sean X.] McKessy said. “I think my experience...
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September 05, 2016
“S.E.C. Whistle-Blower Program’s First Chief Joins Law Firm.”
Sean McKessy in The New York Times, 9/5/16. “I feel I’ve established that I honor the work whistle-blowers do,” [Sean X.] McKessy said in an interview. “I am hoping to convince many people who...
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July 25, 2016
“LuxLeaks highlights need for whistleblower protection and incentives.”
Article by Erika Kelton published in EurActiv, 7/25/16. “LuxLeaks whistleblower Antoine Deltour received the European Citizen Award in 2015 for his role in exposing how hundreds of corporations...