Whistleblower Law Insights

The number of whistleblower submissions to the US Securities and Exchange Commission whistleblower increased 18 percent the past year compared to the previous year, according to a recent SEC report, most...

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s whistleblower program marked a banner year in FY 2018, reversing several years of flagging performance and setting several records for the program. In its...

The European Parliament is wrestling with a directive that would mandate that all European Union member states codify certain whistleblower protections into law. In comments submitted to the European Commission...

Whistleblowers in the UK, like whistleblowers elsewhere, often face enormous career and personal risks when reporting wrongdoing. The Guardian newspaper recently interviewed 12 UK whistleblowers in various...

FIRREA – the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act – has proven to be a powerful law when it comes to prosecuting banks for misconduct involving the issuance of residential mortgage-backed...

In comments submitted to the European Commission, Phillips & Cohen partner and whistleblower attorney Erika Kelton called for a whistleblower program that provides protection, anonymity and financial...

Puerto Rico has implemented a false claims law that encourages whistleblowers who know of fraud against any Puerto Rican government program, including Medicaid, to step forward by offering them financial...

Fraud in the cryptocurrency market is an increasing concern of the US Securities and Exchange Commission, and the SEC is taking steps to both educate investors and go after those committing the fraud....

A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that doctors receiving  gifts from pharmaceutical companies were more likely to prescribe opioids. The study undertook a...

The False Claims Act has been celebrated as one of the US government’s most effective tools for fighting fraud and holding fraudsters accountable. The law hinges on the initiative of whistleblowers,...