December 18, 2021
SEC And CFTC Whistleblowers Flex In 2021
In an article for Forbes.com, Phillips & Cohen partner Erika Kelton extolls the incredible achievements by Dodd-Frank whistleblowers in 2021, including the blockbuster revelations of Facebook whistleblower...
December 15, 2021
“Defense Attorneys Speak Out About Grewal’s Get-Tough Tactics at the SEC”
Phillips & Cohen partner Sean McKessy provides his perspective as a former head of the SEC whistleblower program to New Jersey Law Journal’s coverage of SEC enforcement chief Gurbir Grewal’s...
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November 30, 2021
Watch Out, Wall Street – Record Number Of Whistleblowers Flock To The SEC
Phillips & Cohen partner Erika Kelton explores how whistleblowers led the SEC’s whistleblower program to astonishing new records during a phenomenally successful fiscal year in her latest article...
November 22, 2021
“Working From Home Could Be Giving Corporate Whistleblowers the Push They Need”
In a Wall Street Journal newsletter, Phillips & Cohen whistleblower attorney Erika Kelton discusses the difference that work-from-home policies make in employees’ decisions to blow the whistle. The...
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November 18, 2021
“After Cracking Down on ‘Nonsense,’ SEC Whistleblower Program Has Record-Breaking Year”
Law.com interviews Phillips & Cohen partner and former SEC whistleblower office chief Sean McKessy in its Compliance Hot Spots newsletter about trends that have boosted recent successes of the SEC...
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November 17, 2021
Supreme Court rejects appeal in whistleblowers’ Medicare fraud kickbacks case
WASHINGTON, DC, Nov. 17, 2021 – The US Supreme Court has rejected an effort by a healthcare marketing consultant to overturn a $114 million jury verdict against him and two others in a Medicare billing...
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“Archdiocese of New Orleans to Pay $1 Million to Settle FEMA Fraud Claims”
The New York Times cites Phillips & Cohen partner Jeffrey Dickstein about the nature of fraud against the government in its coverage of a $1 million False Claims Act settlement by the Archdiocese of...
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November 12, 2021
Best Lawyers names Phillips & Cohen to 2022 ‘Best Law Firms’ list
WASHINGTON, DC, Nov. 12, 2021 –Phillips & Cohen LLP has been named to US News Best Lawyers® 2022 “Best Law Firms” list for the law firm’s work representing whistleblowers, particularly healthcare...
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November 08, 2021
SEC Names Nicole Creola Kelly as Whistleblower Program Chief
The Wall Street Journal quotes Phillips & Cohen partner Sean McKessy‘s endorsement of Nicole Creola Kelly’s appointment to lead the SEC whistleblower program. “She will be a strong advocate...
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October 29, 2021
“Will record $200m payout tempt a new army of Wall St whistleblowers?”
Financial Times quotes Phillips & Cohen partner Erika Kelton about the significance and implications of the CFTC’s recent record $200 million whistleblower award. The tip from the Deutsche Bank...
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