February 22, 2017
Government joins risk adjustment fraud case against UnitedHealth Group’s Medicare Advantage plans
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, February 22, 2017 – The US Department of Justice has joined a whistleblower lawsuit, originally filed by Phillips & Cohen against UnitedHealth Group and other defendants,...
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January 25, 2017
“Blackrock Fined for Impeding Would-Be Whistle-Blowers.”
Sean McKessy in Ignites, 1/25/17. The case serves as a “cautionary tale” for other firms that “the SEC really doesn’t like when companies target their programs,” says Sean...
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January 06, 2017
“SEC Makes Exception to ‘In Writing’ Requirement for Whistleblower Tips.”
Sean McKessy in the National Law Journal, 1/6/17. Sean McKessy, who stepped down in July as the whistleblower office’s first chief, said Friday’s award marks the second time the SEC has deemed...
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January 05, 2017
“Four Important Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Program Developments to Watch for in 2017.”
Article by Erika Kelton published in the NYU Compliance & Enforcement Blog, 01/05/17. “2016 was a banner year for the Dodd-Frank Act’s most significant anti-fraud enforcement provisions: the...
January 03, 2017
Phillips & Cohen whistleblower lawyers named “Attorneys Who Matter” for 2016
WASHINGTON, DC, January 3, 2017 – Erika Kelton and Sean McKessy, partners at the whistleblower law firm Phillips & Cohen LLP, have been named to the Ethisphere Institute’s “Attorneys...
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December 23, 2016
“Former SEC Whistle-Blower Chief McKessy Optimistic From Other Side.”
Sean McKessy in BNA Securities Law Daily, 12/23/16. “[Phillips & Cohen partner Sean McKessy] took what he knew from previous SEC and corporate experience and dived right into the whistle-blower...
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December 16, 2016
“Sean McKessy: former chief, SEC Office of the Whistleblower.”
Sean McKessy in The Mercury News, 12/16/16. Q: Tech firms maintain a lot of secrecy around their work – does that affect people’s willingness to blow the whistle to the SEC? [McKessy]: There...
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December 06, 2016
Whistleblower lawyer discusses impact of Supreme Court ruling in State Farm case
WASHINGTON, DC, December 6, 2016 – Below are comments from Claire M. Sylvia, a partner at whistleblower law firm Phillips & Cohen LLP, regarding today’s Supreme Court decision on State...
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December 03, 2016
“Help More Whistle-Blowers.”
Letter to the Editor by Erika Kelton published in The New York Times, 12/3/16. “Gretchen Morgenson’s column “A Win for a Whistle-Blower” (Fair Game, Nov. 27) captures the retaliation that employees...
November 29, 2016
Phillips & Cohen whistleblower attorneys named ‘Super Lawyers’ for 2017
WASHINGTON, DC, November 29, 2016 – Two Phillips & Cohen LLP whistleblower lawyers, Mary Louise Cohen and Erika Kelton, were selected to the 2017 Super Lawyers List for Washington, DC, by Super...
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