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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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 17, 2016
Zwanger Pesiri Settles Whistleblower Lawsuit For $10.5 Million
NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, November 17, 2016 – Zwanger-Pesiri Inc., a Long Island radiology company, is paying a total of $10.5 million to settle a whistleblower lawsuit filed by Phillips & Cohen...
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November 16, 2016
Phillips & Cohen whistleblower lawyer speaks at European anti-corruption event in Vienna
WASHINGTON, DC, November 16, 2016 – Peter Budetti, a former top US government official who is Of Counsel to Phillips & Cohen LLP, recently spoke in Vienna at an event hosted by the Organization...
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“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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Whistleblower attorney Claire Sylvia’s new book examines recent False Claims Act developments
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, November 4, 2016 – The third edition of an important legal treatise on the False Claims Act by Phillips & Cohen partner Claire M. Sylvia has just been published by...
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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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