November 01, 2016
Phillips & Cohen named in 2017 ‘Best Law Firms’ rankings
WASHINGTON, DC, November 1, 2016 – US News & World Report has listed Phillips & Cohen in its 2017 rankings of “Best Law Firms.” Phillips & Cohen is the longest-standing and...
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October 20, 2016
US-Italy conference on whistleblower laws features Phillips & Cohen attorneys
ROME, Italy, October 20, 2016 – Officials and legal experts from the U.S. and Italy – including Erika Kelton and Dr. Peter Budetti of Phillips & Cohen — gathered at a conference today...
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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 16, 2016
Phillips & Cohen Whistleblower Attorneys Win Award For Extraordinary Work While At DOJ
WASHINGTON, DC, September 16, 2016 – Two Phillips & Cohen whistleblower attorneys received the first ever “Public-Private Partnership Award” Thursday night from Taxpayers Against...
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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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“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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Former SEC Whistleblower Office Chief Sean X. McKessy joins whistleblower law firm Phillips & Cohen
WASHINGTON, DC, September 6, 2016 – Whistleblower law firm Phillips & Cohen LLP is pleased to announce that Sean X. McKessy, the former Chief of the Securities and Exchange Commission Whistleblower...
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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...