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...
July 12, 2016
“German watchdog moves forward with more whistleblower options.”
Erika Kelton in InsideCounsel, 7/12/16. In response to the news, Erika Kelton, an attorney at Phillips & Cohen, agreed in an interview with InsideCounsel, “This is an important signal that Germany...
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July 08, 2016
“SEC’s First Whistleblower Office Leader Announces Departure as Awards Mount.”
Erika Kelton in The National Law Journal, 7/8/16. “He took the outlines of a program and implemented it in a way that was very powerful and very creative. Right from the beginning, he paid attention...
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July 06, 2016
Phillips & Cohen opens New York office to better serve Wall Street whistleblowers
NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, July 6, 2016 – Phillips & Cohen LLP, the largest and most successful law firm devoted to representing whistleblowers, has opened an office in New York City to provide...
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