November 13, 2025
Best Lawyers® names Phillips & Cohen to 2026 “Best Law Firms” list
WASHINGTON, DC, Nov. 13, 2025 –Phillips & Cohen LLP has been named to Best Lawyers® 2026 “Best Law Firms” list for the firm’s work representing whistleblowers. This is the tenth year in...
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August 25, 2025
Phillips & Cohen Attorneys Named to Best Lawyers in America® 2026
Recognized for Excellence in Whistleblower Representation Washington, DC, August 25, 2025 – Twelve Phillips & Cohen attorneys have been selected for Best Lawyers in America®’s 2026 edition for...
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August 01, 2025
“DOJ and the United States Postal Service announce new antitrust whistleblower awards program”
Phillips & Cohen partner Edward Arens writes in Westlaw Today about a new federal program to reward whistleblowers who provide information on antitrust crimes such as bid-rigging and price-fixing....
July 22, 2025
DOJ Intervenes in Whistleblower Lawsuit Against Texas Distributor in Neurostimulator Fraud Scheme
DOJ Joins Medicare Fraud Case Involving Emerging Solutions Washington, DC, July 22, 2025 – The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a Notice of Intervention in Federal Court in the Northern District...
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June 30, 2025
Eleven Phillips & Cohen Partners Selected to Lawdragon’s 2025 “500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers” List
(Washington, DC) June 30, 2025 — Phillips & Cohen is pleased to announce that eleven of the firm’s partners – Mary Louise Cohen, Erika Kelton, Peter Chatfield, Colette Matzzie, Claire Sylvia,...
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February 18, 2025
Saint Vincents Catholic Medical Centers Pays $29 Million to Resolve DOD Fraud Allegations
Whistleblower Lawsuit Leads to $29 Million DOJ Settlement Washington, DC— SVCMC Inc., formerly known as Saint Vincents Catholic Medical Centers of New York (“Saint Vincents”), one of six healthcare...
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January 16, 2025
“DOJ Recovered Over $2.9 Billion in 2024 False Claims Act Suits”
Phillips & Cohen partner Colette Matzzie spoke to Bloomberg Law about the Department of Justice recovering over $29 billion in 2024 from False Claims Act lawsuits. The increase in cases filed over...
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“Outlook 2025: Look for MA Cases Based on Claim Denials; Incoming DOJ May Tweak Guidance”
Report on Medicare Compliance talked to Phillips & Cohen partner Colette Matzzie about a recent court decision now being challenged in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit. “What matters...
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December 20, 2024
Independent Health and Subsidiaries to Pay Up to $98 Million to Settle Medicare Advantage Risk-Adjustment Fraud Lawsuit
San Francisco—Independent Health Association, Independent Health Corp., its subsidiary DxID LLC, and the former CEO of DxID Betsy Gaffney will pay up to $98 million to settle a whistleblower lawsuit...
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December 19, 2024
“CFTC Risks Running Out of Money to Pay Whistleblowers Their Cut”
Phillips & Cohen partner Chris Ehrman spoke to Bloomberg about the CFTC possibly running out of money to pay whistleblowers. The article reads: “I don’t think people anticipated penalties would...
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