June 21, 2022
The D.C. Circuit Tackles the False Claims Act’s government action bar
Last month, in a closely watched case, the D.C. Circuit resolved a dispute about a rarely invoked bar to certain whistleblower actions brought under the False Claims Act. In U.S. ex rel. Vt. Nat’l Tel....
March 30, 2022
Review of gov’t action dismissal could restrict FCA claims
The outcome of a DC Circuit Court of Appeals review of a district court dismissal of a “qui tam” case based on the so-called “government action” bar could affect future whistleblower cases...
February 14, 2022
‘Significant Resolutions’ Of Foreign Bribery Cases Expected This Year
With the Biden administration making repeated commitments to fight bribery and corruption and a jump in whistleblower submissions to the US Securities and Exchange Commission, signs are promising for aggressive...
January 19, 2022
Expect Aggressive Enforcement of Stark and AKS to Continue
Phillips & Cohen attorney Molly Knobler analyzes DOJ’s recent Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statue enforcement actions in an article for the Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics’ Compliance...
December 18, 2021
SEC And CFTC Whistleblowers Flex In 2021
In an article for Forbes.com, Phillips & Cohen partner Erika Kelton extolls the incredible achievements by Dodd-Frank whistleblowers in 2021, including the blockbuster revelations of Facebook whistleblower...
November 30, 2021
Watch Out, Wall Street – Record Number Of Whistleblowers Flock To The SEC
Phillips & Cohen partner Erika Kelton explores how whistleblowers led the SEC’s whistleblower program to astonishing new records during a phenomenally successful fiscal year in her latest article...
August 23, 2021
SEC Review of Whistleblower Award Rules: Incentives Matter
“SEC Review of Whistleblower Award Rules: Incentives Matter,” by Phillips & Cohen partners Sean X. McKessy and Erika A. Kelton, was originally published by Bloomberg Law. Phillips &...
June 17, 2021
When Will The CFTC Get New Leadership?
In Forbes.com, Phillips & Cohen partner Erika Kelton asks why the CFTC still doesn’t have a permanent chair and explains why the lack of leadership is a serious problem for the regulator. The...
May 12, 2021
IRS And Whistleblowers: Change Is Needed To Catch Big-Time Tax Cheats
Phillips & Cohen partner Erika Kelton argues in her latest for Forbes.com that the IRS must better incorporate whistleblowers and their information into its enforcement efforts to shrink the estimated...
May 07, 2021
The FCA wants more whistleblowers: Here’s what it should do
In an opinion piece published by FT Adviser, Phillips & Cohen partner Erika Kelton calls for the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority to take steps to build trust with whistleblowers and provide...