June 24, 2020
“Supreme Court’s Ruling on SEC Disgorgement Could Shrink Whistleblower Awards”
The Wall Street Journal speaks with Phillips & Cohen partner Erika Kelton about the role of the SEC’s disgorgement powers in driving whistleblower awards. The Supreme Court affirmed the SEC’s...
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June 23, 2020
“Supreme Court upholds SEC’s power to take illegal profits from Orange County couple”
Phillips & Cohen partner Erika Kelton is quoted in The Los Angeles Times, explaining the significance of the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Liu v. SEC, and what the decisions means for whistleblowers....
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June 19, 2020
“More cases likely as U.S. CFTC Trafigura investigation shows commitment to fight corruption in commodities markets”
Speaking with Thomson Reuters Regulatory Intelligence, Phillips & Cohen partner Erika Kelton underscores the value of whistleblowers in an article about the CFTC’s investigation into alleged...
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June 17, 2020
“COVID-19 Revenue Hit May Bode Well For Calif. FCA Tax Law”
A covid-19-induced tax revenue shortfall in California may boost efforts to expand the state’s False Claims Act provisions to include tax fraud matters. Phillips & Cohen partner Claire Sylvia...
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June 01, 2020
“Wave of Whistleblower Suits Predicted Over Virus Relief Aid”
BloombergLaw speaks to Phillips & Cohen partner Erika Kelton about an anticipated increase in whistleblower reports related to CARES Act relief efforts. One whistleblower attorney, Erika Kelton, a...
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May 26, 2020
“Armed with whistleblower tips, U.S. SEC cracks down on coronavirus misconduct”
As whistleblowers report more covid-19-related securities fraud schemes, Phillips & Cohen partner and whistleblower attorney Sean McKessy shares his unique perspective as a former SEC official with...
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May 04, 2020
“The power of the US SEC whistleblower programme: What compliance and regulatory professionals should know”
Phillips & Cohen partner Sean McKessy provides the historical context and key features about the SEC’s whistleblower program and reports on its successes in an article for the Journal of Financial...
May 01, 2020
“Compliance personnel face risks and rewards as SEC whistleblowers”
In a guest column for Compliance Week, Phillips & Cohen partner Erika Kelton examines the cases of compliance officers rebuffed by employers and how they stopped violations and navigated the SEC rules...
April 16, 2020
“Wanted: An Army of Whistleblowers”
In her latest article for Forbes.com, Phillips & Cohen partner Erika Kelton champions the importance of whistleblowers and the False Claims Act in preventing fraud as the US government spends $2 trillion...
March 24, 2020
“Wells Fargo Does Something Right”
Phillips & Cohen partner Erika Kelton highlights Wells Fargo’s decision to claw back $15 million from a former CEO in her latest for Forbes.com and advocates that all banks do more to hold executives...