February 17, 2011
“Companies Prod SEC on Whistleblower Proposal.”
Erika Kelton in The Wall Street Journal, 2/17/11. . . . Lawyers for whistleblowers counter that requiring internal reporting would kill the program by discouraging would-be tipsters from coming forward...
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December 13, 2010
“SEC whistle-blower program worth protecting.”
Article by Erika A. Kelton published in The Washington Post, 12/13/2010. Washington’s business lobby has sprung into action to kill the new Securities and Exchange Commission whistle-blower program...
November 22, 2010
Whistleblower Program – Letter to the Editor
The National Law Journal published a letter to the editor from Phillips & Cohen partners Erika A. Kelton written in response to a column by a defense attorney who criticized the SEC whistleblower...
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October 07, 2010
Medicare needs more, better reforms – Letter to the Editor
The Miami Herald published a letter from Phillips & Cohen partner Erika Kelton advocating that the government devote more resources to pursuing the backlog of whistleblower cases. Medicare needs more,...
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September 09, 2010
“Firms face sudden rush of whistleblower claims.”
Erika Kelton in Corporate Counsel, 9/9/10. . . . Erika Kelton, partner at the plaintiffs’ powerhouse Phillips & Cohen in Washington, D.C., agreed that the outpouring [of SEC whistleblowers] is...
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September 07, 2010
“Larger bounties spur surge in fraud tips.”
Erika Kelton in The Wall Street Journal, 9/7/10. “The SEC is offering some protections for informants. . . . These features, combined with the guaranteed minimum payout for whistle-blowers who qualify,...
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August 11, 2010
Most whistleblowers have ‘clean hands’ – Letter to the Editor
The Financial Times published the following letter to the editor written by Phillips & Cohen partner Erika A. Kelton defending the SEC whistleblower program. Most whistleblowers have ‘clean...
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August 09, 2010
“SEC Now Offering Big Payoffs To Whistle-Blowers.”
John Phillips in Time, 8/9/10. Money can be “extraordinarily effective” in getting people to blow the whistle when they see fraud, says John Phillips, whose law firm Phillips & Cohen LLP...
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July 31, 2010
Keep the cheese out of it – Letter to the Editor
The Washington Post published the following letter to the editor from Phillips & Cohen partner Erika A. Kelton discussing the need to change the way whistleblowers are viewed. Keep the cheese out of...
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July 23, 2010
“Financial reform law includes big cash incentives for whistle-blowers.”
Erika Kelton in the Los Angeles Times, 7/23/10. The new SEC whistleblower program “is very significant and will have an immediate impact,” said Erika Kelton, a Washington lawyer who has represented...
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