October 05, 2017
Whistleblower protections and rewards needed in Australia – P&C whistleblower attorney
Phillips & Cohen partner Erika Kelton’s letter to the editor about the need for whistleblower rewards and protections in Australia was published in The Canberra Times. The full text of the letter...
September 01, 2017
“Giving Credit Where Credit Is Due: Requiring the IRS to Properly Attribute Its Recoveries to Whistleblowers”
In an article for Bloomberg BNA’s Tax Management Memorandum, Phillips & Cohen attorney Edward Arens stressed the importance of recognizing the valuable contributions of whistleblowers to the...
August 25, 2017
“Whistle-blowers raise penalty costs in financial fraud cases”
Phillips & Cohen partner Sean McKessy is quoted in The Agenda, an FT Service, on a new study that says whistleblower involvement leads to a tangible increase in the likelihood the SEC or DOJ will impose...
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August 10, 2017
“Whistleblower attorney expects more false claims lawsuits against EHR vendors”
Phillips & Cohen partner Colette Matzzie spoke with FierceHealthcare about why we can expect to see more whistleblower lawsuits against electronic health records vendors. EHR developers could be staring...
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August 07, 2017
“Ride the whistleblower wave”
Law.com’s Sue Reisigner quotes Phillips & Cohen partner Erika Kelton in her story about whistleblower’s rights to bring retaliation claims against their employer. Phillips & Cohen attorney...
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July 25, 2017
“SEC issues whistleblower award to government agency employee for first time”
Phillips & Cohen’s Sean McKessy spoke with the National Law Journal about a unique whistleblower award order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Though the SEC normally does not...
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July 10, 2017
“Barclays Bank CEO gets reprimanded”
Financial Express quotes Phillips & Cohen partner Erika A. Kelton in its story about Barclays CEO Jes Staley’s “attempt to unmask a whistleblower.” Surely the investigations “will...
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July 07, 2017
“University, testing lab win fraud case on transplant allegations”
Claire M. Sylvia, a partner at Phillips & Cohen, spoke to Bloomberg BNA’s Health Care Fraud Report about a unique False Claims Act medical necessity case. Claire M. Sylvia, a partner with Phillips...
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July 06, 2017
“Regulator reveals number of tip offs about advisers”
Phillips & Cohen partner Erika Kelton explains in a FT Adviser article why the UK Financial Conduct Authority is seeing fewer whistleblower reports than in prior years while US whistleblower programs...
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June 21, 2017
“Sepp Blatter is wrong. Whistleblowers are courageous and deserve our support”
Phillips & Cohen partner Erika A. Kelton’s letter to the editor was published in The Guardian on 6/21/17. The letter responds to anti-whistleblower comments made by Sepp Blatter, the former...