February 23, 2015
“Whistle-blowers Should Be Rewarded, Says US Lawyer.”
Erika Kelton in Folha De S. Paulo, 2/23/15. ( “Delatores devem ser premiados, afirma advogada norte-americana,” translated from Portugese.) Executives who want to report harmful practices to the public...
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January 06, 2015
“Lawyers on All Sides See Whistleblowing Evolving Fast.”
Erika Kelton in Corporate Counsel, 1/6/15. In September, the commission [SEC] authorized a payout of $30 million to a whistleblower living abroad. Erika Kelton of Phillips & Cohen, the attorney responsible...
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January 06, 2015
“SEC Fights “Pre-taliation” Against Dodd-Frank Whistleblowers.”
Erika Kelton in Compliance Week, 1/6/15. Kelton, a partner at law firm Phillips & Cohen LLP who recently helped one of her clients obtain the largest SEC whistleblower reward ever ($30 million), says...
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December 28, 2014
“These whistleblowers earn millions.”
Erika Kelton in Le Journal du Dimanche, 12/28/14. (“Ces lanceurs d’alerte qui gagnent des millions,” translated from French) “Now the people who really know what is happening within a company...
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December 24, 2014
“Companies Risk SEC’s Wrath By Discouraging Whistle-blowers.”
Erika Kelton in FierceCFO, 12/12/14. In that vein, Erika Kelton, a partner in the Washington, D.C., office of law firm Phillips & Cohen, a leading representative of whistle-blowers, observed during...
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December 12, 2014
“Foreign Whistleblowers Gaining Traction.”
Erika Kelton in The Wall Street Journal, 12/12/14. Kelton, also speaking at the seminar, said foreign tipsters primarily find her over the Internet, though some come through referrals or after hearing...
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November 12, 2014
“Who Would Be a Whistleblower?”
Erika Kelton in The Independent, 11/12/14. Phillips & Cohen, the law firm representing the latest whistleblower, said the Dodd-Frank Act allows SEC whistleblowers to remain anonymous “to the fullest...
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November 07, 2014
“Whatever Happened to Pharmaceutical Swag?”
Erika Kelton in The Atlantic, 11/07/14. ProPublica, which performed a four-year investigation of drug-company payments to doctors, found that more than three-quarters of doctors have at least one financial...
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October 28, 2014
“Judge Orders Mediation in Guardrail Lawsuit.”
Erika Kelton in The New York Times, 10/28/14. Erika A. Kelton, a whistle-blower lawyer with Phillips & Cohen who is not involved in the litigation, said it was not uncommon for both sides of a False...
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October 22, 2014
“SEC: Banks May Be Shifting Asset Risk for Better Capital Treatment.”
Erika Kelton in American Banker, 10/22/14. Bigger is definitely the signal the SEC is sending, according to Phillips & Cohen LLP attorney Erika Kelton. The SEC last month announced the largest ever...
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