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...
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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...
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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...
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April 08, 2020
Five Phillips & Cohen whistleblower attorneys named to 2020 “Leading Lawyers” list
For their outstanding work as whistleblower attorneys, five Phillips & Cohen partners have been named to Lawdragon’s 2020 list of the “500 Leading Lawyers in America.” Lawdragon selected Phillips...
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March 30, 2020
“Best Lawyers” for qui tam cases 2020 – Phillips & Cohen attorneys selected
Washington, DC, March 30, 2020 – Best Lawyers has named Phillips & Cohen partners Mary Louise Cohen and Erika Kelton to its 2020 list of top qui tam lawyers in the Washington, DC, metro area...
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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...
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March 19, 2020
Our work in the time of COVID-19
Washington, DC, March 19, 2020 — In these uncertain times, we want to assure you that Phillips & Cohen is continuing to provide the representation you need and is welcoming new clients who are...
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February 26, 2020
“The SEC Whistleblower Program: Make Or Break Time”
Phillips & Cohen partner Erika Kelton returns to her Forbes.com column to warn that the SEC’s slow pace in making whistleblower awards could undermine its highly successful whistleblower program....
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February 11, 2020
Whistleblower attorney Stephen Hasegawa on Deutschlandradio
Phillips & Cohen partner Stephen Hasegawa discusses the importance of protecting whistleblowers in a radio interview aired on Deutschlandfunk, German national public radio broadcaster Deutschlandradio’s...
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January 29, 2020
“You’re a leader. But you can’t stomach what your company is doing”
Phillips & Cohen partner Sean McKessy provides the SEC whistleblower’s perspective in a CNN Business article about the ways in which corporate leaders can address company misconduct. If internal...
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