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Phillips & Cohen whistleblower attorney Peter Chatfield provides his perspective on a qui tam lawsuit he brought on behalf of Dr. Michael Mayes in a feature story about the case in The State, a Columbia,...

Phillips & Cohen attorney and former Chief of the SEC Office of the Whistleblower Sean McKessy discusses the increasingly important role that whistleblowers play in enforcing US securities law in an...

Phillips & Cohen whistleblower attorney Stephen Hasegawa discusses the impact of what has become known as “the Granston memo” on qui tam whistleblower cases. The Department of Justice memo...

Phillips & Cohen partner Sean McKessy, who was Chief of the SEC Office of the Whistleblower for five years, spoke at length with the National Law Journal about his concerns regarding proposed changes...

Phillips & Cohen partner Erika Kelton writes about FIFA’s need for accountability and a robust whistleblower program in her latest article on Forbes.com, published on July 11, 2018: FIFA’s...

Phillips & Cohen attorney Peter Chatfield is cited at length in an article in the Flathead Beacon about an alleged kickback scheme coordinated by Montana-based Kallispell Regional Healthcare. Chatfield...

In an article appearing on CFO.com, Phillips & Cohen attorney Sean McKessy commented on the SEC’s proposed amendments to its whistleblower program. Among other things, the SEC is seeking greater...

Phillips & Cohen attorney Sean McKessy commented on the SEC’s recently-announced proposed rule changes in an article published in the Wall Street Journal. The SEC announced its intent to amend...

Phillips & Cohen partner Sean McKessy was quoted in a Law360 article about the implications of the Supreme Court’s ruling in Digital Realty Trust Inc. v Paul Somers, which states that whistleblowers...

May 24, 2018, CHARLESTON, SC – A federal judge in South Carolina issued an order of judgment Wednesday that imposes civil damages and penalties totaling more than $114 million on the former CEO of a...