November 13, 2020
Phillips & Cohen wins increase in SEC whistleblower award for client
WASHINGTON, DC, Nov. 13, 2020 – The Securities and Exchange Commission last week made two whistleblower awards totaling $4.3 million that went to clients of Phillips & Cohen LLP. The SEC awarded...
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November 09, 2020
Best Lawyers names Phillips & Cohen to ‘Best Law Firms’ list for 2021
WASHINGTON, DC, Nov. 9, 2020 – U.S. News-Best Lawyers’ “Best Law Firms” initiative has named Phillips & Cohen LLP to its 2021 Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” list for the firm’s work...
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October 23, 2020
“SEC Whistleblower Program Awards Tipster a Record $114 Million”
Phillips & Cohen partner Erika Kelton underscores the unprecedented magnitude of the SEC’s record $114 million whistleblower award in The Wall Street Journal. The award set a record for the SEC’s...
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“SEC Redefines Blockbuster With $114M Whistleblower Award”
For Law360, Phillips & Cohen partner Sean McKessy places the SEC’s record-breaking $114 million whistleblower award in the context of recently adopted SEC rule changes. The bounty came just weeks...
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October 07, 2020
“Increased award volume breathes new life into SEC whistleblower program”
Phillips & Cohen partner Sean McKessy, the former chief of the SEC Office of the Whistleblower, provides insights into how the SEC has been able to make a record number of whistleblower awards this...
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October 05, 2020
“The Evolving Debate Over The Government’s Dismissal Authority Under The False Claims Act”
Does the Department of Justice have the authority under the False Claims Act to dismiss qui tam lawsuits without providing justification for doing so? Phillips & Cohen partner Claire Sylvia looks at...
October 01, 2020
“Physicians Misjudge a Terminal Patient’s Life Span: Is It Fraud?”
Phillips & Cohen partner Peter Chatfield provides the whistleblower’s perspective in a Medscape article about healthcare fraud in hospice care. On the whistleblower side, attorneys will continue...
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September 28, 2020
“Linde agrees to $22.8m settlement of whistleblower lawsuit”
Phillips & Cohen partner Steve Hasegawa frames the significance of Linde GmbH’s $22.8 million settlement of the firm’s qui tam lawsuit alleging customs fraud in a story by gasworld. “When companies...
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September 25, 2020
Linde agrees to $22.8M settlement of whistleblower case alleging customs fraud
PHILADELPHIA, PA, Sept. 25, 2020 – Linde GmbH and its North American subsidiary have agreed to a $22.8 million settlement of a whistleblower lawsuit, filed by Phillips & Cohen LLP, which alleged...
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September 23, 2020
“‘A Sleight of Hand’: Whistleblower Lawyers Recoil at SEC’s New Rules”
The National Law Journal quotes Phillips & Cohen partner Sean McKessy in its coverage of the SEC’s adoption of new whistleblower program rules and the SEC’s decision that it may reduce whistleblower...
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