June 14, 2019
“Circuit Splits Over Fraud Law Endure as Top Court Ruling Turns 3”
In a Bloomberg Law article, Phillips & Cohen partner Claire Sylvia discusses the “rules of the game” of False Claims Act lawsuits three years after the Supreme Court’s decision in Universal...
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June 06, 2019
Whistleblower represented by Phillips & Cohen helps SEC halt $394 million Ponzi scheme
Baltimore, MD, June 6, 2019 – Federal authorities were able to stop an ongoing Ponzi scheme that collected $394 million from unknowing investors, and stood to collect hundreds of millions more, thanks...
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May 28, 2019
“Opinion: Stop the repeal of important tool to fight Medicaid fraud”
Phillips & Cohen attorney Emily Stabile advocates for preserving the whistleblower provisions of the Alaska Mediaid False Claims Act in her op-ed for the Juneau Empire. The provisions are due to expire...
May 20, 2019
“How Supreme Court Conservatives Have Shaped The FCA”
Phillips & Cohen partner Claire Sylvia contributes insights to a Law360 analysis of how the Supreme Court’s more conservative Justices have been shaping False Claims Act jurisprudence. “Conservative...
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May 14, 2019
“Supreme Court gives whistleblowers more time to bring false claims suits”
Phillips & Cohen partner Peter Chatfield is quoted in Modern Healthcare’s overview of the unanimous May 13 Supreme Court ruling in Cochise Consultancy v. U.S. ex rel. Hunt, which grants whistleblowers...
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May 03, 2019
“Hertz Makes A Rare Move By Suing Former Executives”
Phillips & Cohen partner Erika Kelton makes a strong case for clawbacks in her latest article for Forbes.com, in which she analyzes the decision by car-rental giant Hertz to sue former executives for...
April 23, 2019
Super Lawyers names four Phillips & Cohen partners to its 2019 list
Washington DC April 23, 2019 – Four Phillips & Cohen partners – Mary Louise Cohen, Erika Kelton, Peter Chatfield and Colette Matzzie – have been selected to Super Lawyers 2019 list for Washington,...
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April 11, 2019
“This investor who blew the whistle on JPMorgan got a huge award, but those days may be numbered”
Phillips & Cohen partner Erika Kelton was quoted in a Fast Company article about how potential changes to the SEC’s whistleblower program could impact the rewards they receive. “Oftentimes...
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April 03, 2019
“Ninth Circuit Limits Protections for Whistleblowers Reporting FCPA Violations”
Anti-Corruption Report includes comments from Phillips & Cohen partner Erika Kelton in its analysis of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling in a case involving Bio‑Rad Laboratories Inc. and...
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April 01, 2019
“Tax Court to review IRS denial of whistleblower claim”
Accounting Today writes about a victory Phillips & Cohen partner Edward Arens won for an IRS whistleblower client in US Tax Court. The decision is a win for all IRS whistleblowers. The Tax Court has...
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