Phillips & Cohen LLP - Whistleblower Attorneys

09/05/2023

08/17/2023

We are proud to announce 12 P&C attorneys have been selected for
Best Lawyers in America® for 2024 for their work representing whistleblowers. This would not be possible without the brave whistleblowers we have represented over the years.

Washington, DC, August 17, 2023 – Twelve Phillips & Cohen attorneys have been selected for Best Lawyers in America® 2024 edition for their work representing whistleblowers. Phillips & Cohen partners Mary Louise Cohen, Erika Kelton, Peter Chatfield, Colette Matzzie, Claire Sylvia, Stephen Hasegawa...

03/15/2023

Listen to Left Over podcast, a look at how corporations and politicians are exploiting the public school lunch program. Tune in to Episode 4 to hear P&C partner Colette Matzzie talk about P&C's kickback case and how businesses are putting profits in school lunch.

An investigative podcast from LWC Studios, revealing the toxic politics in the American public school lunch system. Left Over is a six-part investigative series from LWC Studios looking at the systemic shortcomings of the National School Lunch program, from those at the bottom of the food pyramid, ...

01/19/2022

Expect aggressive government enforcement of the Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute this year. Phillips & Cohen whistleblower attorney Molly Knobler analyzes recent cases and the outlook for 2022 in the SCCE Compliance & Ethics Blog.

Post By: Molly B. Knobler, Associate with Phillips & Cohen LLP Despite significant regulatory changes and a raging pandemic, the Department of Justice (DOJ) achieved an impressive $900+ million in civil False Claims Act settlements and judgments in cases based on alleged violations of the Physician....

01/12/2022

NJ & NYC pain management clinics and their physician owner are paying $7.4M to settle a whistleblower lawsuit alleging Medicare fraud. We are proud to have represented our clients, Lakshmi Anu Doddapaneni and Christian Reyes, who blew the whistle because of their concern for patients.

Pain management clinics & their physician owner pay $7.4M to settle a Phillips & Cohen whistleblower case alleging billing fraud for P-Stims.

01/10/2022

Phillips & Cohen partner Colette Matzzie contributes expert insights about trends in healthcare fraud enforcement in the 2022 Outlook for “Report on Medicare Compliance.” https://bit.ly/3r89v2V

12/15/2021

Phillips & Cohen partner Sean McKessy weighs in on SEC enforcement chief Gurbir Grewal's plans to take a tough approach to tackling securities fraud in Law.com’s story about what securities law insiders expect. https://www.law.com/njlawjournal/2021/12/15/defense-attorneys-speak-out-about-grewals-get-tough-tactics-at-the-sec/

It's really hard to shake things up at a large entity that has done things a certain way. That said, I have to believe Gurbir didn't have to take this job and was very thoughtful about the fact that he had these challenges to face, attorney Sean McKessy said.

12/09/2021

Join George Mason Law & Economics Center webinar tomorrow to learn the latest developments in False Claims Act matters. Phillips & Cohen partner Colette Matzzie will be part of a panel discussion with attorneys Jonathan Diesenhaus, Emily Gerry and Leah Judge.

Emerging Issues Under the False Claims Act Event Details Date: December 10, 2021 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Division: Congressional Civil Justice Academy There are growing concerns about the trends in cases being brought under the False Claims Act (FCA) and related federal and state statutes, including st...

10/29/2021

Phillips & Cohen has handled more qui tam cases than any other whistleblower law firm in the past five years, according to a new Lex Machina study. Law360 talks to partner Erika Kelton to find out why whistleblowers choose Phillips & Cohen.

https://www.law360.com/articles/1435286

10/27/2021

After clinching a False Claims Act settlement of a whistleblower case by aviation defense contractor AAR in July, Phillips & Cohen partner Colette Matzzie joins Chuhak & Tecson’s Stephen Wood, DOJ’s Allison Cendali, Northrop Grumman’s Kenneth Reiss and Boeing’s Ryan Archer to discuss what the aviation industry needs to know about the False Claims Act. https://web.cvent.com/event/1ee28f1f-bf95-4f2d-a643-36e308155aaf/websitePage:645d57e4-75eb-4769-b2c0-f201a0bfc6ce

10/26/2021

Phillips & Cohen partner Colette Matzzie and Jones Day partner Jennifer Everett will discuss “The Growth of Cybersecurity Whistleblowing” tonight at the DC Bar’s “Changing Currents in Employment Law 2021.” Register to learn about that and other cutting-edge topics in employment law.

https://dcbar.inreachce.com/Details/Information/b050f5ea-3e8f-4d34-8744-e6696cf1265f

10/26/2021

Phillips & Cohen partner Colette Matzzie provides an insider view of False Claims Act investigations along with Mayer Brown’s Marcia G. Madsen, Lockheed Martin’s Heather A. Bloom, and DOJ’s Michael Granston and Gerard Mene this afternoon at Practising Law Institute’s Government Contracts program.

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