By C. Ryan Barber | September 23, 2020
"The spin is just remarkable," Sean McKessy, former SEC whistleblower chief, said. "Overall, this is a net-negative for whistleblowers."
By C. Ryan Barber | August 17, 2020
"Wherever the limits of the government's power lie, this case is not close to them," wrote Judge David Hamilton, who was joined on the panel by Judges Ilana Rovner and Michael Scudder.
By Mike Scarcella | June 26, 2020
The federal False Claims Act is silent on whether a whistleblower can enter into a litigation funding agreement. "We decline to interfere in Congress's legislative prerogatives by engrafting any further limitations onto the statute; that task is appropriately left for Congress," an Eleventh Circuit panel said in a closely watched case.
By C. Ryan Barber | June 4, 2020
With the latest award, the SEC topped its previous record: a $39 million bounty issued in 2018.
By Dan Packel | May 5, 2020
"It's sad that during this crisis Dr. Bright and his team have chosen to launch politically motivated allegations against me and other people," said John Clerici, of counsel at Blank Rome and founder of biotech consulting firm Tiber Creek Partners.
By C. Ryan Barber | May 5, 2020
Trump White House lawyer Brian Miller demurred at one point, when asked about Trump's moves against inspectors general, saying he was appearing to discuss his own credentials and not to "assess" the president's conduct.
By C. Ryan Barber | April 29, 2020
Brian Miller, a former Washington-based partner at the litigation boutique Rogers Joseph O'Donnell P.C., represented a host of corporate clients while in private practice, according to a newly filed financial disclosure.
By C. Ryan Barber | April 16, 2020
"This award marks several milestones for the program," said Jane Norberg, chief of the SEC's whistleblower office.
By C. Ryan Barber | April 7, 2020
"These actions send a clear message to inspectors general that they're going to be in danger if they criticize the administration," Jenner & Block's Neil Barofsky said. "That is not how it's supposed to work."
By C. Ryan Barber | April 6, 2020
The nomination of a White House lawyer drew raised eyebrows from Democrats. But the veteran government official has a record speaking out for inspector generals' independence and access to information.
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