On May 12, the DOJ's Criminal Division announced that the DOJ Whistleblower Program has added a number of priority areas for tips including procurement fraud, tariff and customs fraud, violations of federal immigration law and sanctions violations. kkc.com/blog/doj-add...

As AI technology continues to be developed, a law granting whistleblower protections to AI insiders is urgently needed. In a new article, KKC's Sophie Luskin details why an AI whistleblower bill is needed and what that bill would need to include. natlawreview.com/article/ai-w...

In a new article for NYU Law's Compliance & Enforcement blog, KKC's Stephen Kohn details the needed reforms to the SEC Whistleblower Program found in the bipartisan SEC Whistleblower Reform Act. wp.nyu.edu/compliance_e...

President Trump's assertion of powers to remove appointees despite Congressional protections has wreaked havoc on federal whistleblower protection laws. KKC's Stephen M. Kohn details concerns raised by the Founding Fathers about Presidential powers. natlawreview.com/article/foun...

In a new expert analysis for Law360, KKC founding partner Stephen M. Kohn explains how foreign countries can fill the void in anti-corruption enforcement left by the United States' pause of FCPA enforcement. www.law360.com/articles/233...

As the Trump administration implements increased tariffs, False Claims Act whistleblowers will play a key role as U.S. authorities continue to crack down on companies who seek to evade customs duties. kkc.com/blog/false-c...

In a new article for the Oxford Business Law Blog, KKC's Benjamin Calitri and Kate Reeves examine the need for whistleblower reform in the UK and outline how an enhanced whistleblower system offering monetary awards could bolster global anti-corruption efforts. blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/oblb/blog-po...

On April 21, the SEC announced that it had awarded $6 million to joint whistleblowers who voluntarily provided original information which led to the opening of an examination resulting in a successful enforcement action. kkc.com/blog/joint-s...

Today, the IRS Whistleblower Office released its first-ever multi-year operating plan, “outlining guiding principles, strategic priorities, recent achievements and current initiatives to advance the IRS Whistleblower Program.” kkc.com/blog/in-welc...

In a new article for the The CLS Blue Sky Blog, KKC founding partner Stephen M. Kohn explains how other countries can fill the void left by the United States' retreat from FCPA enforcement. clsbluesky.law.columbia.edu/2025/04/18/o...

On April 15, Senator Charles Grassley sent a letter to Meta Chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg demanding answers relating to allegations that the tech giant deploys restrictive severance agreements and NDAs to muzzle whistleblowers. kkc.com/blog/senator...

A circuit split on the proper standard of causation for False Claims Act cases alleging kickbacks poses complications for #whistleblowers looking to report under the FCA’s qui tam provisions. Options still exist for kickback whistleblowers however. kkc.com/blog/circuit...

During Q1 of 2025, the DOJ announced a number of False Claims Act settlements, many of which resolved qui tam suits filed by whistleblowers. The settlements showcase the types of frauds which the government is pursuing and which whistleblowers can report.

Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto joined a group of 504 leading law firms in filing a joint amicus curiae brief in Perkins Coie’s lawsuit seeking a permanent injunction against the White House’s Executive Order targeting the firm.

On April 7, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia issued a ruling temporarily reinstating Cathy A. Harris, who leads the Merit Systems Protection Board MSPB, after the Trump administration fired her without cause in February.

On March 24, the SEC granted a whistleblower award to an individual who provided original information about misconduct. While the whistleblower missed deadlines for award claims, the SEC waived the requirements due to "unique facts and circumstances." kkc.com/blog/sec-sho...

On March 26, the CFTC posted a Notice of Covered Action for a $2.3 million enforcement action taken against a purported digital asset platform for an online romance scam, signaling that the Commissions is accepting whistleblower award claims for the case. kkc.com/blog/cftc-ac...

On March 26, Senator Richard Blumenthal introduced the Congressional Whistleblower Protection Act of 2025 which strengthens protections for federal employee whistleblowers who make disclosures to Congress. kkc.com/blog/new-bil...

On March 26, Senators Chuck Grassley and Elizabeth Warren introduced the SEC Whistleblower Reform Act of 2025, which makes a number of technical reforms to bolster the SEC Whistleblower Program. kkc.com/blog/biparti...

KKC founding partner Stephen M. Kohn was a featured panelist during the OECD 2025 Global Anti-Corruption & Integrity Forum in Paris. Kohn called on liberal democracies to lead in establishing an effective international anti-corruption regime to compensate for any decline in U.S. enforcement.

Whistleblower Andrés Olarte Peña has exposed massive environmental and human rights violations by the Colombia state-owned oil company Ecopetrol. KKC is proud to represent Olarte in a #whistleblower filing with the SEC.

From March 19-21, Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto attorneys will be attending The Anti-Fraud (TAF) Coalition’s Third Annual Financial Fraud Conference.

The Continuing Resolution bill passed by Congress on March 14 includes an extension of the emergency funding measure saving the CFTC Whistleblower Program from financial collapse.

Special Counsel Hampton Dellinger's legal challenge to the Trump administration's attempts to fire him without cause is backed by clear statutory language and strong legal precedent. Read more:

KKC founding partners Stephen M. Kohn and David Colapinto (@dcolapinto.bsky.social) presented National Whistleblower Center's emergency webinar Knowing Your Rights as a Federal Employee: Special Privacy Act Webinar. The full webinar is now available to watch.

On February 21, the Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in a False Claims Act case, ruling that a qui tam #whistleblower suit alleging that Wisconsin Bell defrauded the FCC’s E-rate program may proceed because there are false claims at issue. kkc.com/blog/in-win-...

This free emergency webinar is presented by KKC founding partners Stephen M. Kohn and David Colapinto (@dcolapinto.bsky.social)

On February 20 at 5:30 pm ET, KKC founding partners Stephen M. Kohn and David Colapinto will present National Whistleblower Center's free webinar "Knowing Your Rights as a Federal Employee: Special Privacy Act Webinar." kkc.com/blog/leading...

In a new post for the Oxford Business Law Blog, KKC's Stephen M. Kohn and Melissa Revuelta summarize their working paper which debunks old arguments made against the implementation of whistleblower awards in the UK. blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/oblb/blog-po...

"The FY 2024 annual reports for the SEC and CFTC's whistleblower programs reveal that they continue to thrive and remain the gold standard of whistleblower award programs." KKC's Andrew Feller and Geoff Schweller explain in a new Expert Analysis for @law360.bsky.social

On December 12, the DOT's NHTSA published final rules for its Auto Safety Whistleblower Program, over eight years past a Congressionally-set deadline to do so. “The regulations are an important step forward," says KKC founding partner Stephen M. Kohn. kkc.com/press-releas...

On November 25, the SEC published an award order granting $2 million to an anonymous whistleblower whose disclosure and further assistance “helped the Commission stop an ongoing fraud and lessen the loss of investor funds.” kkc.com/blog/sec-wai...

In False Claims Act cases alleging nursing home fraud, private equity firms have avoided paying sanctions by declaring partial bankruptcy on their nursing home investments. Whistleblowers can tackle this issue by using the SEC Whistleblower Program.

The SEC Office of the Whistleblower Annual Report to Congress details another record fiscal year for the hugely successful SEC Whistleblower Program. During FY 2024, the SEC Whistleblower Program received a record 24,980 tips and awarded over $255 million, the third highest annual amount.