The US-based whistleblower law firm has extended its footprint to London.

Phillips & Cohen, which has offices in Washington, DC and San Francisco, has opened a London practice to focus on whistleblowers with allegations of fraud in the financial sector.

Phillips & Cohen has exclusively represented whistleblowers for almost 30 years. Whistleblower cases brought by the firm have led to over $12 billion in recoveries and $1 billion in rewards for the firm's whistleblower clients.

The new Central London-based office will represent whistleblowers in matters under all US whistleblower programmes.

“Both the SEC [US Securities and Exchange Commission] and the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission's enforcement reach is global,” said Erika Kelton, a partner at Phillips & Cohen. 

The firm also represents whistleblowers in certain cases brought under the US False Claims Act and in significant tax fraud matters under the US Internal Revenue Service whistleblower programme.

“With the development of the Dodd-Frank whistleblower reward programmes, our UK and international practice has grown dramatically. An office in London, one of the world's leading financial centres, will dramatically enhance our capabilities and be advantageous for whistleblowers in Britain and the rest of Europe,” said Kelton.