Background
Louise Cohen, Mary was born on November 22, 1952 in Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States.
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Mary Louise Cohen
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University of North Carolina (Bachelor of Arts, 1974). Harvard University (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1977).
Career
Worked at Phillips & Cohen. Admitted to the bar, 1977, Georgia. 1979, District of Columbia.
1989, California.
Phi Beta Kappa.
Chief Counsel, Senate Subcommittee on Juvenile Justice, 1987-1988. Counsel, Subcommittee on Antitrust, Monopolies and Business Practices, United States.
Senate Judiciary Committee. Phillips & Cohen has the nation"s largest and longest standing False Claims Acting (qui tam) practice.
In 1984, John R. Phillips began working with Senator Charles Grassley and Congressman Howard Berman as the Congress developed amendments to strengthen and modernize the Acting, which was first passed to fight Civil War profiteers.
The effort to amend the Acting was successful and in October 1986, the new amendments were signed into law by President Reagan. The firm has a national practice and works with a network of litigation firms throughout the country.
