Edward T. Ellis
Senior Counsel
Offices
Philadelphia
Three Parkway1601 Cherry Street, Suite 1400Philadelphia, PA 19102
O +1 (267) 402-3000
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Professional & Community Affiliations
Member
Labor and Employment Section
American Bar Association
Recognition
Named, The Best Lawyers in America®
2007-2025
Named, Lawyer of the Year, Qui Tam Law
Philadelphia, PA
The Best Lawyers in America©
2018, 2024
Awarded, AV® Peer Review Rating
Martindale-Hubbell
News, Analysis & Press
Pennsylvania Federal Judge Finds Governor Wolf’s Pandemic Restrictions Unconstitutional
ASAP
September 18, 2020
Best Lawyers in America© 2020 Edition Honors More Than 200 Littler Lawyers; 14 Named Lawyer of the Year
August 15, 2019
Omarosa Trump Tapes Could Mean 'Open Season on Privacy Rights' in the Workplace, Attorneys Say
Law.com
August 15, 2018
Taking Company Documents to Support Whistleblowing - When Is 'Self Help' Unlawful?
Corporate Counsel
June 5, 2018
"Purloined Letters": Management Options When a Departing Employee Puts a Business Entity at Risk by Collecting Confidential Business or Personnel Information for Use in the Employee's Personal Litigation
Littler Report
May 14, 2018
Supreme Court Limits Dodd-Frank Retaliation Protections to Employees who Blow the Whistle to the SEC
ASAP
February 23, 2018
OSHA and SEC Scrutiny of Whistleblower Treatment Expands Businesses’ Civil and Criminal Liability Risks
Washington Legal Foundation
October 28, 2016
OSHA Joins the SEC in Attacking Confidentiality and Other Provisions in Private Settlement Agreements
ASAP
September 19, 2016
The Best Lawyers in America© Honors More Than 180 Littler Lawyers in Its 2017 Edition
August 16, 2016
Whistle-Blower Who Delayed Gets Reduced $325K Reward
Bloomberg BNA Securities Law Daily
November 5, 2015
Second Circuit Rules Dodd-Frank Safeguards Also Apply to Internal Whistleblowers
Corporate Secretary
September 14, 2015
District Court Holds False Claims Act Applies to Employee Allegedly Terminated for Engaging in Protected Activity Against Unrelated Former Employer
Insight
June 11, 2015
Compliance Officer Bounties Call for Faster Internal Investigations
Corporate Secretary
April 28, 2015
New False Claims Act theories raise the stakes for healthcare providers
Becker's Hospital Review
January 30, 2015
Seminal Decision Could Make it Harder for Publicly Traded Employers to Defeat Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower Claims
Insight
October 27, 2014
Littler Employer Survey Highlights Whistleblowing Concerns, Regulatory Enforcement
Xpert HR
July 18, 2014
"Pay Me, Or Else…": California Court Rules Employee's Pre-Litigation Qui Tam Threat is Extortionate
Insight
July 1, 2014
Warning to Rainmakers in Private Law Firms and Accounting Firms: SOX Now Says, ‘Don’t Shoot the Messenger’
Bloomberg BNA Corporate Law & Accountability Report
May 9, 2014
Supreme Court's First Sarbanes-Oxley Decision Promises Expansion of Coverage to Most Privately Held Businesses
Insight
March 6, 2014
Supreme Court extends SOX whistleblower protections to private firms
Corporate Secretary
March 6, 2014
High Court Extends Employee Whistle-blower Protections
Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
March 5, 2014
Sarbanes-Oxley whistle-blower rules apply to private firms: High court
Business Insurance
March 4, 2014
Supreme Court 6-3 Says SOX Section 806 Protects Employees of Private Contractors
Bloomberg BNA Daily Labor Report
March 4, 2014
Littler Attorneys Named in Best Lawyers in America® 2014 Edition
August 15, 2013
3rd Circuit Adopts New Broader Standard for Defining Protected Activity for Whistle-Blowers
Westlaw Journal – Employment
June 12, 2013
Third Circuit Adopts New Broader Standard for Defining Protected Activity for Whistleblowers
Insight
March 25, 2013
The 2012 Global Employer: Highlights of Littler's Fifth Annual Global Employer Institute
Littler Report
February 21, 2013
No Longer Black and White, Is the "Definitively and Specifically" Standard Now Grey?
Insight
February 1, 2013
Best Lawyers in America® Names 164 Littler Attorneys to 2013 Edition
September 7, 2012
Reconstituted ARB Expanding Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower Protections
BNA Daily Labor Report
April 27, 2012
The EEOC Misses the Mark with New Rule on the ADEA's Reasonable Factors Other Than Age Defense
Insight
April 4, 2012
Whistleblower Office Received 334 Tips Since Start of Operations, SEC Report Says
BNA Securities Regulation & Law Report
November 17, 2011
Companies Anticipate Rise in Whistleblower Claims According to Littler Survey, 96 Percent of Senior Executives Reveal Growing Concern
November 14, 2011
New SOX Decision by the U.S. Department of Labor's ARB Expands Whistleblower Protection Yet Again, Including Protection for Theft from Employer's Computer System
Insight
October 26, 2011
DOL Administrative Review Board Holds that Breach of a SOX Complainant's Confidentiality Is Retaliation Under SOX
Insight
October 14, 2011
Best Lawyers in America® Names 108 Littler Lawyers to 2012 Edition
September 12, 2011
Dodd-Frank and The SEC Final Rule: From Protected Employee to Bounty Hunter
Littler Report
July 1, 2011
Whistleblowers Cannot Rely on Documents Received in Response to FOIA Requests to Maintain a Qui Tam Action
Insight
June 9, 2011
Littler Mendelson Welcomes Prominent Defense Attorney Edward T. Ellis to Its Philadelphia Office
August 31, 2010
Protection of Intangible Assets: Trade Secrets in the Age of Federal Computer Legislation
2002 ALI-ABA Course Materials Journal
2002
Current Developments in the Law of Retaliation
2000 ALI-ABA Course Materials Journal
2000
Racial Harassment and How Employers Try to Prevent It
1998 ALI-ABA Course Materials Journal
1998
Employee Use of Surreptitious Tape Recordings to Gather Evidence for an Employment Lawsuit", 1
1996 ALI-ABA Course Materials Journal
1996
Books & Book Chapters
- ABA Section of Litigation, Employment Litigation Handbook, chapter editor, 2010
Speaking Engagements
Impact of the False Claims Act in the Era of COVID-19
August 5, 2020
Healthcare Employers: Minimizing Your Legal Risk for Whistleblower Claims Under the False Claims Act
March 31, 2020
Healthcare Industry Group: A Roundtable Discussion
Atlanta, GA
April 18, 2019
Healthcare Employers: Minimizing Your Legal Risk for Whistleblower Claims under the False Claims Act
April 16, 2019
2019 Philadelphia Regional Employer Conference
Philadelphia, PA
April 2, 2019
The Purloined Letter: An Employer’s Rights and Remedies When a Whistleblower Steals Confidential Information
Littler Executive Employer, Phoenix, AZ
May 4, 2018
What Turns an Employee into a Whistleblower and Are Whistleblowers Good for an Organization?
The 2017 Executive Employer® Conference
May 11, 2017
Financial Services and Corporate Compliance
New York, NY
November 30, 2016
Littler’s 6th Annual Brewers Briefing 2016
Milwaukee, WI
September 7, 2016
Healthcare Industry Roundtable
The 2016 Executive Employer® Conference, Scottsdale, AZ
May 6, 2016
The Role of HR Professionals in Investigating Compliance and Whistleblower Claims
The 2016 Executive Employer® Conference
May 5, 2016
Corporate Compliance & Financial Services Update
New York, NY
November 19, 2015
2015 Whistleblower Update "Speaking Up" Gets Louder
May 19, 2015
Emerging Issues in Whistleblower Law
21st Annual Advanced Course Webinar - The American Law Institute Continuing Legal Education Group (ALI CLE)
July 26, 2014
Settlement of Employment Cases: The Hot Button Issues
21st Annual Advanced Course Webinar - The American Law Institute Continuing Legal Education Group (ALI CLE)
July 25, 2014
Recurring Discovery and Evidence Issues in Employment Cases
21st Annual Advanced Course Webinar - The American Law Institute Continuing Legal Education Group (ALI CLE)
July 25, 2014
Practical Tips to Handle Departing Employees in a Digital Age
21st Annual Advanced Course Webinar - The American Law Institute Continuing Legal Education Group (ALI CLE)
July 25, 2014
New Challenges Avoiding Claims of Age Discrimination: How Generation X Bosses Manage an Aging Workforce
June 18, 2014
2014 Whistleblowing & Retaliation Update
Association of Corporate Counsel, Philadelphia Chapter
April 3, 2014
2014 Whistleblowing & Retaliation Update
January 29, 2014
Strategies for Dealing with the Whistleblower
Tysons Corner, VA
April 30, 2013
Strategies for Dealing with the Whistleblower
Chicago, IL
December 6, 2012
What Every Multinational Should Know About Bounty Hunters and Whistleblowers
Global Employer Institute
Littler Mendelson, Washington D.C.
November 8, 2012
Conducting Lawful Investigations: An Interactive Program for Internal Investigators
Philadelphia, PA
October 30, 2012
Emerging Issues in Retaliation and Whistleblower Law
19th Annual Advanced CLE - American Law Institute (ALI-ABA), Santa Fe, NM
July 28, 2012
Recurring Evidence Issues in Employment Cases
19th Annual Advanced CLE - American Law Institute (ALI-ABA), Santa Fe, NM
July 27, 2012
Non-Compete, Non-Solicitation, and Trade Secret Developments
19th Annual Advanced CLE - American Law Institute (ALI-ABA), Santa Fe, NM
July 27, 2012
Retaliation & Whistleblowing Workshop
The 2012 Executive Employer® Conference
Littler Mendelson, Scottsdale, AZ
May 9, 2012
Current Developments In Employment Law
18th Annual Advanced CLE - American Law Institute (ALI-ABA)
July 28-30, 2011
Deposing The Expert Witness -- The New Rules
Pennsylvania Bar Institute
April 28, 2011
The Rising Tide of Retaliation and Whistleblower Claims
March 15, 2011
Education
- J.D., University of Pennsylvania Law School, 1976
- B.A., University of Notre Dame, 1973
Courts
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Tax Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 3rd Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit
- Pennsylvania Supreme Court
- New Jersey Supreme Court
- U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey