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Three Constantine Cannon Partners Named in The 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers Guide

By the Constantine Cannon Whistleblower and Antitrust Teams Constantine Cannon is delighted to announce that three of our firm’s partners, Jean Kim, Marlene Koury, and Taline Sahakian, were selected for The 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers guide.[1] The 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers on this year’s list were chosen through submissions, editorial vetting from peers, and...

DOJ Settles Constantine Cannon Whistleblower Client's False Claims Act Allegations of Incentive Compensation Ban Violations

By the Constantine Cannon Whistleblower Team Last Tuesday (February 24), the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Massachusetts-based Study Across the Pond (SATP) and its principal John Borhaug agreed to pay $1.3 million to settle allegations they violated the False Claims Act through improper recruiting practices of U.S. students for study abroad.[1]  Constantine Cannon -- co-counseling with Whistleblower...

Kaiser Pays Record $556M to Settle Medicare Advantage False Claims Act Case -- Constantine Cannon Represented One of the Originating Whistleblowers

By the Constantine Cannon Whistleblower Team Last Wednesday (January 14), the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that several affiliates of Oakland-based Kaiser Permanente agreed to pay $556 million to settle allegations they violated the False Claims Act by submitting invalid diagnosis codes for their Medicare Advantage patients to secure inflated payments from the Government.[1] It is the largest False...

Constantine Cannon Partner Gordon Schnell Quoted in Bloomberg and Law360 On Zafirov Appeal of False Claims Act Constitutionality

By the Constantine Cannon Whistleblower Team Last Friday, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals held argument on the Constitutionality of the whistleblower (or qui tam) provisions of the False Claims Act.  These are the provisions of the Civil War era statute that authorizes private parties to bring lawsuits on behalf of the Government against those that defraud the Government.  Over the past few decades, the...

Lawyers for Sutter Health Patients Will Receive Over $100M in Fees and Costs

By the Constantine Cannon Antitrust Team November 12, 2025 - On November 6, California U.S. magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler announced her intention to grant final approval for a $228.5 million settlement in a 13-year healthcare antitrust lawsuit. The case involved allegations that Sutter Health, one of the nation’s largest and most powerful hospital chains, increased costs by imposing all-or-nothing networks on...

Constantine Cannon Partner Gordon Schnell Published in The Hill on the SEC's Mixed Messaging Towards Whistleblowers

By the Constantine Cannon Whistleblower Team Today, The Hill published an article by Constantine Cannon whistleblower partner Gordon Schnell on how the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is sending a mixed message to whistleblowers with its recent spate of awards under the SEC Whistleblower Program.

Low-Dollar SEC Awards

Schnell points to the ten whistleblower awards the SEC has issued since Labor Day --

Constantine Cannon Partner Gordon Schnell Quoted in Bloomberg Law on Recent Wave of False Claims Act Cybersecurity Fraud Settlements

By the Constantine Cannon Whistleblower Team On Monday (October 20), Bloomberg Law quoted Constantine Cannon whistleblower partner Gordon Schnell in its piece on the slew of False Claims Act settlements the Department of Justice (DOJ) has secured this year involving cybersecurity fraud.¹ We have posted frequently on this topic, most recently in early October in And Yet Another Whistleblower-Originated False...

Two Constantine Cannon Lawyers Recognized in Global Competition Review Lexology Index: Competition 2025 Report

Constantine Cannon LLP is pleased to announce that Chairman of Constantine Cannon LLP and Managing Partner of Constantine Cannon’s Washington, D.C. office Steve Cannon and partner Ankur Kapoor have been recognized in the Global Competition Review Lexology Index: Competition 2025 Report.

The Comprehensive Guide

The publication, formerly known as “Who’s Who Legal,” is identified as “a comprehensive guide to...

Constantine Cannon Partner Gordon Schnell Featured in Law.com on This Year’s Drop in SEC Whistleblower Awards