How to Choose the Best Whistleblower Attorney for You

This post was last updated on February 10, 2020 5 Key Factors to Evaluate When Searching for a Top Whistleblower Law Firm to Take Your Case [caption id="attachment_41481" align="alignright" width="325"] Click for full size image[/caption] Whistleblowers are courageous men and women who come forward to disclose information that helps expose wrongdoing. Reporting unlawful behavior or injustice is never an easy thing to do —  it is a complicated, stressful process....

Whistleblower Reward Laws

Information for potential whistleblowers about the available whistleblower reward laws and programs What is a whistleblower reward? In many instances, the government incentivizes individuals, and companies, to report fraud and other unlawful activity by offering a monetary reward to whistleblowers. Under the False Claims Act and other whistleblower reward laws and programs, whistleblowers who bring original information to the government can be entitled to receive a share  of the government’s recovery....

New York Whistleblower Lawyers

To speak with a NYC based whistleblower attorney call 347-417-2192 or complete the encrypted form below. New York Whistleblower Lawyers Constantine Cannon | New York 335 Madison Avenue, 9th Floor New York, NY 10017 T: 212.350.2700 F: 212.350.2701 [email protected] Get Directions Blow the Whistle Constantine Cannon’s New York attorneys are dedicated to helping whistleblowers report fraud and misconduct. Our team has extensive experience representing clients under whistleblower reward programs offered...

Washington DC Whistleblower Law Firm

For a confidential consultation with a Washington D.C. based whistleblower attorney call toll-free 347-417-2192 or complete the encrypted form below. Constantine Cannon | Washington D.C. 1001 Pennsylvania Ave, NW, Suite 1300N Washington, D.C. 20004 T: 202.204.3500 F: 202.204.3501 [email protected] Get Directions Blow the Whistle Constantine Cannon’s Washington D.C. whistleblower attorneys represent whistleblowers for the same reasons that courageous men and women come forward to expose wrongdoing: we believe in accountability,...

Top Ten Whistleblower Awards of 2018

2018 was another banner year for whistleblowers. As the DOJ recently reported in its annual summary of False Claims Act recoveries, $2.1 billion of the $2.8 billion in settlements and judgments reported last year arose from lawsuits filed under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act. During the same period, the government paid out $301 million in whistleblower awards to the individuals who exposed the fraud by filing...

Top Ten SEC and CFTC Recoveries of 2018

The SEC and CFTC were busy in 2018. In addition to its robust FCPA enforcement, the SEC recovered hundreds of millions of dollars from companies accused of defrauding investors, breaching fiduciary duties, and violating SEC rules. The SEC also awarded its largest-ever whistleblower awards in 2018. Likewise, the CFTC spent the last year cracking down on market manipulators, rooting out commodities fraud, and halting regulatory violations, while also issuing “game-changing”...

What the Government Shutdown Means for Whistleblowers

As of January 3, 2019, the federal courts are still open, and say they can stay open at least through January 11 by using available funds from court fee payments and other sources not dependent on new appropriations.  However, most Department of Justice civil attorneys have been furloughed.  Without attorneys from DOJ, cases involving the United States are not be able to proceed as they normally would.  Accordingly, DOJ's Contingency...

Healthcare Whistleblowers Continue as Backbone of DOJ Recoveries: A Look at DOJ’s 2018 Fraud and FCA Statistics

The Department of Justice released its annual report of DOJ recoveries for fraud and false claims against the U.S., showing recoveries of $2.8 billion in settlements and judgments for the fiscal year ending September 2018. Once again, recoveries for healthcare fraud accounted for the majority of funds recovered: of the $2.8 billion recovered, $2.5 billion was attributed to healthcare fraud. And, once again, whistleblowers were critical to those recoveries: of...

Record-Breaking Year for the SEC Whistleblower Program: What the SEC Annual Report Tells Whistleblowers

In its 2018 Annual Report to Congress, the SEC Office of the Whistleblower described a “record-breaking year,” with a substantial increase in the number of tips received and the largest whistleblower awards to date.  While these numbers illustrate the benefits of the SEC Whistleblower Program, the SEC rightly says that it is “most proud” of the benefits the Whistleblower Program offers to investors, with over $1.7 billion in monetary sanctions...

Question of the Week — Should a Non-Disclosure Agreement Hush Up the Danske Bank Whistleblower?

Over the last month, a major financial scandal has roiled Europe. In September, Danske Bank, the largest bank in Denmark, announced that hundreds of billions of dollars in suspicious money had moved through its Estonia branch. Moreover, the company knew about the money, which originated in Russia and other former Soviet states, for years before taking action. In the wake of this tectonic money-laundering scandal, Danske Bank’s stock has plummeted...