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Whistleblower Insider is written by the Constantine Cannon law firm team of experienced qui tam and whistleblower lawyers. It is updated regularly to provide the latest whistleblower and fraud news and developments.

Constantine Cannon Opens San Francisco Office With Whistleblower Lawyer Heavyweights

In a further expansion of its rapidly growing Whistleblower Practice, Constantine Cannon announced today the opening of an office in San Francisco, and that well-known Bay Area qui tam whistleblower lawyers Eric Havian, Wayne T. Lamprey and Anne Hayes Hartman will be joining the firm. Havian, founding partner of the San Francisco office of prominent whistleblower law firm Phillips & Cohen, is a former Assistant U.S. Attorney and one of the most experienced qui tam whistleblower attorneys in the nation. He acted as lead counsel in cases that recovered over $1.2 billion for government agencies and resulted in awards to his whistleblower clients of over $200 million, including several of the largest False Claims Act settlements in history. In recent years he has been named a Top 10 “Winning Attorney” by National Law Journal and “Attorney of the Year” by California Lawyer. Lamprey as well has long experience in the field, both as an Assistant U.S. Attorney and in the private sector. Whistleblower actions where he was lead counsel have recovered more than $275 million for the government, including two of the largest recoveries under the California False Claims Act. Havian and Lamprey are joined in Constantine Cannon’s San Francisco office by Anne Hayes Hartman, who has extensive experience in complex litigation and qui tam actions in the health care, defense, natural resources and financial industries. Full biographies of the new Constantine Cannon whistleblower attorneys follow. The opening of its San Francisco office continues Constantine Cannon’s expansion in both the Whistleblower and Antitrust arenas. In addition to its Whistleblower Practice, the firm is among the largest, most well known antitrust law firms in the United States, responsible for two of the largest antitrust settlements in history. The firm also will be expanding its antitrust practice on the West Coast. In 2013, the firm opened an office in London to complement its established offices in New York and Washington. The firm also practices in areas that include Commercial Litigation, Government Relations, Intellectual Property & Technology, and Art & Cultural Property. “We are pleased to welcome such highly-regarded attorneys in the field of whistleblower law to our firm,” said Richard Aborn, Constantine Cannon’s Managing Partner. “Eric, Wayne, and Anne are perfectly suited to complement our existing whistleblower practice as we continue our growth and success.” Gordon Schnell, who founded Constantine Cannon’s Whistleblower Practice, said: “We are very excited to have Eric, Wayne and Anne join our whistleblower lawyer team. With their exceptional experience and track record, we will be well situated to increase the scope and breadth of our ever-expanding practice in this exciting and important area of the law." Havian said “Constantine Cannon has a demonstrated commitment to pursuing claims against the largest of adversaries, which can be critical in False Claims actions.”  Lamprey added that Constantine Cannon has “an extraordinary history of success in antitrust, and we look forward to being a part of their Whistleblower Practice and working with an exceptional pool of talent.” ABOUT THE NEW LAWYERS Eric R. Havian Havian has more than 20 years of experience representing whistleblowers under the False-Claims Act, Dodd-Frank, and other federal and state whistleblower laws. Most recently, he was lead counsel in a qui tam case against DaVita HealthCare Partners, resulting in one of the largest kickback settlements in history (more than $400 million) and also one of the largest awards to a single whistleblower in history (more than $65 million). In addition to the DaVita case, Mr. Havian was lead counsel in two other cases that settled in the past 18 months for $68 million (whistleblower award of $23 million) and $22.5 million (award to be determined). Among his other notable whistleblower victories was the $325 million settlement he secured against Northrop Grumman, the largest qui tam False Claims Act settlement from a defense contractor. Havian joins Constantine Cannon from national whistleblower law firm, Phillips & Cohen, where he served as the founding partner of the San Francisco office. He served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the San Francisco Criminal Division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office from 1987 through 1994. Havian received his J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1981 and his B.A. from Stanford University in 1977. Wayne T. Lamprey Mr. Lamprey joins Constantine Cannon from San Francisco-based firm Goodin, MacBride, Squeri, Day & Lamprey, where he founded the firm’s False Claims Act practice group. Lamprey was lead counsel in whistleblower actions that resulted in recoveries in excess of $275 million. He has tried both civil and criminal False Claim actions, and is a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. He served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Northern District of California’s Criminal Division from 1991 through 1997. Lamprey received his J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law in 1980 and his B.A. from the University of California, Santa Cruz in 1977. Anne Hayes Hartman Ms. Hartman also joins Constantine Cannon from San Francisco-based firm, Goodin, MacBride, Squeri, Day & Lamprey. Hartman represented whistleblowers in False Claims Act actions and qui tam cases, as well as clients in complex commercial litigation, including class actions, consumer rights, and antitrust matters. Hartman received her J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law and her M.P.P. from the University of California, Berkeley, Goldman School of Public Policy in 1996. She received her B.A. from Columbia University in 1990.

In Their Own Words - Schneiderman

Posted  03/17/15

-- Albany is “the nation’s most consistent epicenter of public corruption,” which has left New Yorkers “living in a golden age of graft.”

New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman on his call for major ethics reform in the State.  Click here for more.

Whistleblower News From The Inside - March 17, 2015

Posted  03/17/15
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team UNC to pay Mary Willingham $335,000 to settle whistleblower retaliation suit -- Willingham filed suit against the school with claims she was retaliated against for blowing the whistle on the school’s academic fraud associated with its top athletes.  ESPN Sandoz to pay $12.6M over inflated drug pricing -- The settlement resolves allegations the Novartis generics unit...

In Their Own Words - Robinson

Posted  03/15/15

-- "THEY RARELY SEE THEMSELVES AS HEROES. THEY'RE ORDINARY PEOPLE WHO REALLY, REALLY, REALLY DIDN'T WANT TO COMPLICATE THEIR LIVES OR STEP INTO THE LIMELIGHT. BUT THEY'RE WITNESSES TO SOMETHING THEY COULD NO LONGER STOMACH."

New Mexico journalist Sherry Robinson on New Mexico's proposed legislation that she fears will seriously weaken whistleblower protections. Click here for more.

DOJ Catch Of The Week -- Commerzbank

Posted  03/13/15
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team This week's Department of Justice "catch of the week" goes to Commerzbank AG, the global financial institution headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany.  Yesterday, the corporate parent and its US branch agreed to forfeit $563 million and pay a $79 million fine for violations of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) and the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA).  The bank has...

In Their Own Words - Coleman

Posted  03/13/15

-- "WITHIN THE PHOENIX VA THERE'S JUST THIS CANCER TO WHERE PEOPLE ARE AFRAID TO COME FORWARD CAUSE LOOK AT WHAT THEY CAN DO TO AN EMPLOYEE LIKE ME."

Phoenix VA whistleblower Brandon Coleman. Click here for more.

Whistleblower News From The Inside - March 13, 2015

Posted  03/13/15
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team  Grassley blasts FBI for treatment of whistleblowers -- Within the last two weeks, Chuck Grassley, the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, has written two scathing letters to the Department of Justice and the FBI questioning the law enforcement agency’s treatment of whistleblowers and its handling of retaliation complaints.  Washington Times Whistleblower meets with...

In Their Own Words - Elbasri

Posted  03/12/15
-- "SYSTEMATIC MASS RAPE AND OTHER INSTANCES OF VIOLENCE WENT UNREPORTED, UN-INVESTIGATED AND COVERED UP, FORCING ME TO BLOW THE WHISTLE LAST YEAR.... THE CONSPIRACY OF SILENCE OVER DARFUR MUST STOP." Aicha Elbasri, former spokesperson for the United Nations Mission in Darfur, in her letter to the International Criminal Court urging it to re-open its investigation of Sudan’s president Omar al-Bashir for war crimes...

New Report Highlights Effectiveness of Private Sector Whistleblower Programs

Posted  03/12/15
By Marlene Koury A recent report shows internal whistleblower reporting programs are getting stronger and more effective.  As companies continue to invest in the development of these programs, whistleblowers are encouraged to report fraud and misconduct, providing higher quality tips than ever before.  But as concerns are being shared in record numbers, the report also notes organizations are often too slow to...

Whistleblower Spotlight -- Darfur Whistleblower Aicha Elbasri

Posted  03/12/15
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team This week's "Whistleblower Spotlight" features Aicha Elbasri, the former spokesperson for the United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID).  She resigned from that post in 2013 after calling out what she describes as the "conspiracy of silence" of UNAMID and the UN in failing to report on the atrocities committed by the Sudanese government against its people: "Systematic mass rape...
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