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Phillips & Cohen LLP stands out for its work with whistleblowers on qui tam cases in three ways:
Phillips & Cohen's attorneys
The experience that our attorneys brings to its cases is unique among qui tam law firms. Phillips & Cohen's lawyers have decades of experience working with whistleblowers to bring their qui tam cases to a successful outcome. One of the firm's founding partners, John Phillips, played a key role at the inception of the modern-day False Claims Act, working closely with congressional legislators to strengthen the Civil War-era law and increase the reward for whistleblowers. He filed the first qui tam lawsuit, which was the first of numerous successful qui tam cases he and the firm have brought.
Many of Phillips & Cohen's attorneys come from positions of public service and public interest. Our staff includes a former U.S. Attorney, a former assistant U.S. Attorney, a former Senate committee counsel, a former Department of Justice appeals court attorney and a former co-director of a California public interest group that successfully fought oil companies, defense contractors and the city of Los Angeles. Working with whistleblowers to stop Medicare fraud and other types of fraud is in many ways a continuation of that type of work.
Phillips & Cohen's approach to qui tam cases
Phillips & Cohen takes an activist approach to qui tam cases. Some law firms will write up a qui tam lawsuit based solely on what the whistleblower says, then will sit back and wait to see what the U.S. Department of Justice will do.
We, however, actively advocate on behalf of our clients from the time we accept a case until the case is settled and our clients are rewarded. We work closely with our clients from the very beginning and are committed to providing whatever resources are needed to win a case. To make the case as strong as possible, we hire experts to investigate and support the fraud allegations that are made. Phillips & Cohen also works closely with the Justice Department from the time we accept a qui tam case. We lay the groundwork and gather the evidence that will convince the Department to join the whistleblower lawsuit. This work is very important. Justice Department support tremendously improves the odds that a qui tam case will be successful.
We pay for whatever legal resources may be necessary to win a qui tam case. For two related qui tam lawsuits against healthcare giant HCA Inc., Phillips & Cohen assembled a multi-law firm team of 40 lawyers from six law firms and spent $30 million to litigate the case. HCA eventually settled the lawsuits and paid the government a total of $626 million as a result of our qui tam cases alleging Medicare fraud.
Phillips & Cohen's record of success with qui tam lawsuits
Phillips & Cohen is one of the few law firms whose lawyers are devoted exclusively to representing whistleblowers in qui tam (False Claims Act) litigation. We are also the most successful law firm at representing whistleblowers in qui tam lawsuits. Whistleblower cases brought by Phillips & Cohen attorneys have returned more than $2 billion to the U.S. Treasury.
Phillips & Cohen attorneys have an expertise in qui tam litigation, Medicare and Medicaid fraud and defense procurement fraud that few other law firms can match. The firm's lawyers have been pioneers in applying the False Claims Act to recovering funds in such diverse areas as medical lab testing, municipal bond sales and foreign military aid.
Before making a decision about hiring a lawyer to represent you in a qui tam lawsuit, please read Pitfalls to avoid and Using the Internet to find a lawyer .
Important notice
These pages should not be construed to contain legal advice. While we will treat any information provided as privileged and confidential, you should understand that when you provide information about a potential case to Phillips & Cohen LLP, we do not become your attorneys. With your permission, we may use your information to investigate whether we wish to represent you to bring a case. But until we both sign a written agreement, we do not represent you and have not agreed to do so.
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