Law Firm Overview

Phillips & Cohen LLP is the nation’s most successful law firm representing whistleblowers in qui tam lawsuits. On behalf of whistleblowers, it brings Medicare fraud cases and qui tam cases involving other types of fraud under federal and state false claims laws.

Phillips & Cohen recently was recognized as one of the nation’s top 20 “hot” plaintiffs’ litigation firms due to its success in representing whistleblowers. The National Law Journal said Phillips & Cohen has done “exemplary work during the past year.” It noted that “all the firms chosen have track records that go back years, sometimes decades.”

Qui tam lawsuits brought by Phillips & Cohen on behalf of whistleblowers have returned more than $2 billion to the U.S. Treasury, making it by far the top whistleblower law firm in the country.

Phillips & Cohen and several of its qui tam cases figure prominently in a highly praised book published recently by Atlantic Monthly Press. In Giantkiller: the Team and the Law that Help Whistleblowers Recover America's Stolen Billions, author Henry Scammell recounts the history of the False Claims Act and in-depth accounts of several whistleblower cases.

Attorney John R. Phillips is “the nation’s premier whistleblower attorney,” according to the National Law Journal and The Wall Street Journal. The National Law Journal named him one of the “100 most influential lawyers” in the nation on its two most recent lists.

The whistleblower law firm’s roster also includes former government fraud prosecutors, a former U.S. Senate Judiciary counsel, a former U.S. Attorney and experienced litigators recruited from the nation’s top law firms. They have expertise in a wide range of qui tam cases involving government contract fraud, including Medicare and Medicaid fraud and defense contractor fraud.

Phillips & Cohen attorneys are nationally recognized experts on whistleblower (False Claims Act) cases and are frequently quoted in publications such as the New York Times and The Wall Street Journal. Several of their qui tam cases have been profiled on 60 Minutes.

If you would like Phillips & Cohen to evaluate your qui tam case, please see our “Have a case” section.

Areas of Practice

• Government Agencies & Programs
• Government Contracts
• Health & Health Care Law
• Whistleblower -- Employee

Published Works

• "Blowing the Whistle on Fraud," Eric R. Havian, Contract Management, October, 2001
• "Environment is New Target of Qui Tam Lawsuits," Lisa Foster and Eric R. Havian, Toxics Law Reporter, September, 2000
• "Privatizing Customs Fraud Enforcement Under the False Claims Act," Erika Kelton, International Trade Reporter, May, 1999
• "Blowing the Whistle on Customs Fraud," Erika Kelton, Journal of Commerce, March, 1999
• "Healthcare Provider's Guide to Whistleblower Lawsuits & the False Claims Act," Phillips & Cohen, Washington G-2 Reports, 1997
• "False Claims can Result in Prison Time, Fines," John R. Phillips and Mary Louise Cohen, Healthcare Risk Management, June, 1997
• "Failure to Disclose Medicare Overpayments or Accurate Information can Result in Jail Time for False Claims," John R. Phillips and Mary Louise Cohen, Health Care Fraud Litigation Reporter, June, 1997
• "Failing to Report Medicare Billing Errors: a Very Risky Business," John R. Phillips and Mary Louise Cohen, New Perspectives (Journal of the Association of Healthcare Internal Auditors), Spring, 1997
• "Civil War-Era Law Attacking False Medicare Claims," John R. Phillips and Mary Louise Cohen, Healthcare Risk Management, March, 1997
• "How to Avoid Liability Under the False Claims Act," John R. Phillips and Mary Louise Cohen, American Medical News, February, 1997
• "The False Claims Act in Practice," John R. Phillips, California Lawyer, August, 1991
• "Changing the Rules to Fight Plunder in Procurement," John R. Phillips, The Wall Street Journal, April, 1986

West Practice Categories

Whistleblower/Qui Tam, Government Agencies & Programs, Government Contracts, Health & Health Care Law