Whistleblower Overview

Bernstein Liebhard has over twenty-five years of litigation experience, recovering billions of dollars for its clients.

Do you have information that could expose wrongdoing? Want to blow the whistle on corruption? You can do the right thing and protect your rights. Federal and state laws protect and reward whistleblowers for coming forward to report fraud. The whistleblower attorneys at Bernstein Liebhard can protect you if you come forward and make sure that your employer does not unlawfully retaliate.

Federal whistleblower programs provide financial rewards to individuals who report fraud to the government under The False Claims Act (the “FCA”) and The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Protection Act. The Internal Revenue Service also has an IRS Whistleblower Program. These programs allow private individuals (“whistleblowers” or “relators”) to bring qui tam lawsuits against individuals or entities defrauding the government. If successful, whistleblowers may receive a portion of the recoveries. Many states and cities, including both New York State and New York City, have also enacted whistleblower statutes.