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| | Address | | 2000 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., 1st Floor | | Washington, District of Columbia 20036 | | | |
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(Main Office)
| Phillips & Cohen LLP practices in the following areas of law:
False Claims Act, Qui Tam Litigation, Government Contract Fraud, Defense Contract Fraud, Government Contracts, Health Care, Health Care Fraud, Whistleblower Litigation, Fraud, Medicare Fraud and Abuse, Medicare and Medicaid, and Tax Fraud. | | Year Established: 1993 | Firm Profile:
Phillips & Cohen LLP has the nation's largest and longest-standing plaintiffs qui tam (False Claims Act) practice. The firm also represents whistleblowers in cases involving federal tax fraud or tax underpayments. Founding partner John R. Phillips worked closely with Congress when it strengthened the False Claims Act (whistleblower law) in 1986. The firm represents whistleblowers nationwide in cases involving fraud against the federal government as well as fraud against state and local governments and works with a network of litigation firms throughout the country. Areas of qui tam litigation include: Medicare and Medicaid fraud, pharmaceutical sales fraud, defense contractor fraud and fraud involving government procurement, customs, oil and gas royalty underpayments, financial fraud, bid rigging, environmental cleanup and testing, defective products, and construction projects. | | Firm Size: 11 |
Other Office Locations of Phillips & Cohen LLP
San Francisco, California, U.S.A.
| | John R. Phillips (Partner) born Leechburg, Pennsylvania, December 15, 1942; admitted to bar, 1970, California; 1992, U.S. Supreme Court; 1993, District of Columbia and U.S. District Court, District of Columbia. Education: University of Notre Dame (A.B., 1966); Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California (J.D., 1969). Member, Board of Editors, California Law Review, 1968-1969. Speaker, conferences on Qui Tam Litigation, The False Claims Act, Health Care Fraud, Defense Contractor Fraud and other government contract fraud. Lawyer Representative, Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference, 1989-1992. Co-founder and Co-Director, Center for Law in the Public Interest, Los Angeles, 1971-1988. Appointee, Commission on White House Fellowships, 1997-2001. Lifetime Achievement Award, Taxpayers Against Fraud, 2005. National Law Journal's "100 Most Influential Lawyers in America," 2006. Practice Areas: False Claims Act; Qui Tam Litigation; Government Contract Fraud; Defense Contract Fraud; Government Contracts; Health Care; Health Care Fraud; Whistleblower Litigation; Fraud; Medicare Fraud and Abuse; Medicare and Medicaid. Email: John R. Phillips | | Mary Louise Cohen (Partner) born Fayetteville, North Carolina, November 22, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Georgia; 1979, District of Columbia; 1989, California. Education: University of North Carolina (A.B., 1974); Harvard University (J.D., cum laude, 1977). Phi Beta Kappa. Chief Counsel, Senate Subcommittee on Juvenile Justice, 1983-1984. Counsel, Subcommittee on Antitrust, Monopolies and Business Practices, U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, 1987-1988. Speaker, conferences on Qui Tam Litigation, the False Claims Act, Health Care Fraud, and Defense Contractor Fraud. Practice Areas: False Claims Act; Qui Tam Litigation; Government Contract Fraud; Defense Contract Fraud; Government Contracts; Health Care; Health Care Fraud; Whistleblower Litigation; Fraud; Medicare Fraud and Abuse; Medicare and Medicaid. Email: Mary Louise Cohen | | Peter Wilson Chatfield (Partner) born New Brunswick, New Jersey, October 25, 1961; admitted to bar, 1988, Maryland; 1989, District of Columbia; 1999, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Wesleyan University (B.A., 1983); Yale University (J.D., 1986). Phi Beta Kappa. Editor, Yale Law Journal, 1985-1986. Coker Fellow. Law Clerk to Hon. Alvin B. Rubin, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 1986-1987. Practice Areas: False Claims Act; Qui Tam Litigation; Government Contract Fraud; Defense Contract Fraud; Government Contracts; Health Care; Health Care Fraud; Whistleblower Litigation; Fraud; Medicare Fraud and Abuse; Medicare and Medicaid. Email: Peter Wilson Chatfield | | Erika Armitage Kelton (Partner) born Los Angeles, California; admitted to bar, 1987, California; 1989, District of Columbia. Education: University of California (B.A., 1979); Boalt Hall School of Law (J.D., 1987). Articles Editor, California Law Review. Author: "The False Claims Act and Wall Street: How a Qui Tam Case Reformed the Municipal Bond Market," False Claims Act and Qui Tam Quarterly Review, July 2000. Speaker, conferences on Financial Fraud, Medicare Fraud, Employment Law, Qui Tam Litigation and the False Claims Act. Practice Areas: False Claims Act; Qui Tam Litigation; Government Contract Fraud; Defense Contract Fraud; Government Contracts; Health Care; Health Care Fraud; Whistleblower Litigation; Fraud; Medicare Fraud and Abuse; Medicare and Medicaid; Tax Evasion; Tax Fraud. Email: Erika Armitage Kelton | | Colette G. Matzzie (Partner) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, October 10, 1966; admitted to bar, 1995, Pennsylvania; 1996, District of Columbia; 1999, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Brown University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1989); Georgetown University (J.D., 1994). Senior Articles Editor, The Georgetown Law Journal. Law Clerk, Hon. Dolores K. Sloviter, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, 1994-1995. Staff Attorney, Public Citizen Litigation Group, 1995-1999. Civil Appellate Staff and Trial Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, 1999-2004. Practice Areas: False Claims Act; Qui Tam Litigation; Government Contract Fraud; Defense Contract Fraud; Government Contracts; Health Care; Health Care Fraud; Whistleblower Litigation; Fraud; Medicare Fraud and Abuse; Medicare and Medicaid. Email: Colette G. Matzzie | | ASSOCIATES | | Matthew Smith (Associate) born Mountain View, California, January 30, 1970; admitted to bar, 1998, California; 2003, District of Columbia. Education: University of California at Santa Barbara (B.A., 1994); Gonzaga University (J.D., 1997). Practice Areas: False Claims Act; Qui Tam Litigation; Government Contract Fraud; Defense Contract Fraud; Government Contracts; Health Care; Health Care Fraud; Whistleblower Litigation; Fraud; Medicare Fraud and Abuse; Medicare and Medicaid. Email: Matthew Smith | | Tim McCormack (Associate) born Waltham, Mass; admitted to bar, 2001, Maine; 2002, Massachusetts; 2005, Washington, D.C. Education: Harvard College (A.B., cum laude, 1992); University of Maine School of Law (J. D., summa cum laude, 2001). Editor-in-Chief, Maine Law Review, 2001-2002; Cumberland Bar Association Award, 2001; Faculty Award for Trial Advocacy, 2001; Law Clerk to Hon. D. Brock Hornby, U.S. District Court, District of Maine, 2001-2003; Law Clerk to Hon. Fred I. Parker, U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals, 2002-2003; Legislative Assistant, U.S. Sen. Susan M. Collins, 2003-2004; Associate, Goodwin Proctor LLP, 2004-2006. Practice Areas: False Claims Act; Qui Tam Litigation; Government Contracts; Defense Contract Fraud; Government Contract Fraud; Health Care Fraud; Fraud; Medicare Fraud and Abuse; Whistleblower Litigation; Health Care; Medicare and Medicaid. | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
San Francisco, California Office: 131 Steuart Street, Suite 501. Telephone: 415-836-9000. Facsimile: 415-836-9001.
| | (For Complete Biographical Data on all Personnel, See Professional Biographies at San Francisco, California) | | Maintains an office in more than one location. |
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