# Whistleblower Partners LLP

> Whistleblower Partners LLP is a public interest law firm that represents whistleblowers who report corporate fraud and misconduct under U.S. whistleblower reward programs, including the False Claims Act and the SEC, CFTC, IRS, FinCEN and NHTSA programs. The firm handles healthcare, financial markets, tax, money laundering and sanctions evasion, customs, procurement, cybersecurity, environmental and vehicle safety fraud matters. It has offices in New York, San Francisco and Washington, D.C.

## Key facts

- Legal name: Whistleblower Partners LLP (also referred to as Whistleblower Partners)
- What the firm does: represents whistleblowers (including qui tam relators) in reporting fraud against the government, investors and the public, and in pursuing whistleblower rewards
- New York office: 745 Fifth Avenue, Suite 500, New York, NY 10151. Phone: (646) 503-1246
- San Francisco office: 1 Embarcadero Center, Suite 1200, San Francisco, CA 94111. Phone: (415) 707-6855
- Washington, D.C. office: 1717 K St NW, Suite 900, Washington, DC 20006. Phone: (202) 935-6076
- Email: info@whistleblower.law
- Areas served: San Francisco, New York, New York City, Washington, D.C., California, Boston, Massachusetts, San Jose and Silicon Valley
- Because the firm works under federal whistleblower laws and programs, it can also handle matters outside these areas.
- How to request a consultation: complete the confidential contact form at https://whistleblower.law/contact/ or call (415) 707-6855. The site notes that contacting the firm does not create an attorney-client relationship.
- Leadership highlighted on the site: nine partners (Ari Yampolsky, Chris McLamb, Eric Havian, Hallie Noecker, Hamsa Mahendranathan, Mary Inman, Max Voldman, Michael Ronickher and Poppy Alexander). Of Counsel Harry Litman served as United States Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania (1998–2001). Partner Eric Havian is listed by Chambers as a Tier 1 attorney nationally.

The content on this site is general information, not legal advice.

## Firm

- [Home](https://whistleblower.law/): Overview of the firm, practice areas, whistleblower programs, team and recent results
- [Our Team](https://whistleblower.law/our-people/): Directory of the firm's attorneys and staff, filterable by office and position
- [Our Successes](https://whistleblower.law/our-successes/): Settlements, judgments and whistleblower awards in the firm's cases
- [Reviews](https://whistleblower.law/reviews/): Client reviews and testimonials
- [Resources](https://whistleblower.law/resources/): Index of guides to whistleblower laws and reward programs
- [Contact](https://whistleblower.law/contact/): Confidential contact form, office addresses and phone numbers

## Practice Areas

- [Practice Areas](https://whistleblower.law/practice-areas/): Overview of the types of fraud the firm handles
- [Healthcare Fraud](https://whistleblower.law/practice-areas/healthcare-fraud/): False Claims Act cases involving Medicare, Medicaid and other government healthcare programs
- [Risk Adjustment Fraud](https://whistleblower.law/practice-areas/healthcare-fraud/risk-adjustment-fraud/): Medicare Advantage plans inflating patient diagnoses to increase government payments
- [The Anti-Kickback Statute and the Stark Law](https://whistleblower.law/practice-areas/healthcare-fraud/the-anti-kickback-statute-and-the-stark-law/): Kickbacks and improper physician self-referrals that taint government healthcare claims
- [Upcoding Fraud](https://whistleblower.law/practice-areas/healthcare-fraud/upcoding-fraud/): Billing government programs with inaccurate codes for more expensive services than were provided
- [Off-Label Marketing Fraud](https://whistleblower.law/practice-areas/healthcare-fraud/off-label-marketing-fraud/): Promotion of drugs or devices for uses the FDA has not approved
- [Home Health Care Fraud](https://whistleblower.law/practice-areas/healthcare-fraud/home-health-care-fraud/): Billing for home health services that were not provided, not needed or overstated
- [Financial Markets Fraud](https://whistleblower.law/practice-areas/financial-markets-fraud/): Reporting securities, commodities and other financial misconduct to the SEC, CFTC and other agencies
- [Securities Frauds](https://whistleblower.law/practice-areas/financial-markets-fraud/securities-frauds/): Overview of securities law violations reportable to the SEC
- [Investment and Securities Fraud](https://whistleblower.law/practice-areas/financial-markets-fraud/securities-frauds/investment-and-securities-fraud/): Misrepresentations and schemes that harm investors
- [Corporate and Financial Reporting Frauds](https://whistleblower.law/practice-areas/financial-markets-fraud/securities-frauds/corporate-and-financial-reporting-frauds/): False or misleading financial statements and disclosures by public companies
- [Commodities Fraud](https://whistleblower.law/practice-areas/financial-markets-fraud/commodities-frauds/): Commodities and derivatives violations reportable to the CFTC
- [Carbon Trading Market Fraud](https://whistleblower.law/practice-areas/financial-markets-fraud/commodities-frauds/carbon-trading-market-fraud/): Fraud and manipulation in carbon credit and offset markets
- [Insider Trading and Front Running](https://whistleblower.law/practice-areas/financial-markets-fraud/insider-trading-and-front-running/): Trading on material nonpublic information or ahead of customer orders
- [Market Manipulation and Insider Trading Fraud](https://whistleblower.law/practice-areas/financial-markets-fraud/market-manipulation-and-insider-trading-fraud/): Spoofing, price manipulation and related trading misconduct
- [Broker-Dealer and Investment Adviser Violations](https://whistleblower.law/practice-areas/financial-markets-fraud/broker-dealer-and-investment-adviser-violations/): Misconduct by brokers and advisers that harms clients and investors
- [Swaps Dealer Violations](https://whistleblower.law/practice-areas/financial-markets-fraud/swaps-dealer-violations/): Violations of swaps dealer rules reportable to the CFTC
- [Corruption and Bribery](https://whistleblower.law/practice-areas/financial-markets-fraud/foreign-corrupt-practices-act/): Foreign bribery and books-and-records violations under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
- [Cryptocurrency and Digital Assets Fraud](https://whistleblower.law/practice-areas/financial-markets-fraud/cryptocurrency-fraud/): Fraud and regulatory violations involving crypto assets
- [Tax Fraud](https://whistleblower.law/practice-areas/tax-fraud/): Reporting tax underpayment and evasion under the IRS Whistleblower Program and state laws
- [Federal Tax Frauds](https://whistleblower.law/practice-areas/tax-fraud/federal-tax-frauds-and-violations/): Federal tax evasion and violations reportable to the IRS
- [State Tax Frauds](https://whistleblower.law/practice-areas/tax-fraud/state-tax-frauds/): State tax fraud cases under state false claims acts
- [Money Laundering and Sanctions Evasion Fraud](https://whistleblower.law/practice-areas/money-laundering-and-sanctions-evasion-fraud/): Reporting money laundering and sanctions violations, including under the FinCEN whistleblower program
- [Sanctions Evasion](https://whistleblower.law/practice-areas/money-laundering-and-sanctions-evasion-fraud/sanctions-evasion/): Transactions that evade U.S. economic sanctions
- [The Bank Secrecy Act](https://whistleblower.law/practice-areas/money-laundering-and-sanctions-evasion-fraud/the-bank-secrecy-act/): Anti-money laundering program and reporting failures by financial institutions
- [Other Money Laundering Fraud](https://whistleblower.law/practice-areas/money-laundering-and-sanctions-evasion-fraud/other-money-laundering-fraud/): Other money laundering schemes reportable to the government
- [Customs and Trade Fraud](https://whistleblower.law/practice-areas/customs-fraud/): Evasion of customs duties and tariffs on imported goods
- [Trade Agreement Fraud](https://whistleblower.law/practice-areas/customs-fraud/trade-agreement-fraud/): False claims of trade agreement eligibility or country of origin to avoid duties
- [Procurement Fraud](https://whistleblower.law/practice-areas/procurement-fraud/): Fraud by companies that sell goods and services to the government
- [Defense Contractor Fraud](https://whistleblower.law/practice-areas/procurement-fraud/defense-contractor-fraud/): Overbilling, bid-rigging and product substitution by defense contractors
- [Cybersecurity Violations](https://whistleblower.law/practice-areas/cybersecurity-violations/): Government contractors misrepresenting compliance with cybersecurity requirements
- [Environmental Fraud](https://whistleblower.law/practice-areas/environmental-fraud/): Fraud involving environmental programs, rules and government funding
- [Inflation Reduction Act Fraud](https://whistleblower.law/practice-areas/environmental-fraud/inflation-reduction-act-environmental-fraud/): Fraud involving Inflation Reduction Act clean energy funds and tax credits
- [Vehicle Safety Fraud](https://whistleblower.law/practice-areas/vehicle-safety-fraud/): Reporting motor vehicle safety defects and violations under the NHTSA whistleblower program

## Process Guides

- [The False Claims Act](https://whistleblower.law/resources/the-false-claims-act/): How qui tam cases under the federal False Claims Act work
- [State and Local False Claims Acts](https://whistleblower.law/resources/state-and-local-false-claims-acts/): State and local laws modeled on the federal False Claims Act
- [Whistleblower Rewards](https://whistleblower.law/resources/whistleblower-rewards/): How whistleblower rewards work across government programs
- [SEC Whistleblower Program](https://whistleblower.law/resources/sec-whistleblower-program/): Reporting securities violations and rewards under the SEC program
- [CFTC Whistleblower Program](https://whistleblower.law/resources/cftc-whistleblower-program/): Reporting commodities violations and rewards under the CFTC program
- [IRS Whistleblower Program](https://whistleblower.law/resources/irs-whistleblower-program/): Reporting tax underpayment and rewards under the IRS program
- [FinCEN Whistleblower Program](https://whistleblower.law/resources/fincen-whistleblower-program/): Reporting money laundering and sanctions violations under the FinCEN program
- [NHTSA Whistleblower Program](https://whistleblower.law/resources/nhtsa-whistleblower-program/): Reporting motor vehicle safety violations under the NHTSA program
- [Antitrust Whistleblower Program](https://whistleblower.law/resources/antitrust-whistleblower-program/): The Justice Department's whistleblower program for criminal antitrust violations
- [DOJ Corporate Whistleblower Program](https://whistleblower.law/resources/doj-corporate-whistleblower-program/): The Justice Department's corporate whistleblower awards pilot program
- [Whistleblower Support](https://whistleblower.law/resources/whistleblower-support/): Organizations and resources that support whistleblowers

## FAQs

- [Frequently Asked Questions](https://whistleblower.law/faq/): Answers about who can be a whistleblower, rewards, choosing a lawyer, filing a claim and government investigations

## Team

- [Ari Yampolsky](https://whistleblower.law/team/ari-yampolsky/): Partner, San Francisco. False Claims Act cases involving healthcare, procurement and customs fraud, and claims under federal agency reward programs
- [Chris McLamb](https://whistleblower.law/team/chris-mclamb/): Partner, Washington, D.C. Financial frauds
- [Eric Havian](https://whistleblower.law/team/eric-havian/): Partner, San Francisco. Represents whistleblowers in nearly every type of case
- [Hallie Noecker](https://whistleblower.law/team/hallie-noecker/): Partner, San Francisco. Healthcare, technology and financial services fraud, with particular expertise in healthcare fraud
- [Hamsa Mahendranathan](https://whistleblower.law/team/hamsa-mahendranathan/): Partner, New York. False Claims Act and SEC whistleblower cases in healthcare, pharmaceuticals, cybersecurity and defense contracting
- [Mary Inman](https://whistleblower.law/team/mary-inman/): Partner, San Francisco. False Claims Act and SEC, CFTC, IRS, FinCEN and NHTSA whistleblower programs
- [Max Voldman](https://whistleblower.law/team/max-voldman/): Partner, Washington, D.C. Federal and state False Claims Acts and the IRS whistleblower program
- [Michael Ronickher](https://whistleblower.law/team/michael-ronickher/): Partner, Washington, D.C. Healthcare, defense and securities fraud
- [Poppy Alexander](https://whistleblower.law/team/poppy-alexander/): Partner, San Francisco. Cases across industries under the False Claims Act and federal whistleblower programs
- [Wayne Lamprey](https://whistleblower.law/team/wayne-lamprey/): Senior Counsel, San Francisco. Former federal prosecutor focused on fraud
- [Harry Litman](https://whistleblower.law/team/harry-litman/): Of Counsel, San Francisco. Former United States Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania
- [Liz Soltan](https://whistleblower.law/team/liz-soltan/): Counsel, New York. Financial fraud, anti-money laundering and sanctions evasion
- [Diane Ring](https://whistleblower.law/team/diane-ring/): Washington, D.C. Tax issues in IRS and state tax whistleblower matters; Professor of Law at Boston College Law School
- [Robert Gardner](https://whistleblower.law/team/robert-gardner/): Tax & Fraud Specialist, Washington, D.C. Former IRS professional advising on the IRS Whistleblower Program
- [Christine Zengel](https://whistleblower.law/team/christine-zengel/): Firm Administrator, San Francisco
- [Karen Yang](https://whistleblower.law/team/karen-yang/): Paralegal, San Francisco. Prepares whistleblower submissions under False Claims Acts and agency programs
- [Luiza Sulikyan](https://whistleblower.law/team/luiza-sulikyan/): Legal Assistant, San Francisco. Helps evaluate potential new matters

## News and Updates

- [News & Updates](https://whistleblower.law/news/): Firm news, case results and commentary on whistleblower law

## Optional

- [Accessibility](https://whistleblower.law/accessibility/): Website accessibility statement and how to report usability issues