The firm's whistleblower attorneys were named
by Super Lawyers and Lawdragon
NEW
YORK, June 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Constantine Cannon's whistleblower
practice is pleased to announce that five of its partners have
received national recognition for their work representing
whistleblowers. Gordon Schnell,
Alysia Solow, and Daniel Vitelli were named to the 2024 New York
Metro Super Lawyers list, while Marlene Koury and Taline
Sahakian were named in the Lawdragon's 2024 list of 500
Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers.
Super Lawyers annually recognizes the top 5% of
outstanding lawyers on a state-by-state basis by using a multiphase
selection process that evaluates peer nominations and professional
achievement. Lawdragon's list is made using a selection process of
submissions, independent research, and vetting by editorial
advisors.
Marlene Koury is a
partner in Constantine Cannon's
San Francisco office and
co-founder of the firm's whistleblower practice. She is a seasoned
litigator and nationally recognized for her work litigating
healthcare fraud cases. Among her most recent
accomplishments is securing a record-breaking $57 million settlement in a False Claims Act case
against one of the country's largest home health care
companies.
Taline Sahakian is a
partner in Constantine Cannon's
New York office who focuses on
False Claims Act, antitrust litigation and commercial arbitration
in high-stakes cases.
Gordon Schnell is a
partner in Constantine Cannon's
New York office and co-founder of
the firm's whistleblower practice. He specializes in the
representation of whistleblowers under the False Claims Act, the
SEC and CFTC Whistleblower Programs, and the vast array of other
federal and state whistleblower laws. In addition to securing
numerous high-profile whistleblower settlements, he is regularly
featured on various whistleblower subjects in major publications
across the country.
Alysia Solow is a
partner in Constantine Cannon's
New York office, as well as the
Firm's General Counsel, a member of the firm's Management
Committee, and the whistleblower intake partner serving as the
firm's first point of contact for the dozens of whistleblowers who
reach out to the firm every week.
Daniel Vitelli is a
partner in Constantine Cannon's
New York office, where he focuses
on antitrust, False Claims Act, and commercial litigation. Among
his most recent accomplishments is his work on a False Claims Act
case brought by two whistleblowers against defense contractor KBR
that resulted in a $108.75 million
settlement, the largest known settlement in connection with
allegations of fraud during the Iraq War.
"With such accomplished partners, it is no wonder that our firm
has developed a preeminent whistleblower practice," said
Constantine Cannon Managing Partner Richard Aborn. "These five
attorneys are perfect examples of how devoted our team is to
helping courageous whistleblowers expose wrongdoing and fight
injustice."
In addition to the five whistleblower partners, nine other
Constantine Cannon
partners were recognized this year by Super Lawyers or
Lawdragon, including W. Stephen
Cannon, Matthew L. Cantor,
Seth D. Greenstein, Ankur Kapoor, Jean
Kim, Ethan Litwin,
Gary J. Malone, Jeffrey I. Shinder, and J. Wyatt Fore.
About Constantine Cannon LLP
With offices in New York,
Washington, D.C., and San
Francisco, Constantine
Cannon has one of the largest and most successful
whistleblower practices in the country. The firm's team of
dedicated whistleblower lawyers represent whistleblowers under the
False Claims Acts (both federal and state);
the SEC and CFTC Whistleblower Programs; and
the whistleblower programs covering money laundering and
sanctions violations, auto safety, tax
fraud and various other areas of
fraud and misconduct.
The firm's experience, which includes internationally-recognized
antitrust and commercial litigation practices, spans across
multiple industries including healthcare, government contracting,
pharmaceuticals, education, financial services, securities,
commodities, telecommunications, transportation, insurance, and
technology.
The Constantine Cannon Whistleblower Team has been
responsible for many major successes over the past two
decades, with several of them achieving record recoveries for the
government and the firm's clients. In total, our
representations have led to more than $1
billion in government and whistleblower recoveries.
This is in addition to the more than $5 billion we have recovered for the firm's other
clients, including two of the top five antitrust settlements in
U.S. history.
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