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WHISTLEBLOWERS &
THE PUBLIC INTEREST

Award-Winning Former DOJ Counsel

Pending claims seeking recovery of over $1 Billion by the U.S. Government
Lance Armstrong Settles Multi-Million Dollar Whistleblower Case Brought by Scott Firm Over Doping with U.S. Postal Cycling Team
Record-setting civil recovery against government contractors related to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan
Government recoveries in excess of $325 million from targets and transactions identified by firm clients
Decades of Experience with Whistleblower Programs Relevant to Overlapping Fraud Schemes

Who Are We?

A boutique law firm staffed by former U.S. Department of Justice trial attorneys with decades of success recovering awards under government whistleblower programs and working in the public interest.  We accept only a limited number of cases and advocate strongly for every case we bring.

Whistleblower Programs & Practice Areas

False Claims Act

Qui Tam Actions
The False Claims Act provides for rewards and protection for whistleblowers with knowledge of fraud against the United States government.

Tax Fraud

IRS Whistleblower Program

The Internal Revenue Service whistleblower program offers mandatory rewards for qualifying information regarding large underpayments of tax, even if no fraud involved.

Financial Fraud

SEC, CFTC, AML, & DOJ Forfeiture Rewards Programs

Aggressive new whistleblower programs are now available to reward whistleblowers for reporting fraud in the financial markets, violations of U.S. Anti-money laundering laws, or other criminal misconduct.

International Fraud

Numerous additional whistleblower programs are available in the U.S. and abroad to combat misconduct in foreign jurisdictions, including bribery of foreign officials, violations of U.S. Economic Sanctions, International Tax Evasion, and International Securities Law Violations.

Other Programs & Practice Areas

Recent News

LOPDS representing nonprofit whistleblower organization TAF pro bono before the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals in Kennedy v. Commissioner. TAF appearing as amicus curiae in the case contesting Government efforts to limit the jurisdiction of the Tax Court over whistleblower appeals.
Harvard Law Professor Lawrence Tribe joins LOPDS of counsel in successful pro bono challenge to change of 44 School names in San Francisco.
Scott invited by IRS Whistleblower Office to speak at IRS Summit for IRS personnel and private counsel re tax whistleblowing.
Scott to speak at Financial Frauds Conference with FinCEN and Department of Justice attorneys on U.S. Anti-Money Laundering Program.
Scott meets with U.S. Senate staffers to discuss whistleblower law reforms
Scott speaks on anti-money laundering (AML) panel with Chief of the Illicit Finance and Money Laundering Unit at the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York, and with the Deputy Director of U.S. Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)
LOPDS succeeds in motion before the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals to have argument heard on jurisdiction of the Tax Court over whistleblower appeals.
Harvard Law Professor Lawrence Tribe joins LOPDS of counsel in successful pro bono challenge to change of 44 School names in San Francisco.
Scott requested by the IRS Whistleblower Office to serve as lecturer at IRS Whistleblower Office Summit headlined by the IRS Commissioner.
Scott speaks at International Roundtable re Ethical Challenges in Tax Practice
Scott meets with U.S. Senate staffers to discuss whistleblower law reforms

Commentary

“I have practiced against and with some of the finest lawyers in the country, and I think of Paul as the finest lawyer I know. In terms of work ethic, he’s an animal”
Former Federal Prosecutor of Civil Fraud Against the United States
Commendation by U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno for largest civil fraud recovery in history by DOJ trial attorney for Department of Veteran Affairs
Former US Attorney general Janet Reno
"An extraordinarily well-qualified trial attorney ... and leader... disposed to advancing public [interest]. . . . insightful and extraordinary legal prowess."
Quentin L. Kopp, Former California state senator, trial judge, ethics commissioner and television commentator
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Please be advised that this website is an information resource and is not intended to provide legal advice in your particular case.  We would be pleased to conduct a confidential review of your potential claim, but by doing so we are not agreeing to act as your counsel.  A written agreement between you and the Law Offices of Paul D. Scott is prerequisite to representation.  Past successes by the firm do not guarantee future results.

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