David Colapinto | Washington Employment Lawyer
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About David
David K. Colapinto is a nationally recognized advocate for whistleblowers specializing in Qui Tam/False Claims Act, Dodd-Frank Act SEC whistleblower claims, IRS whistleblower claims, Freedom of Information and Privacy Act litigation, and whistleblower discrimination and retaliation litigation. He has more than 25 years of experience successfully representing many whistleblowers in state and federal courts and before numerous agencies. He played a central role in securing whistleblower protections for FBI employees, successfully representing Dr. Fredric Whitehurst, the FBI lab forensics expert who suffered retaliation after reporting serious misconduct and poor lab practices at the FBI. He was lead counsel for the whistleblower in a major qui tam/False Claims action against the drug maker Bristol-Myers Squibb, helping to recover more than $500 million for U.S. taxpayers and the government. He served as co-counsel in Linda Tripp’s successful lawsuit citing Privacy Act violations by the Department of Defense, and co-counsel for Bradley Birkenfeld helping to recover the largest ever tax whistleblower award ($104 million) for Mr. Birkenfeld in 2012. Mr. Colapinto is an experienced litigator and has established important precedent under the Freedom of Information Act. He is co-founder of the National Whistleblowers Center and a Trustee of the National Whistleblowers Legal Defense & Education Fund.
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Experience
Partner
Kohn Kohn & Colapinto LLP
Present
Admission
District of Columbia
1988
Education
Boston University
B.S.
1984
Recognitions & Achievements
Associations
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Member, District of Columbia State Bar
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Co-Founder, National Whistleblowers Center
Honors / Awards
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“Elite Trial Lawyers” Designation, National Law Journal
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America’s Most Honored Proffessionals, American Registry
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A-V Preeminent, Martindale-Hubbell®
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Washington’s Best Legal Minds, Washingtonian Magazine
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Washington’s Top Lawyers, Washingtonian Magazine
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Top Attorneys, Washington DC Super Lawyers
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Top Attorneys, DC Magazine
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Super Lawyers® Designation
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Friend of the IEEE Award
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National Law Journal, “Hot List” of Plaintiff’s Law Firms
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The Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, Martindale-Hubbell
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Capital Gains, Bloomberg-TV (Aug. 11, ) (featuring KKC as leading whistleblower firm)2013
Notable Work
Publications
Whistleblower Law: A Guide to Legal Protections for Corporate Employees (Greenwood Publishing Group, ) (co-authored with Michael Kohn and Stephen M, Kohn). The Guide was highly praised by the two principle co-sponsors of the Sarbanes-Oxley corporate whistleblower law.
2004
Environmental Whistleblowers and the Eleventh Amendment: Employee Protection or State Immunity, 15 Tulane Environmental Law Journal 43 (Winter, ) (co-author).
2001
Numerous national and international media and public speaking appearances, including formal Congressional testimony and other ations.
present
Additional Info
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