Phillips, John R., 1942-

John R. Phillips, a founding partner of Phillips & Cohen, is a nationally recognized authority on whistleblower cases. Phillips has been called “the nation’s premier whistleblower attorney” by the Wall Street Journal and was recognized by the National Law Journal as one of the “100 Most Influential Lawyers in America.”

He also was named several times to Lawdragon’s “500 leading lawyers in America” list, which said, “Influential is the word for Phillips, who in guiding the top qui tam practice in the nation [Phillips & Cohen], has recovered billions under the False Claims Act.” Mr. Phillips served for four years as the US Ambassador to Italy and the Republic of San Marino after being appointed by President Obama. He retired from the firm in 2013 to accept the ambassadorship appointment, then rejoined in 2017.

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