- Northeastern University School of Law
- B.S. Northeastern University
- District of Columbia
Kelsey Condon specializes in representing whistleblowers under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the Dodd-Frank Act, the IRS whistleblower law, and the False Claims Act. She also focuses on cases impacting the environment and wildlife protection. Although most of her clients are anonymous and confidential, she has played a critical role in the Howard Wilkinson case (the largest money laundering case in world history) and one of the largest Foreign Corrupt Practices Act cases filed in Greece against the pharmaceutical giant Novartis. She also assisted in the federal court litigation of the Westrick False Claims Act case.
Kelsey was the recipient of the highly prestigious and competitive Estelle S. Kohn Memorial Fellowship awarded by Northeastern University School of Law. She graduated from Northeastern University School of law in May 2017, and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Science from Northeastern University.
Promoting International Qui Tam Whistleblowing
Kohn, Kohn and Colapinto has played an instrumental role in advancing whistleblower rights worldwide. Currently the partners represent whistleblowers from every continent on earth (except Antarctica) in pursuing whistleblower reward cases under U.S. laws.
Steve Kohn has been sponsored by the U.S. Department of State to promote whistleblowing on a world-wide scale, including special seminars and programs in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Bosnia, Serbia and Thailand. He has given major keynote addresses in Peru and Greece and presented in numerous international conferences and has testified on behalf of whistleblowers before the European Parliament and the Danish Parliament. Mike Kohn has made major international presentations in Poland, South Korea and Israel. The firm filed extensive comments supporting greater whistleblower protections in the now-approved European Directive on Whistleblowing.
Whistleblower attorney Stephen M. Kohn and partners of Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto regularly advise congress on crafting whistleblower laws. And play an instrumental role in drafting whistleblower protection laws, such as the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX), The Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act, and the Dodd-Frank Act.
SEC & IRS Rulemaking
During the Dodd-Frank rulemaking process, our partners worked closely with the SEC to create an effective whistleblower program. Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto’s partners met personally with each of the five SEC Commissioners. They presented them with detailed reports and proposals setting forth rules that were essential to make the law work for Dodd-Frank whistleblowers as intended by Congress. Furthermore, Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto’s whistleblower attorneys seek to protect and enhance legal protections for tax fraud whistleblowers. Our firm has filed numerous internal revenue service rulemaking petitions, filed extensive briefs to the IRS and testified at IRS rulemaking hearsing to strengthen the tax whistleblower program.
[Read More]In recognition of the growing importance of whistleblower litigation, The National Law Journal named the whistleblower attorney and advocacy law firm of Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto as one of top fifty plaintiff’s law firms in the United States. The firm’s partners were officially named as among “America’s Elite Trial Lawyers.” In its September 29, 2014 article, “Elite Trial Lawyers: The 50 Leading Plaintiff’s Firms in America,” the National Law Journal named Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto as one of the firm’s “doing the most creative and most important work in the courtroom.”
- 2013-2020 – A-V Preeminent, Martindale-Hubbell®
- 2014 – “Elite Trial Lawyers” Designation, National Law Journal (Awarded to KKC LLP)
- 2014 – America’s Most Honored Professionals, American Registry (Awarded to KKC LLP)
- 2009 – Top Attorneys, Washington DC Super Lawyers (Awarded to KKC LLP)
- 2008 – Friend of the IEEE Award
- 2003 – “Hot List” of Plantiff’s Law Firms, National Law Journal
Environmental Law Institute
- U.S. Whistleblower Law: A Key to Fighting International Fisheries Crime (Part One)
- U.S. Whistleblower Law: A Key to Fighting International Fisheries Crime (Part Two)
National Law Review
- DOJ Announces Four New False Claims Act Settlements
- United States Intervenes and Settles Qui Tam False Claims Act Case Against Compound Pharmacies for $426,000
- Reverse Mortgage Company Settles False Claims Act Probe for $2.47 Million
- D.C. Circuit Finds E-Discovery Costs Not Covered by Federal Taxation of Costs Statute
- Government Intervenes in Qui Tam False Claims Act Lawsuits Alleging Violations of the Anti-Kickback Statute Regarding Spinal Implant Devices
- Jury Verdict in Qui Tam False Claims Act Medicare Fraud Case Finds Nearly $11 Million in Damages
- DOJ Announces Initiative to Combat Substandard Care in Nursing Homes; Emphasizes Importance of Whistleblowers
- Tennessee-Based Health Services Company Settles FCA Case Alleging Medicaid Fraud For $9.5 Million
- Recent False Claims Act Settlements Show Critical Role of Whistleblowers In Combating Fraud
- False Claims Act Settlement Reached For Alleged L.A. Housing Discrimination
- Medicare Fraud Uncovered by Multiple Whistleblowers
- DOJ Intervenes in False Claims Act Case Against Defense Contractor Navistar Defense
What Clients are Saying
“When you’re in danger, you need someone you can trust, who isn’t afraid, and who knows how to fight. KKC always has my back.”
“Most law firms it really is all about billable hours. For these guys it’s all about the justice.”
“Thanks [KKC] from the bottom of my heart. I think if you ever have a whistleblowing claim they are the folks to take care of it for you.”
“In my world, courage is spelled KKC. They go up against the most powerful adversaries and win.”
Kelsey’s Latest Thinking
The SEC Turns Its Attention to Climate and Environmental Enforcement
Last week the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission ("SEC") announced that it would be creating a new taskforce to focus on climate and environmen ...
The Importance of Whistleblowers in Combatting Wildlife Trafficking
Last week, the United Nations (“UN”) Office on Drugs and Crime issued a report on wildlife trafficking. Wildlife crime is a multibillion-dollar transn ...
Environmental Law and Policy Annual Review Emphasizes the Need for Regulations Governing Corporate Sustainability
On Friday, April 3, the Environmental Law and Policy Annual Review held its yearly conference on innovative environmental law and policy proposals in ...
Our Client Received the Largest Whistleblower Reward in World History of $104 Million
Bradley Birkenfeld broke the back of Swiss bank secrecy. He was the first Swiss banker to file a case under the IRS whistleblower law. The results were unprecedented. UBS bank (at the time the largest bank in the world) had to pay a fine of $780 million. They also had to close all known U.S. accounts, and for the first time in history, the bank turned over the names of 4450 U.S. taxpayers for prosecution in the United States. Mr. Birkenfeld obtained the largest ever individual qui tam whistleblower award in history, $104 million.
