Our Approach
Phillips & Cohen takes a strong, active role in pursuing whistleblower cases. Based on our decades of experience working with the government on whistleblower cases and our work with the Internal Revenue Service Whistleblower Office, we know that our efforts make a crucial difference in whether a whistleblower case is successful and how large our client’s reward is. This means:
- We work closely with our clients throughout the process and are committed to providing whatever resources are needed to persuade the Internal Revenue Service that it should pursue our clients’ allegations. Our attorneys worked closely with the IRS Whistleblower Office to set up the whistleblower program, so we are very familiar with what is required for a successful case.
- Before the IRS is contacted, we work with our clients to gather evidence and analyze data about the tax fraud, tax underpayments or tax evasion.
- If needed, we hire experts to investigate and gather additional information.
- We present the allegations and supporting evidence to the IRS in the most effective way to convince the government to pursue our clients’ cases.
- We continue our advocacy for our clients until the case is resolved and our clients have received the reward they deserve, if the IRS recovers funds.
Phillips & Cohen knows how to work collaboratively with the government to produce the best results for our whistleblower clients. As a U.S. district court judge noted in a major ruling that increased the reward for our client, the work of Phillips & Cohen with the Justice Department was a “collaboration of a group of impressive professionals acting skillfully in concert.”
We will review the information you have about tax fraud, tax underpayments or tax evasion on a confidential basis and provide our analysis of your potential case for free. (Please see our tax fraud case evaluation form.)
We represent whistleblowers on a contingency basis, which means we don’t charge our clients a fee unless our clients receive a reward.