In his 25 years of practice, Jonathan Tycko has represented a wide range of clients, including individuals, Fortune 500 companies, privately-held businesses, and non-profit associations, in both trial and appellate courts around the country. Although he continues to handle a variety of cases, his current practice is focused primarily on helping whistleblowers expose fraud and corruption through qui tam litigation under the False Claims Act and other similar whistleblower statutes. Mr. Tycko’s whistleblower clients have brought to light hundreds of millions of dollars in fraud in cases involving healthcare, government contracts, customs duties and tariffs, banking, and tax.
Mr. Tycko has been recognized by his peers as a leader in the field of whistleblower representation and qui tam litigation. He currently serves as a Co-Chair of the Conference Committee of the Taxpayers Against Fraud Education Fund, charged with planning the premier annual conference of whistleblower attorneys and their counterparts at the United States Department of Justice and other government agencies. He also currently serves on the Executive Committee of the Qui Tam Litigation Group of the American Association for Justice, the largest plaintiff-side attorney organization in the country. Additionally in 2020, he received the National Law Review’s “Go-To Thought Leader” award in the area of False Claims Act law.
Prior to founding Tycko & Zavareei LLP in 2002, Mr. Tycko was with Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, one of the nation’s top law firms. He received his law degree in 1992 from Columbia University Law School, and earned a B.A. degree, with honors, in 1989 from The Johns Hopkins University. After graduating from law school, Mr. Tycko served for two years as a law clerk to Judge Alexander Harvey, II, of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland.
In addition to his private practice, Mr. Tycko is an active participant in other law-related and community activities. He has taught as an Adjunct Professor at the George Washington University Law School. He is a former member and Chairperson of the Rules of Professional Conduct Review Committee of the District of Columbia Bar, where he helped draft the ethics rules governing members of the bar. Mr. Tycko was also a long-time member of the Board of Trustees of Studio Theatre, one of the D.C. area’s top non-profit theaters.
More Legal and Business Bylines From Jonathan Tycko
- Supreme Court Upholds “Implied Certification” Theory of Liability Under the False Claims Act - (Posted On Sunday, June 19, 2016)
- Two of the Largest Shipping Companies Agrees to Pay Government $13 Million for Violating False Claims Act by Overbilling DOD for Shipping Costs - (Posted On Monday, May 09, 2016)
- Leading Medical Device Company, Olympus Corporation of the Americas, Settles Kickback Charges For An Historic $646 Million Dollars - (Posted On Friday, March 04, 2016)
- In State False Claim Act Case Involved Country Club’s Failure To Escheat Unclaimed Deposits, California Court Rules Defendant’s SEC Filings Are Not “Public Disclosures” - (Posted On Thursday, January 28, 2016)
- Parsons Government Services Agrees to Pay the Government $3.8 Million to Settle Allegations That It Violated the False Claims Act for Knowingly Mischarging the Department of Energy - (Posted On Friday, September 11, 2015)
- Georgia Hospital to Pay $20 Million for Allegedly Overbilling the Government for In-Patient vs. Out-Patient Hospital Care - (Posted On Wednesday, April 29, 2015)
- Two Recent Decisions Hold That A Whistleblower Is Not Barred From Bringing A Qui Tam Lawsuit Based Upon Facts Already Known To The Government As A Result Of Audit Or Investigation That Is Not Known To The General Public - (Posted On Wednesday, March 04, 2015)
- Pharmaceutical Manufacturer Agrees to Pay U.S. Government $7.9 Million for Alleged Kickback Scheme - (Posted On Thursday, February 12, 2015)
- New Jersey Pharmaceutical Company Agrees to Pay $39 Million to Settle Alleged Anti-Kickback Violations - (Posted On Wednesday, January 14, 2015)
- Tennessee Federal Court’s Ruling Approving Use Of Statistical Sampling In False Claims Act Cases Will Help Stamp Out Large-Scale Fraud - (Posted On Friday, October 17, 2014)
The National Law Review recognizes Jonathan Tycko of Tycko Zavareei LLP as Go-To Thought Leader for his contributions related to False Claims Act Settlements, whistleblower settlements, kickback schemes and health care fraud. Mr. Tycko’s 25 years of experience helping whistleblower clients reveal hundreds of millions of dollars in fraud in cases involving healthcare organizations, government contracts, customs duties and tariffs, financial institutions, and tax avoidance invaluable to NLR readers. His analysis of the circumstances surrounding prominent fraud cases coupled with his experience representing whistleblowers in qui tam lawsuits under the False Claims Act helps readers understand the investigative process and outcomes and ramifications involved in fraud cases.