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Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto

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American law firm in Washington, D.C.

Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto is a Washington, D.C., United States, based international whistleblower rights law firm specializing in anti-corruption and whistleblower law, representing whistleblowers who seek rewards, or who are facing employer retaliation, for reporting violations of the False Claims Act, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform, Sarbanes-Oxley Acts, Commodity and Security Exchange Acts and the IRS Whistleblower law.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1988Founded1
  • HeadquartersWashington, D.C.1

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Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto is a Washington, D.C., United States, based international whistleblower rights law firm specializing in anti-corruption and whistleblower law, representing whistleblowers who seek rewards, or who are facing employer retaliation, for reporting violations of the False Claims Act, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform, Sarbanes-Oxley Acts, Commodity and Security Exchange Acts and the IRS Whistleblower law.2

How it started

Founding and establishment

Kohn, Kohn and Colapinto was founded in 1988 by Stephen Kohn, Michael Kohn, and David Colapinto. The three partners also founded the National Whistleblower Center in 1988.

Initial cases (1985–1989)

Before founding Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto, the future partners represented whistleblowers in complex civil litigation against major corporations, including Duke Power Company, Brown & Root, Inc. Texas Utilities, DuPont, B.F. Shaw Co., and Arizona Public Service.

Roger Wensil & Joy Adams (1985-87) and disqualifying unethical corporate law firm

Among their early victories was disqualifying the most prestigious corporate law firm representing nuclear utilities for unethical conduct, winning the first-ever successful whistleblower case at a nuclear weapons plant, including reinstatement orders for whistleblowers Roger Wensil and Joy Adams.

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Timeline

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