KKC’s Stephen M. Kohn Named Among Forbes’ “Top 200 Lawyers”

Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto founding partner Stephen M. Kohn has been named by Forbes as one of America’s Top 200 Lawyers of 2024. Forbes’ inaugural list “highlights the finest practitioners in the profession—lawyers with stellar track records in their specialties, those who have broken barriers to emerge as leaders in their fields, and attorneys most respected by peers and clients.”

Forbes explains that Kohn, who has represented whistleblowers since 1984, “specializes in whistleblower advocacy and has helped change that legal landscape.”

“Although I am honored by this designation, all of our cases are a team effort by lawyers dedicated to demanding that whistleblowers be fully protected and awarded,” said Kohn. “But the persons deserving recognition are our clients who have saved lives, returned billions to the taxpayers, and risked everything to serve the public interest.”

“He won $104 million for UBS whistleblower Bradley Birkenfeld, among the largest-ever individual tax whistleblower reward payments, and currently represents Danske Bank whistleblower Howard Wilkinson in its massive money-laundering scandal,” Forbes deatils. “Kohn has helped draft key whistleblower legislation and regulation, including those incorporated into the Sarbanes-Oxley and Dodd-Frank acts.”

According to Forbes, “The elite lawyers on this list were selected through a rigorous, multi-stage process of researching, evaluating and rating thousands of candidates, conducted by an editorial team with broad experience in law practice and the legal marketplace.”

Kohn, Kohn and Colapinto has successfully represented whistleblowers for over 40 years, and helped their clients force the FBI crime lab to be accredited, stop illegal nondisclosure agreements, end offshore Swiss banking for American taxpayers, and expose the largest money laundering scandal in history.

“These clients are the heroes – we simply help them deliver justice,” Kohn added.

Kohn was unaware he was nominated, and learned about the designation when congratulated by another lawyer.

Kohn is also the most published author on whistleblower law. His latest book Rules for Whistleblowers: A Handbook for Doing What’s Right has received rave reviews from critics.