Chris McLamb

Publications

“How to Prepare for an Increase in Customs Whistleblowers,” Anti-Corruption Report (March 11, 2026) with Liz Soltan (paywall)

“Trump’s IRS Chief Counsel Choice Not a Friend to Whistleblowers,” Bloomberg Tax (May 29, 2025) with Eric Havian and Mike Ronickher

“How to Earn a $3B Fine: TD Bank’s Masterclass in Compliance Failures,” Corporate Compliance Insights (November 11, 2024) with Liz Soltan

“The IRS just paid 3 whistleblowers a record $74 million award—and tax evaders should be very afraid,” Fortune (September 27, 2024) with Mike Ronickher

“A Guide on When, Where, and How to Blow the Whistle Safely,” Journal of Accountancy (July 1, 2023) with Eric Havian

“The Titan Sub Implosion Was a Preventable Tragedy,” Los Angeles Times (June 23, 2023) (with Marlene Koury) (paywall)

“The IRS is Stuck in a Political Logjam–But Whistleblowers Can Stop its Decline,” Fortune (June 9, 2023) with Mike Ronickher (paywall)

“SB 8 Reveals the Difference Between a Private Vigilante Law and a Private Attorney General Statute,” Harvard Law & Policy Review (November 11, 2021) with Poppy Alexander

“Protecting Consumers Requires Protecting and Incentivizing Whistleblowers, Too,” The Hill (October 5, 2021) with Hallie Noecker

“Another Missed Chance to Strengthen California’s False Claims Act,” Daily Journal (September 8, 2020) with Ari Yampolsky

Comments on the North American Securities Administrators Association’s (NASAA) Model Whistleblower Award and Protection Act (June 30, 2020) with Eric Havian and Mike Ronickher

“Why a Whistleblower Could Do What Mueller Couldn't,” The Hill (October 8, 2019) (with Leah Judge)

“Bill Aims to Clarify the CFCA,” Daily Journal (April 10, 2019) (with Leah Judge)

“Prescription for Chiropractors: Are Your Medicare Billing Procedures Out of Alignment?” The American Chiropractor (April 1, 2017) with Mary Inman

Career

Chris McLamb is a founding partner of Whistleblower Partners, where he exclusively represents whistleblowers in qui tam lawsuits and government reward programs. He has a particular focus on financial frauds involving the SEC, IRS, CFTC, and FinCEN whistleblower programs, having represented whistleblowers behind some of the largest and most complex financial scandals and tax disputes in the last decade. For example, Chris recently represented a whistleblower who shared in a $79 million award for exposing an offshore tax fraud—one of the largest awards ever paid under the IRS Whistleblower Program.

Although most of his clients remain anonymous, Chris has unique experience representing high-profile public whistleblowers. For nearly a decade, he has represented Theranos whistleblower Tyler Shultz, who helped expose rampant fraud by the "unicorn" startup that claimed to have revolutionized blood testing technology. He also represents Charlie Rawl, a whistleblower who exposed one of the largest Ponzi schemes in history, engineered by Allen Stanford, which caused $8 billion in losses to investors.

Chris also has extensive experience representing whistleblowers in qui tam lawsuits under the state and Federal False Claims Acts. He was part of the legal team that recovered over $138 million from the nation’s largest wireless carriers for allegedly overcharging the State of California and its local governments.

Chris has represented whistleblowers from all walks of life, from CEOs and senior compliance officials to construction safety workers and entry-level engineers. He knows that no one plans to be a whistleblower, and he has centered his practice on helping people from all backgrounds successfully navigate the unexpected when stepping forward to expose wrongdoing.

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