In a new article for The Anti-Fraud Coalition, Lieff Cabraser partner Nimish R. Desai explores what whistleblowers can do to protect their identities in False Claims Act cases. These lawsuits are initially filed under seal, but once unsealed, a whistleblower’s name is usually revealed, making confidentiality a key concern for those who come forward.
Nimish discusses the options available to maintain anonymity, from filing under a pseudonym to using an incorporated entity, and explains the limits of each approach. He also examines how the outcome of a case, such as settlement, litigation, or dismissal, can affect a whistleblower’s ability to remain anonymous, and highlights federal whistleblower programs, including those administered by the SEC, IRS, and CFTC, where anonymity protections may be stronger. While no option guarantees complete anonymity, these strategies can be effective depending on the circumstances.
To read the full article, visit The Anti-Fraud Coalition’s website.
About Nimish R. Desai
A partner in Lieff Cabraser’s San Francisco office, Nimish Desai specializes in False Claims Act, class action, and environmental torts, and has helped secure over a billion dollar in settlements through his cases. He has been recognized as a Super Lawyer each year from 2013-2025 and has been repeatedly named to The Best Lawyers in America list in the field of Qui Tam Law.
Nimish currently serves as Chair of the Education Committee for The Anti-Fraud Coalition, the preeminent national whistleblower law organization, and regularly presents to national conferences on FCA topics. In his False Claims Act practice, he has represented whistleblower clients in the healthcare, military contracting, mortgage, and securities industries. In addition to managing numerous under seal matters, Nimish has litigated and won notable cases, including obtaining a $71 million settlement in a case alleging that a health plan and prominent hospitals defrauded the California and the United States of Medicaid funds by allegedly misrepresenting the plans’ medical loss ratio (MLR), and winning a $46 million false billing case settlement from one of California’s largest hospital systems.
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