Reuben Guttman

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American University School of Public Affairs

Experience: 39 years

Antitrust Law, Stockbroker & Investment Fraud, Health Care Law and Civil Rights

District of Columbia, Georgia, New Jersey and Pennsylvania

Washington DC's Best Lawyers: Whistle Blowers, Alumni Service Award and 2 others

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Reuben Guttman is a founding member of Guttman, Buschner & Brooks PLLC (GBB). His practice involves complex litigation and class actions. He has tried and/or litigated claims involving fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, environmental derelictions, antitrust, business interference and other common law torts or statutory violations.
The International Business Times called Mr. Guttman “one of the world’s most prominent whistleblower attorneys,” and he has been recognized as a Washingtonian Top Lawyer by Washingtonian Magazine. A February 19, 2015 profile of Mr Guttman by the Boston Globe’s STAT NEWS referred to him as the “Lawyer Pharma Loves to Hate.” Citing a $98 million recovery from Community Health Systems, Inc., Law 360 named Mr. Guttman a “Health Care MVP” and profiled him in a December 1, 2014 article. Author David Dayen, writing in his Book, Chain of Title (The New Press, 2016) cited Mr. Guttman’s work on behalf of robo-signing whistleblower, Lynn Szymoniak, noting “he had won some of the largest awards in the history of the False Claims Act; there was really nobody better for the case.” Writing in their book, The Corporate Whistleblower’s Survival Guide, (Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc., 2011), authors Tom Devine and Tarek F. Massarani wrote that “in settling qui tam litigation, [Mr. Guttman] has aggressively and successfully negotiated for corrective action against public health and safety consequences from prescription drug fraud.” In the book, When Good Companies Go Bad, (ABC CLIO, 2014), authors Donald Beachler and Thomas Shevory profiled Mr. Guttman’s off label marketing case against Abbott labs, involving the drug Depakote, which resulted in a $1.6 billion recovery in 2012 for state and federal governments.

Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice

District of Columbia

District of Columbia Bar
Since 1988

Georgia

State Bar of Georgia
Since 1985

New Jersey

New Jersey Courts
Since 1990

Pennsylvania

Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Since 1990

Professional Experience

2020 - Current

American University School of Public Affairs

Professorial Lecturer

2015 - Current

Guttman, Buschner & Brooks

Founding Partner

2004 - Current

Emory University School of Law

Adjunct Professor of Law; Senior Fellow, Center for Advocacy and Dispute Resolution

Founded and served as Senior Advisor to the Emory Corporate Governance and Accountability Review; served as Team Leader and/or Faculty Member of the Kessler-Eidson Trial Techniques Program; Co-taught course on complex litigation using the False Claims Act and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

2007 - 2015

Grant & Eisenhofer PA

Manager of False Claims Act Practice

2006 - 2007

Wolf, Haldenstein, Adler, Freeman & Herz

Partner and Manager of DC Office

2003 - 2006

Milberg Weiss Bershad & Schulman LLP

Of-Counsel and Manager of DC Office

1996 - 2001

Provost & Umphrey Law Firm LLP

Partner and Manager of DC Office

1993 - 1996

Elliott, Rehiner, Siedzikowski & Egan

Of-Counsel

1990 - 1993

Shur & Guttman

Partner

1985 - 1990

Service Employees International Union, AFL-CIO

Counsel

Served as one of two Washington, D.C. counsel, under International Union President John Sweeney, to 1,000,000-member labor union.

Education

University of Rochester

B.A. (1985) | History

Emory University

J.D. (1985)

Awards

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Washington DC's Best Lawyers: Whistle Blowers

The Washingtonian

year - Reuben Guttman

Alumni Service Award

Emory University School of Law

year - Reuben Guttman

MVP

Law 360 Life Sciences

year - Reuben Guttman

Super Lawyer

SuperLawyers

Contacts

Guttman, Buschner & Brooks 2000 P Street NW Suite 300 Washington DC 20036 Telephone: (202) 800-3001

Videos

Getting Started

What to consider when choosing to move your whistleblower case forward. What documents should I preserve? Who should I call? Should I take anything from my place of work? Find the answers here!

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Interview of Reuben Guttman, Attorney for Whistleblower in Lawsuit against Abbott Laboratories

Interview with Reuben Guttman, Attorney for Whistlerblower in Lawsuit against Abbott Laboratories, concerning the off-label marketing of Abbott's drug, Depakote. Settled for $1.6 billion.

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Reuben Guttman American University School of Public Affairs

Experience: 39 years

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Phone: (202) 800-3001

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Practice Areas

Antitrust Law

Stockbroker & Investment Fraud

Health Care Law

Civil Rights

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Discrimination, Employment, Fair Housing, Police Misconduct, Privacy Law

Languages

English: Spoken, Written

Websites

Guttman, Buschner & Brooks

Socials

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