Gary Azorsky

Co-Chair of False Claims Act/Qui Tam Practice Group at Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC

Gary L. Azorsky is the chair of the Whistleblower practice at Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, with nearly four decades of legal experience.1 He has dedicated his career to helping right wrongs, recovering nearly $8 billion in defrauded funds for federal and state governments and hundreds of millions of dollars for whistleblower clients.1

Areas of Expertise

Azorsky primarily focuses on:

Whistleblower claims involving federal securities law violations
Federal tax law violations
Commodities Exchange Act violations
False Claims Act cases in healthcare, pharmaceutical, banking, and defense contracting sectors1

Notable Achievements

Co-lead counsel in a qui tam action against Wyeth, resulting in a $784.6 million settlement, the seventh-largest False Claims Act recovery on record1
Involved in groundbreaking Ven-A-Care cases, which set precedents for large FCA multi-state cases1
Testified before the Vermont Senate Judiciary Committee for the advancement of a Vermont State False Claims Act1
Provided expert guidance on the False Claims Act for a Joint Hearing of the U.S. House Oversight and Judiciary Committees1

Education and Professional Memberships

BA from the University of Pennsylvania (1980)
JD from Cornell Law School (1983)
Member of Taxpayers Against Fraud
Member of the Federal Bar Association, Qui Tam Section1

Azorsky is known for his expertise in False Claims Act practice and has been qualified by the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts to testify as an expert in this field.1 He has also worked pro bono for organizations advocating for gun control and against gun violence.1