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Herbert Vincent McKnight
also known as H. Vincent McKnight Jr., Vince McKnight Jr.
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Biography
Vincent “Vince” McKnight, Jr., is the Managing Partner of Sanford Heisler Sharp’s Washington, D.C., office and Co-Chair of the firm’s Whistleblower Practice. He also represents clients in employment discrimination and wrongful discharge cases.
Vince represents whistleblowers in sealed and unsealed False Claims Act/qui tam suits under investigation by the United States and other governmental stakeholders. He has achieved significant success in such cases, including the representation of whistleblowers in a series of actions alleging that office products companies (Staples, Office Depot) were illegally selling products from non-compliant countries such as China to the U.S. government in violation of the Trade Agreements Act and General Services Administration (GSA) policies. He also served as co-counsel in United States ex rel Cox v. Smith & Newpew, alleging unlawful sales of medical devices under government contracts arising from the manufacturer’s violations of the Trade Agreements Act.
Vince was co-lead counsel for a whistleblower who was the Government Contracting Director for Network Appliance (NetApp) in a matter that resulted in the then-largest GSA procurement fraud settlement in history. NetApp overcharged the government in violation of the GSA “Best Price” Clause, and ultimately settled for approximately $ has served as faculty at the ABA’s Annual National Institute on the False Claims Act and Qui Tam Enforcement and he has participated as a panelist at conferences hosted by Taxpayers Against Fraud and the Practicing Lawyers Institute focusing on issues under the False Claims Act. In addition, he co-authored “Causes of Action by Employee for Retaliation and Reprisal Pursuant to the False Claims Act, 31 USC Section 3730 (h)” in Causes of Action 2d 217, Section 2 (West 2003). Vince is renowned for arguing and winning a case in which the DC Court of Appeals first departed from the employment-at-will doctrine—the assumption that employment is for an indefinite amount of time and may be terminated at any time—in the District of Columbia. In the Summer of 2018, Vince was on the SHS trial team that obtained a $1.25M verdict against Columbia University on behalf of Professor Enrichetta Ravina.
Vince has consistently received a rating of “AV” by Martindale-Hubbell and was selected as one of the organization’s “Best Lawyers in America” He has also been honored as a “Top Lawyer in Maryland” by the Legal Network and as “top DC Lawyer” in Super Lawyers.
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Licensed in Maryland for 16 years
State: Maryland
Acquired: 2009
No misconduct found
Licensed in District of Columbia for 46 years
State: District of Columbia
Acquired: 1979
No misconduct found
Location
Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight
700 Pennsylvania Ave. SE, Ste 300, Washington, DC, 20003
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Experience
Honors
2019
Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers in America
2018
Top Rated Lawyer, Martindale-Hubbell®
2018
Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers in America
2018
2018 Washington, DC Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2017
Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers in America
2017
Washington, DC Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2016
Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers in America
2015
Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers in America
2014
Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers in America
2013
Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers in America
2012
Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers in America
2012
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2011
Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers in America
2011
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2010
Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers in America
2009
Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers in America
2009
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2008
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2008
Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers in America
N/A
Top Rated Lawyer in Maryland, Legal Network
N/A
Rising Star, Lawdragon
Work Experience
2016 - Present
DC Managing Partner, Sanford Heisler Sharp, LLP
2014 - Present
Partner, Sanford Heisler, LLP
2009 - 2014
Owner, McKnight & Kennedy
1982 - 2009
Senior Partner, Ashcraft & Gerel LLP
1980 - 1982
Associate, Reed Smith Shaw & McClay
Sample of Legal Cases
UNITED STATES EX REL COX ET AL V. MEDTRONIC (D.MINN.)
Settled for $4.4 million
Education
1978
University of Pennsylvania Law School
JD - Juris Doctor
1975
Brown University
BA - Bachelor of Arts
Speaking Engagements
2018
Taxpayers Against Fraud Education Fund (TAFEF) 2018 Conference and Awards
Best Price in Non-Healthcare Claims
2018
Federal Bar Association Qui Tam Conference
Strategic Use of Pre-Trial Motions
2018
American Bar Association 2018 National Institute on the Civil False Claims Act and Qui Tam Enforcement
Procurement Fraud
Publications
2003
USC Section 3730 (j). Causes of Action 2d 217, Section 2, West
Causes of Action by Employee Retaliation and Reprisal Pursuant to the False Claims Act
1991
Trial
Biomechanics of VDT Carpal Tunnel Cases
Languages
English