Michael A. Sullivan

Michael A. Sullivan is a former federal prosecutor who has more than thirty years of experience in sophisticated civil and criminal litigation, including many jury trials with notable results.

Mr. Sullivan represents whistleblowers worldwide in qui tam litigation under the False Claims Act, in the IRS Whistleblower Program, and in the new SEC and CFTC Whistleblower Programs.  He was consulted by Congress in drafting the SEC Whistleblower provisions of the Dodd-Frank financial reform law in 2010.  He met with SEC and CFTC Commissioners to advise them on the rules for their whistleblower programs in 2011.  He helped write Georgia's two False Claims Acts, the Gergia False Medicaid Claims Act and the Georgia Taxpayer Protection False Claims Act. He has chaired the "Whistleblower Law Symposium" since 2006.   He is also the author of a leading blog on whistleblower law, .

Mr. Sullivan also has represented large businesses and individuals in complex cases, many involving fraud and breaches of fiduciary duty. His trial experience over three decades has included white collar criminal cases, civil fraud, business torts, and serious personal injury and death cases. Mr. Sullivan has been selected to Georgia Super Lawyers’ list each year since 2006.

From 1995-98, Mr. Sullivan served as a federal prosecutor in the Independent Counsel investigation of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, which included the prosecution of former Secretary of the Interior James Watt. He also has defended businesses and individuals in white collar criminal investigations and prosecutions, including financial fraud and tax investigations.