Benjamin Calitri

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ABOUT BENJAMIN CALITRI

Benjamin is an experienced associate attorney at Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto, representing whistleblowers in retaliation and award cases. Ben has filed award claims for whistleblowers under the Dodd-Frank Act with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).Similarly, he has filed tax evasion claims with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), money laundering/sanctions violations cases with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and False Claims Act cases in federal court. To date, whistleblowers Ben has represented have worked with the United States in recovering over $5 billion in sanctions.Ben also is active in representing whistleblowers who have suffered retaliation, including cases filed under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and arbitration cases under FINRA’s Alternative Dispute Resolution. Ben has developed expertise in combating illegal non-disclosure agreements and representing clients in cryptocurrency claims.An accomplished speaker, Ben has been a featured presenter at the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners’ White Collar Crime Conference, Anti-Fraud Coalition’s Annual Conference, and Whistleblower UK’s Whistleblower Awareness Week held in London, among others. He is also a member of the Whistleblower UK’s attorneys committee.Ben has also published extensive articles in publications such as the Financial Times, Oxford Business Law Blog, Columbia Law School Blue Sky Blog, New York University School of Law Program on Corporate Compliance and Enforcement, Law360, and National Law Review.