Somerville, Massachusetts, United States
David W. S. Lieberman, an experienced complex commercial litigator and former Assistant Attorney General, focuses his practice on representing whistleblowers prosecuting fraud under the False Claims Act and other qui tam statutes as a Member of the Whistleblower Law Collaborative. Mr. Lieberman is a graduate of Columbia University School of Law, where he was a Stone and Kent Scholar and served as Managing Editor of the Columbia Law Review, and of Tufts University. He served as a judicial clerk for the Honorable Bruce M. Selya of the First Circuit Court of Appeals. He began his career at the Massachusetts Attorney General's Criminal Bureau, and later as an associate at Ropes & Gray and Day Pitney LLC. Mr. Lieberman presently serves as a Lecturer at Boston University School of Law, teaching writing to first-year law students. Powderhouse Law LLC primarily represents False Claims Act and other qui tam whistleblowers along with attorneys Bob Thomas and Suzanne Durrell in Whistleblower Law Collaborative -- one of the pre-eminent qui tam practices nationwide. Mr. Lieberman is an active member of the Boston Bar Association, where he is a Junior Fellow and served in the BBA Public Interest Leadership program from 2014 and 2015. In 2015, he was a recipient of the Up & Coming Excellence in the Law Award from Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly for his commitment to public service and was recognized as a Massachusetts Super Lawyers “Rising Star” in 2015-2016.
Manage with minimal oversight all aspects of complex commercial, product liability and tort litigation matters with a focus on complex fraud claims including False Claims Act cases; draft dispositive motions, discovery motions, motions in limine, trial and post-trial motions and appellate briefs; conduct depositions; prepare for trial; draft settlement agreements; mentor and manage junior attorneys. • Represent relator and numerous intervening government entities in False Claims Act case asserting fraud by maker of municipal and consumer water pipe; served as member of trial team and obtained successful jury verdict • Represent defense contractor asserting fraud claims against specialty metals supplier • Represented financial consulting firm in third party discovery related to securities fraud class action against major financial institution • Represent insurance company in fraud and breach of fiduciary duty claims against former agent
Practice focused on government enforcement and appellate matters. • Conducted False Claims Act internal investigation for pharmaceutical client arising from DOJ investigation • Conducted internal investigation of mutual fund advisor related to Foreign Corrupt Practices Act concerns arising from SEC examination • Drafted and edited motions and appellate briefs relating to contracts, insurance, and constitutional law
Investigated, indicted, and prosecuted crimes including larceny, insurance fraud, and environmental crimes; drafted subpoenas, search warrants, and proffer agreements; presented cases to grand jury; examined civilian and law enforcement witnesses; managed pre-trial and post-trial matters, including arraignments, pre-trial conferences, motion practice, plea negotiations, changes of plea, lobby conferences, restitution hearings, and sentencing arguments.