Molly Knobler
Molly advocates for those who will not be silenced.
Molly advocates for those who will not be silenced.
Molly Knobler is proud to represent whistleblowers who stand up against unsafe, unfair, and corrupt business practices that endanger consumer and patient welfare and drain precious funds from government coffers.
The brave few who blow the whistle on fraud impacting the government, investors, patients, and consumers serve a vital purpose in our society. They are frequently thanked for their service with retribution and reprisal. Molly works tirelessly to protect these whistleblowers, ensure their stories are heard, and advocate for their just compensation.
Her experience includes qui tam matters involving Medicare and Medicaid fraud, as well as customs fraud and other frauds against the government. She also handles Physician Self-Referral Law (Stark law) violations, health care industry kickback schemes, government contractors’ overcharging, and cybersecurity issues in technology products.
Molly also represents clients in connection with whistleblower claims with the IRS’ and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s whistleblower programs, including violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
On behalf of whistleblowers, Molly has secured hundreds of millions of dollars in settlements. This includes a $118.7 million settlement against Adventist Health Systems for alleged Stark violations and billing fraud; a $37.5 million settlement against Prime Healthcare and its CEO and a cardiologist for an alleged kickback scheme and other allegations, and an $11.75 million settlement with Science Applications International Corp. for allegedly inflating the costs of a government-funded program.
Before joining DiCello Levitt, Molly practiced at Phillips and Cohen LLP and Constantine Cannon LLP, two of the largest whistleblower practices in the United States.
Molly serves as a Taxpayers Against Fraud Young Lawyer’s Division Board member. While earning her law degree at Stanford Law School, she served as Submissions Editor and Co-Editor In Chief of the Stanford Journal of Animal Law and Policy. She earned Class Prizes for Outstanding Performance in: Torts, Evidence, Administrative Law, Trusts and Estates, Intellectual Property, and Environmental Law Clinic. In addition, Molly served as President and Director of the Animal Legal Defense Fund, interned with the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine and worked as a law clerk at a legal services clinic that represented low-income and chronically ill clients.