Nicolas Mendoza
Partner
Nicolas represents whistleblowers under the False Claims Act, focusing on healthcare fraud, procurement fraud, and wage theft on construction projects. He also represents whistleblowers under the SEC, IRS, and other government agency whistleblower programs.
Nicolas represented a False Claims Act whistleblower who exposed one of the largest frauds on the Paycheck Protection Program and Economic Injury Disaster Loan program, committed at the height of the Covid pandemic. The case resulted in a $20 million judgment for the government. He also brought a case alleging that a business owner fraudulently obtained contracts set aside for businesses owned by economically disadvantaged individuals by misrepresenting her wealth. The case settled for $7.7 million.
Nicolas also represents workers in wage theft, overtime, and prevailing wage collective actions in federal and state courts in D.C. and Maryland.
Nicolas is active in The Anti-Fraud Coalition (TAF) and has written several articles and recorded videos for TAF on False Claims Act enforcement. He regularly presents on whistleblower law at TAF conferences, National Employment Lawyers Association conferences, and other employment and labor law conferences.
Nicolas earned his J.D. from Harvard Law School and his B.A. from Wesleyan University. During law school, he interned with the Department of Justice's Civil Frauds Section. Before law school, he worked as a paralegal and case investigator at a False Claims Act whistleblower firm.
Nicolas grew up in Santiago, Chile and speaks Spanish fluently.
Washington Office
Bar Admissions
DC, MD, MA
Education
BA, Wesleyan University
JD, Harvard University
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