The DOJ’s Antitrust Whistleblower Rewards Program 2025

Description: This hour-long educational session explains the Department of Justice’s new initiative that offers monetary awards to individuals who report antitrust violations involving fraud, including mail and wire fraud. Rewards can be up to 30% of the criminal fines collected in cases resulting from the whistleblower’s information. The presentation features two highly regarded attorneys with successful whistleblower and antitrust litigation practices.  

Agenda:

  • Origins of Whistleblower Laws: How the False Claims Act and similar statutes created the framework for incentivizing insider reporting.  
  • Whistleblower Process and Protections: Filing under seal, government investigations, and anti-retaliation provisions.  
  • Antitrust Enforcement Basics: Key statutes such as the Sherman Act, Clayton Act, and FTC Act, and how they apply to anti-competitive conduct.  
  • Details of the DOJ Program:  Who qualifies as a whistleblower? Types of violations covered, including price-fixing, bid-rigging, and market allocation schemes. How to submit information and the role of confidentiality. Calculation of awards and coordination with existing DOJ leniency programs.  
  • Strategic Considerations: Interaction with other whistleblower programs, ethical issues, and potential constitutional challenges.  
  • Enforcement Trends: Current DOJ priorities and the role of whistleblowers in detecting cartels and other anti-competitive practices.

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Julie Keeton Bracker
Julie Keeton BrackerPartner
Julie Keeton Bracker is a nationally recognized False Claims Act attorney with nearly two decades of experience representing whistleblowers and exposing fraud against the government. A former defense lawyer turned relator’s advocate, she co-founded Bracker & Marcus LLC, a firm dedicated to “doing well by doing good,” recovering tens of millions for taxpayers and protecting clients who speak up for integrity.

Julie has become a leading voice at the intersection of the False Claims Act and cybersecurity, frequently speaking at national conferences and contributing thought leadership on cyberfraud enforcement. Her professional accolades include recognition by Best Lawyers in America, Super Lawyers, and Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent ratings. Based near Atlanta, she also serves on the Vanderbilt Law School Advisory Board and remains active in mentoring and advocacy within the employment and whistleblower bar.

Dan Mogin
Dan MoginManaging Partner
Dan Mogin is a nationally respected antitrust and complex litigation attorney with decades of experience leading and shaping major competition cases across the United States. The founder and managing partner of The Mogin Law Firm, P.C., he has served as lead and liaison counsel in numerous high-profile antitrust and unfair competition class actions, including large-scale multidistrict and coordinated proceedings.

A former Chair of the Antitrust and Unfair Competition Law Section of the California State Bar, Dan has also taught antitrust law as an adjunct professor at the University of San Diego for ten years and contributed extensively to leading legal publications, including serving as Editor-in-Chief of California Antitrust & Unfair Competition Law (Third). Recognized as a Best Lawyer in America, Super Lawyer, and Lawyer of the Year for Antitrust Litigation, his work has earned honors from the California Assembly, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, and the Sierra Club. Dan continues to serve as a trusted voice and advocate in advancing fair competition and consumer justice nationwide.