David J. Chizewer

David Chizewer Honored As One of the 500 Leading Litigators in America

Best Lawyers Honors 31 Goldberg Kohn Attorneys in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 Edition

Goldberg Kohn’s Commercial Finance, Bankruptcy and Litigation Practices Receive Acclaim in Chambers USA 2024; 10 Attorneys Individually Ranked

Litigation Group Chair David Chizewer Quoted in “Appeals Court Rules in Favor of Wisconsin Whistleblower in Legal Battle With AT&T”

Goldberg Kohn Attorneys Named 2024 Illinois Super Lawyers; Two Young Principals Named Rising Stars

Litigation Group Chair David Chizewer Honored as a Litigation Trailblazer

David Chizewer Quoted in “Court Examines Intent in Whistleblower Retaliation Case”

Goldberg Kohn Sponsoring the Illinois Network of Charter Schools’ 2023 Excellence Awards

Litigation Chair David Chizewer Offers “Expert Reaction” for Westlaw Today’s Coverage of a U.S. Supreme Court FCA Ruling

Goldberg Kohn’s Commercial Finance, Bankruptcy and Litigation Practices Once Again Receive Acclaim in Chambers USA 2023; Nine Attorneys Individually Ranked

David Chizewer Quoted in “SCOTUS Tosses 7th Cir. FCA Scienter Rulings, Saying ‘Subjective Beliefs’ Matter”

David Chizewer Quoted in “Supreme Court Reopens Fraud Suits Against SuperValu, Safeway”

Litigation Chair David Chizewer Interviews Former U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan at Global Conference

David Chizewer Quoted in “Vallas and Johnson Clash on School Choice, Fueling Different Donor Bases in Mayor’s Race”

David Chizewer Presenting “CIFPA, IICFPA, and the FCA,” at a Federal Bar Association QuiTam Section Roundtable

David Chizewer Named Chair of Goldberg Kohn’s Litigation Group; Succeeds Ken Ulrich

David Chizewer Quoted in “FCA Overhaul Bill May Miss Mark On Reining In Fraudsters”

David Chizewer Quoted in “DuPont, Others Must Face Claims in Indiana Superfund Row”

Goldberg Kohn Southside Recycling Case Featured in “General Iron Turns to Cook Co. Court, Says it Followed Rules, Yet City Refuses Permit for New Scrap Metal Recycling Plant”

Goldberg Kohn Southside Recycling Case Featured in “Judge: Chicago’s Bow to Activists, Imperling General Iron Permit, Not ‘Final Decision,’ So Not Yet Illegal Taking”

Goldberg Kohn Representing Southside Recycling in $100M Lawsuit Against the City of Chicago

David Chizewer Case Covered in “General Iron Owners Say They’ve Been Demonized, Deny Environmental Racism Charge in New Court Filing”

David Chizewer Quoted in “Judge To Rule Next Month on Bid to Stop General Iron Permit”

David Chizewer Quoted in “Chicago Residents Urge Court to Block Scrap Metal Move”

Twelve Goldberg Kohn Attorneys Named 2021 Illinois Super Lawyers; One Young Attorney Also Named a Rising Star

David Chizewer Quoted in “Superfund Homeowners Fight to Keep Legacy Polluter Lawsuit Alive In E.C.”

David Chizewer Presenting “How Honest Companies Wind Up On the Wrong Side of FCA Liability”

David Chizewer Quoted in “Asbestos Defendant That Fought Hundreds of Gori Suits Appears to Have Escaped Madison County”

David Chizewer’s Mock Trial Team Victorious at the ABA’s False Claims Act and Qui Tam Trial Institute

David Chizewer Quoted in “High Court Sides With Plaintiffs on False Claims Timeliness”

David Chizewer Quoted in Law360 Article, “Attys React to High Court FCA Statue of Limitations Ruling”

David Chizewer Quoted in Law360 Article, “Pointed Questions Suggest Longer FCA Time Limit Is Likely”

Twelve Goldberg Kohn Attorneys Named 2019 Illinois Super Lawyers

David Chizewer Quoted in “Damages Could Pile Up If High Court Affirms False Claims Ruling”

Health Management Associates Agrees to Pay $260 Million to Settle Whistleblower Lawsuits; DOJ Settles Suit Filed By Goldberg Kohn

David Chizewer Quoted in “Attorneys Reflect On Escobar’s FCA Impact 2 Years Later”

David Chizewer Discussing Procurement Fraud at the 12th National Institute on the Civil False Claims Act and Qui Tam Enforcement

David Chizewer Named an “Energy and Environmental Trailblazer” By The National Law Journal for His Pro Bono Representation of East Chicago Residents

Goldberg Kohn Pro Bono Case Reported On in “Federal Judge Hears Arguments in East Chicago Superfund Case”

David Chizewer Quoted in “Superfund Homeowners Bring Lawsuit in East Chicago for Property Damage, Emotional Distress”

The U.S. Department of Justice and Illinois Intervene in Goldberg Kohn Whistleblower Case Against Laynie Foundation

Shriver Center on Poverty Law Honors Goldberg Kohn With Its Corporate Partner Award

David Chizewer Quoted in “Two Rulings Force Whistle-Blowers to Wait, Maybe Too Long”

David Chizewer Quoted in “Asbestos Defendant Seeking Sanctions in Madison Co. Argues It Was Named ‘Only to Harass,’ and for ‘Settlement Ransom’”

Goldberg Kohn Fighting to Ensure Illinois Children Living in Poverty Receive the Medical Care They Deserve

David Chizewer, With The Shriver Center and Legal Council for Health Justice, Secures More Money for Medicaid Program

Team Health Holdings Agrees to Pay $60 Million to Settle Whistleblower Lawsuit Filed By Goldberg Kohn

Goldberg Kohn Pro Bono Case Covered in “Superfund Residents: Feds Wrong About Our Say in Court” Article

Goldberg Kohn Pro Bono Case Covered in Article, “East Chicago Residents Ask Court to Keep Them in Future Superfund Site Proceedings”

Twelve Goldberg Kohn Attorneys Named 2017 Illinois Super Lawyers

Goldberg Kohn Pro Bono Case Subject of Article, “Health Expert Discusses Effects of Lead Exposure”

David Chizewer Quoted in Chicago Tribune Article, “East Chicago Residents Seek Larger Voice in Cleanup”

David Chizewer Quoted in “Questions Mount With Lead Contamination, EPA Cleanup”

The Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law Announces the Goldberg Kohn Foundation & Fred Cohen Fellowship

David Chizewer Honored With Award for Excellence in Pro Bono Service

Twelve Goldberg Kohn Attorneys Named 2016 Illinois Super Lawyers; One Young Attorney Also Named a Rising Star

David Chizewer Quoted in “Supreme Court to Rule on Theory Underlying Many Healthcare Fraud Suits”

David Chizewer Presenting on Two Panels at “The General Counsels’ Forum on Internal Investigations & Compliance”

David Chizewer Presenting “Perspectives on Qui Tam and Challenges for Settlement” at JAMS Chicago’s CLE Day

Twelve Goldberg Kohn Attorneys Named 2015 Illinois Super Lawyers; One Young Attorney Also Named a Rising Star

David Chizewer Quoted in “Supreme Court Decision Could Lead to More Fraud Lawsuits in Healthcare”

Chambers USA 2015 Ranks Goldberg Kohn As a Top Law Firm in Banking & Finance, Bankruptcy/Restructuring, Litigation and Real Estate Law; 14 Attorneys Individually Recognized

David Chizewer Presenting “Lessons Learned From Recent False Claims Act Litigation in the Seventh Circuit”

David Chizewer Presenting at the ABA’s “Civil False Claims Act and Qui Tam Enforcement Institute”

David Chizewer Discusses Pending Illinois Charter School Legislation on PBS’s “Chicago Tonight”

David Chizewer Featured in Corporate Disputes Article, “False Claims Act – Outlook 2014”

Twelve Goldberg Kohn Attorneys Named 2014 Illinois Super Lawyers; Two Young Attorneys Also Named Rising Stars

David Chizewer a Panelist on the Live Federal Judicial Center Webcast, “Recurring Issues in False Claims Act Litigation”

David Chizewer Speaking on a Panel At the “Best Practices in Home Health Conference”

David Chizewer Moderating “Unique Issues in Litigating Declined Cases” at the Annual Taxpayers Against Fraud Education Fund Conference

David Chizewer Lecturing on the Federal False Claims Act to Berkeley Law School Students

Goldberg Kohn Whistleblower Case Involving Omnicare Covered in Chicago Tribune Article, “Nursing Home Execs Agree to Pay $5 Million to Settle Suit”

Goldberg Kohn False Claims Act Practice Featured in Chicago Lawyer Article, “Niche Practices Play Big Role in Midsize Strategy”

David Chizewer Comments on Lance Armstrong Whistle-Blower Case in Chicago Daily Law Bulletin

David Chizewer Speaking at the ABA’s “Civil False Claims Act and Qui Tam Enforcement Institute”

David Chizewer Speaking About Charter Schools at Northwestern University School of Law’s Black History Month Event

David Chizewer Moderating “Financial Relationships Between Co-Relators and Their Counsel” at the Annual Taxpayers Against Fraud Conference

Principal David J. Chizewer featured in the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin

Goldberg Kohn Principal Appointed Board President of The Chicago International Charter School

Goldberg Kohn Principals, Partner Organizations Receive Prestigious Award For Efforts on Behalf of Illinois Children