Robert Scott Oswald

Scott Oswald is an accomplished trial lawyer who has brought more than 40 trials to verdict and recovered more than $300 million in judgments and settlements for his clients, in cases ranging from wrongful termination to employer fraud.

Mr. Oswald litigates employment lawsuits nationwide, with a special focus on whistleblower matters – including qui tam law, which can deliver monetary rewards to employees who expose fraud against the government. He has spoken up for workers before federal agencies and on Capitol Hill, and has broken new ground in whistleblower law:

- First jury verdict (more than $2 million) under new whistleblower - protections introduced in the National Defense Authorization Act of 2013;
- First Sarbanes-Oxley Act liability verdict to withstand appeal;
- First reported successful jury verdict under 2009 anti-retaliation provisions of False Claims Act and;
- First Dodd-Frank Act retaliation lawsuit to reach discovery in federal court.

In 2017, Mr. Oswald was nominated by his colleagues to become a fellow of the prestigious College of Labor and Employment Lawyers in his first year of eligibility. Super Lawyers has recognized his achievements every year for almost a decade, and he has placed on its D.C. “Top 100” list multiple times. Mr. Oswald is a ten-time honoree in The Best Lawyers in America. He has been recognized by Washingtonian Magazine, Northern Virginia magazine, and Lawdragon. In 2021, Mr. Oswald was ranked by Chambers, a prestigious global legal directory.

Mr. Oswald is the current programming chair for the Federal Bar Association’s Qui Tam Section and has served in the past as both section chair and chair of its Professional Ethics Committee. He is a proud past president of the Metropolitan Employment Lawyers Association and currently heads its Bench-Bar Committee. Mr. Oswald is also involved in the American Bar Association, the D.C. Bar, the National Employment Lawyers Association, and more.

• General Civil

Colorado

District of Columbia

District of Columbia Bar

Florida

Illinois

Indiana

Maryland

Since 1998

Michigan

Tennessee

Texas

Virginia

3rd Circuit

4th Circuit

5th Circuit

9th Circuit

11th Circuit

D.C. Circuit

Federal Circuit

U.S. Supreme Court

Howard University School of Law

J.D. (2017)

1994 - 1997

University of Virginia

B.A. (1990) | Economics

1987 - 1990

Federal Bar Association, Qui Tam Section

Programming Chair

Current

D.C. Bar Association

Changing Currents Committee Chair

Current

Metropolitan Washington Employment Lawyers Association

Bench-Bar Committee Head

Current

American Bar Association

Current

College of Labor and Employment Lawyers

Current