Edward A. Baker, Whistleblower Attorney in New York
Over 24 years of legal practice
PartneratLieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein, LLP
New, NY
Practicing whistleblower in New York since 2002.
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Edward A. Baker is a partner based in New York, NY. The practice focuses on Whistleblower. Edward has over 24 years of legal experience. Currently practicing at Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein, LLP.
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- Handles Whistleblower matters from New York, NY.
- Over 24 years of practice as a licensed attorney.
About Edward A. Baker: Edward A. Baker is a partner based in New York, NY. The practice focuses on Whistleblower. Edward has over 24 years of legal experience. Currently practicing at Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein, LLP.
Areas of practice
Practice areas handled by Edward A. Baker
Edward concentrates on whistleblower. Each area below outlines the kind of case Edward handles, typical outcomes to expect, and how the intake process starts.
Whistleblower cases in New York
Edward takes whistleblower matters in New York. Typical engagements include intake calls to scope the issue, review of any records or filings you already have, and a written strategy memo before Edward agrees to represent you.
Biography
About Edward A. Baker — Over 24 years of New York whistleblower experience
Edward A. Baker is a partner based in New York, NY. The practice focuses on Whistleblower. Edward has over 24 years of legal experience. Currently practicing at Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein, LLP.
In September 2023, Ed published an auditing tip in the e-newsletter of the National Alliance of Medical Auditing Specialists (NAMAS) on the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2022 decision in U.S., et al, ex rel. Schutte, et al. v. SuperValu, Inc., et al. In December 2023, he published an additional auditing tip for NAMAS on Cigna’s 2023 $172 million False Claims Act settlement with the DOJ.
Prior to serving as an AUSA, Mr. Baker was an Assistant Attorney General for the State of Vermont, where he was the Director of the Medicaid Fraud and Residential Abuse Unit. In that capacity, he was responsible for all aspects of the management and operation of Vermont’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, charged with investigating and prosecuting, both civilly and criminally, fraud and patient abuse/neglect within Vermont’s Medicaid program. He was a member of the litigation table team for thirty-six states in a qui tam lawsuit against Wyeth and Pfizer for Medicaid pharmaceutical “best price” violations that ultimately resulted in a $785 million settlement. He also laid the groundwork for the enactment of the Vermont False Claims Act and held leadership positions within the National Association of Medicaid Fraud Control Units.
Prior to his eight years of government service, Mr. Baker was in private practice, first, as a litigator in the Government Enforcement Defense practice group of a large Boston law firm, then at a national plaintiff’s firm where he litigated antitrust and securities class actions.
Mr. Baker has a J.D. cum laude from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. During law school, he was a Managing Editor of the Wisconsin Law Review, and the founder of a student organization devoted to exploring the intersection of legal theory and practice. He was elected Class Orator at graduation, and was recognized for his outstanding service to the law school, and for scholarship, character, and contribution to the greater community. In addition to his law degree, Mr. Baker has an M.A. in Religion from Yale University, and an M.A. in Philosophy from Tufts University. He graduated from Dartmouth College with a B.A. in Philosophy modified with Biology.
Mr. Baker is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont; as well as in the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern District of New York, Eastern District of California, Eastern District of Wisconsin, District of Massachusetts, and the District of Vermont.
Presentations
•Managed Care Fraud and Enforcement, ABA Qui Tam & Civil False Claims and Healthcare Fraud Institute, May 28, 2026
•Managed Care Enforcement and Compliance; Whistleblowers, HCCA San Juan Regional Healthcare Compliance Conference, May 4-5, 2026
•Compliance Conundrum: How to Assess the Risk of a False Claims Act Lawsuit?, HCCA Compliance Institute 2026, April 17, 2026
•Fundamentals of Medicaid Managed Care, TAF Coalition Webinar, May 13, 2025
•Bad, Better, Best Practices: Avoiding FCA Liability for False or Invalid HCC Diagnoses from HRAs; Your Risk of False Claims Act Violations When Filing Medicare Advantage Claims, AAPC HealthCon, April 6-9, 2025
•Risk Adjustment and Coding: What’s Fraud Got to Do with It?, AAPC HealthCon, April 14-17, 2024
•The False Claims Act, 15th Annual NAMAS Auditing & Compliance Conference, December 7-8, 2023
•FCA and Liability for Risk Adjustment, HCCA Annual Healthcare Enforcement Compliance Conference, November 5, 2023
•The Future is Now: Managed Care Enforcement Trends and Compliance Best Practices, ABA Health Law Section 4th Annual National Managed Care Institute, October 12, 2023
•AI and the False Claims Act, Federal Bar Association Qui Tam Section Roundtable, October 11, 2023
•Before the Subpoena Arrives: Proactive Strategies for Payers and Providers to Get Ahead of Medicare Advantage Compliance Problems, BCBS 2023 Law, Audit, Compliance & Ethics Conference, August 6-9, 2023
•The Essential Role of Coders and Auditors in Risk Adjustment Litigation, AAPC HealthCon, May 24, 2023
•Risk Adjustment Panel, AAPC HealthCon, May 22, 2023
•A Moving Target: Key Litigation and Regulatory Developments in Medicare Advantage Risk Adjustment, AHLA Health Plan Law and Compliance Institute, May 19, 2023
•Risk Adjustment Litigation and Risk Areas for Plans, Providers, and Others, RISE CompliancePalooza 2022, Oct. 11, 2022
•The FCA and the Controlled Substances Act, FBA Qui Tam Section Webinar, Sept. 28, 2022
•The Current State of Risk Adjustment Litigation and Risk Areas for MA Plans, Vendors, and Downstream Entities, RISE West 2022, Sept. 1, 2022
•FCA Medicaid Fraud Litigation: Defense, DOJ, and Relator Perspectives, NAMFCU Global Team Leader Symposium, Aug. 3, 2022
•Updates to the MA Risk Adjustment Toolkit, AHLA Educational Webinar, July 11, 2022
•Risk Adjustment FCA Cases: Government Overreach or Reasonable Oversight?, AHLA Annual Meeting 2022, June 29, 2022
•An Update on FCA Legal Developments and Trends, NAMFCU Training Conference, Mar. 30, 2022
•Fraud and Abuse: Tracking the Latest in Medicare and Medicaid Related Enforcement Actions and What it Means for Payors Going Forward, ACI Advanced Managed Care Forum, Mar. 31, 2022
•Real Life Risk Adjustment Compliance Failures: How to Avoid Turning a ‘Glitch’ Into a ‘Gotcha’, RISE National 2022, Mar. 9, 2022
Honors & Awards
•Selected for inclusion by peers in The Best Lawyers in America in the field of “Qui Tam Law,” 2022-2026
Publications
•DOJ Ramps Up Enforcement Against Covid-19 Fraud,” Constantine Cannon Whistleblower Insider, April 2022
•“Jury finds Teva Pharmaceuticals Liable for Contributing to Opioid-Related Deaths in New York State,” Constantine Cannon Whistleblower Insider, Jan. 2022
•“WBOTY Nomination: Daniel Ellsberg and The GroundTruth Project,” Constantine Cannon Whistleblower Insider, Dec. 2021
•“Pharmacy Owner Convicted in $174 Million Telehealth Fraud that Targeted Consumers and PBMs,” Constantine Cannon Whistleblower Insider, Dec. 2021
•“Next Up: Infrastructure Oversight Week,” Constantine Cannon Whistleblower Insider, Nov. 2021
•Op-Ed, “On the Anniversary of the Gettysburg Address, We Should Follow Lincoln’s Lead,” Patriot News - Lancaster PA, Nov. 21, 2021
•“Whistleblower Reveals Facebook’s Lies: Will the SEC or Congress Act to Curtail Threats to Democracy and Teens from Social Media?,” Constantine Cannon Whistleblower Insider, Oct. 2021
•“United States Reaches a ‘Tipping Point’ in Managed Care Enforcement,” Constantine Cannon Whistleblower Insider, July 2021
•“FDA’s Approval of Alzheimer’s Drug Highlights Need for Whistleblowers,” Constantine Cannon Whistleblower Insider, July 2021
•Co-Author, AHLA Medicare Advantage Risk Adjustment Litigation “Toolkit,” AHLA PPMC Practice Group, July 2021 (updated Mar. 2022, Nov. 2022)
In the News
•May 27, 2026
Lieff Cabraser Attorneys to Speak at ABA Qui Tam & Civil False Claims and Healthcare Fraud Institute 2026
•May 1, 2026
Edward Baker to Speak at Upcoming HCCA San Juan Regional Healthcare Compliance Conference
•August 21, 2025
36 Lieff Cabraser Lawyers Named to 2026 Best Lawyers Listings
•April 7, 2025
Ed Baker to Speak on False Claims Act Cases at HealthCon 2025 in Orlando, Florida on April 8th and 9th
•January 6, 2025
Lieff Cabraser Announces New Partners
Past Employment Positions
•Constantine Cannon, LLP, Of Counsel
•U.S. Department of Justice, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Eastern District of California
•Office of the Vermont Attorney General, Director, Medicaid Fraud & Residential Abuse Unit
•Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP, Associate
How Edward handles whistleblower matters
In September 2023, Ed published an auditing tip in the e-newsletter of the National Alliance of Medical Auditing Specialists (NAMAS) on the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2022 decision in U.S., et al, ex rel. Schutte, et al. v. SuperValu, Inc., et al . In December 2023, he published an additional auditing tip for NAMAS on Cigna’s 2023 $172 million False Claims Act settlement with the DOJ. Prior to serving…
The kind of cases Edward takes
Edward reviews new inquiries case-by-case for whistleblower matters across New York.
Credentials
Edward A. Baker's legal education and bar admissions
University of Wisconsin-Madison Law School, Madison, Wisconsin
J.D. · 2001
Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire B.A. Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut M.A. Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts M.A.
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Jurisdictions
Edward's state bar admissions
U.S. District Court,
2025 · ACTIVE
U.S. District Court,
2021 · ACTIVE
District of Columbia
2020 · ACTIVE
U.S. District Court,
2019 · ACTIVE
U.S. District Court,
2010 · ACTIVE
Vermont
2010 · ACTIVE
New Hampshire
2010 · ACTIVE
U.S. District Court,
2003 · ACTIVE
Massachusetts
2002 · ACTIVE
Edward studied at J.D. in University of Wisconsin-Madison Law School, Madison, Wisconsin and — in Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire B.A. Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut M.A. Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts M.A..
Law school and academic background
Edward completed J.D. in University of Wisconsin-Madison Law School, Madison, Wisconsin and — in Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire B.A. Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut M.A. Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts M.A.. Formal legal training is one signal of substantive knowledge — the day-to-day practice Edward runs in New York is where that training gets applied to real client questions.
Locations
Edward A. Baker's office in New York
Edward's primary office is at 250 Hudson Street, 8th Floor, New York, NY, 10013. In-person meetings are by appointment; a phone intake usually comes first.
Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein, LLP
250 Hudson Street, 8th Floor
New York, NY 10013
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How to hire Edward A. Baker — what to expect in your first consultation
Working with a new whistleblower attorney should feel structured. Here's how the first two conversations with Edward usually go, from the moment you request a consult to the day representation begins.
Consultation formats and pricing
Edward charges for the initial consult. That fee is credited toward representation if you retain Edward's office.
What to bring to your first meeting
Bring any documents you already have — police reports, medical records, filed pleadings, correspondence from an insurer, a copy of the contract at issue. If you're not sure, err on the side of bringing everything; Edward will tell you what matters and what doesn't.
Questions to ask a whistleblower attorney in New York
A short list to run through before you commit: How many whistleblower matters have you handled in the last year? What's your fee structure? Who else in the office will work on this? What's your realistic estimate of timeline and range of outcomes? How do I reach you between meetings?
Fees & payment
Fees, payment methods, and consultation options for Edward
Edward discusses fees during intake so the arrangement fits the matter. Contingency, hourly, and flat-fee options are all common in whistleblower practice — ask which fits.
Hourly rates, contingency fees, and flat-fee options
Every whistleblower matter is priced differently. Simple document review might be a flat fee. Injury litigation is often contingency. Complex commercial disputes usually run hourly with a retainer. Edward confirms the model in the engagement letter before any work starts.
Payment methods and payment plans
Edward's office accepts standard payment methods. Ask about payment plans if the retainer is a stretch — many whistleblower practices work with clients on structured schedules.
Frequently asked
Frequently asked questions about Edward A. Baker
How much does it cost to hire Edward for a whistleblower case?
Cost depends on the type of matter, the fee model (contingency, flat, hourly), and how contested the case becomes. Edward walks through the likely range during the consult so there are no surprises.
Does Edward offer a free consultation?
Edward charges for the initial consult; that fee is credited toward representation if you retain Edward's office. Some whistleblower attorneys offer free consults — check Edward's current terms during booking.
How long do whistleblower cases in New York typically take?
Simple whistleblower matters can wrap in a few weeks; disputed cases can run 6–18 months from intake to resolution, longer if the matter goes to trial. Edward gives a realistic estimate for your facts at the consult — vague answers here are a red flag.
Can Edward take my case if I'm outside New York?
Edward is licensed in New York. Matters governed by New York law are the natural fit. Out-of-state matters are handled case-by-case, sometimes with local co-counsel. Ask during intake — Edward will tell you if the case is a fit or refer you to someone closer to your court.
What should I bring to my first meeting with Edward?
Bring every document that touches the dispute: contracts, correspondence, police or medical reports, filed pleadings, invoices, photographs, insurance letters. Also bring a written timeline of what happened, in your own words. Edward will filter what matters — over-preparing at intake is always cheaper than needing a second meeting.
Is Edward accepting new whistleblower clients right now?
Edward's intake status shifts week to week. Submit the form; the office will confirm availability or refer the matter out.
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