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title: John W. Black
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# John W. Black

John W. Black is a founding partner of *Black & Buffone PLLC*. He is a former federal prosecutor who concentrates his practice on representing False Claims Act whistleblowers alleging financial fraud, healthcare fraud, and various other types of fraud around the country.

### Articles written by this author:

[![Is my client sitting on a gold mine?](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Black_Buffone-istock-1396605216_8c8e221ca53a9afb1eb30373b9d8e5d8.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-october/is-my-client-sitting-on-a-gold-mine "Is my client sitting on a gold mine?")

## [Is my client sitting on a gold mine?](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-october/is-my-client-sitting-on-a-gold-mine "Is my client sitting on a gold mine?")

A high-level guide to whistleblower statutes

[John W. Black](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/john-w-black "John W. Black")
[Samuel J. Buffone Jr.](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/samuel-j-buffone-jr "Samuel J. Buffone Jr.")

[2022 October](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-october)