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Jaclyn Unis Whittaker

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Jaclyn Unis Whittaker defends companies and individuals in government and internal investigations, with a focus on False Claims Act (FCA), Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS), and bribery and corruption matters. Jaclyn has experience navigating parallel government investigations and litigation. She litigates against the US Department of Justice, state attorneys general, and private plaintiffs.

Jaclyn also counsels companies across industries on developing, implementing, evaluating, and auditing internal compliance and ethics programs. She is a member of the Philadelphia chapter of the Women’s White Collar Defense Association and the National Arab American Bar Association. Jaclyn is also a member of the firm’s Middle Eastern North African Lawyer Network.

Jaclyn maintains an active pro bono practice and volunteers for the HIAS division in Philadelphia and a number of voting rights organizations nationally. She has also represented clients in civil rights cases before the Third Circuit and the US District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Prior to joining Morgan Lewis, Jaclyn worked as a securities litigation and white collar defense associate at an international law firm and clerked on the US District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

  • Major pharmaceutical manufacturers, national pharmacy chains, integrated healthcare systems, and health insurers in a variety of FCA, AKS, state unfair trade practices, and consumer protection matters
  • Several technology companies in a wide variety of FCA, state unfair trade practices, and consumer protection matters
  • Multinational companies in Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) investigations in Central and Eastern Europe and Asia, and defended related inquiries by the US Department of Justice and Securities and Exchange Commission
  • A multinational company in connection with its reporting obligations to the US Department of Justice and Securities and Exchange Commission
  • US public companies regarding the development, implementation, evaluation, and auditing of anti-corruption and compliance programs
  • A US public company in a federal criminal prosecution for violating US Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations
  • Pharmaceutical manufacturers, national pharmacy chains, integrated healthcare systems, and health insurers on numerous compliance and health fraud issues
  • A healthcare provider in a criminal AKS and healthcare fraud investigation
  • A leading pharmacy benefit manager in government investigation concerning alleged violations of the FCA
  • Numerous leading health insurers and integrated healthcare system compliance reviews
  • A healthcare technology company in connection with a government investigation concerning alleged violations of the FCA
  • A US public company in state tax fraud investigation
  • A US public company in defense contract related FCA investigation
  • A health insurer in non-intervened qui tam litigation
  • A health insurer in tortious interference litigation
  • A real estate investment group in federal international money laundering and bribery investigation
  • A property insurer in state and federal business fraud litigation and related inquiries by the Securities and Exchange Commission
  • An investment advisor to a mutual fund in excessive fee litigation
  • A renewable energy company in securities class action and related derivative actions alleging misrepresentations regarding company’s technology

 

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  • University of Pennsylvania Law School, 2013, J.D., magna cum laude, Order of the Coif
  • Villanova University, 2009, B.A., political science, summa cum laude
  • Pennsylvania
  • New Jersey
  • US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
  • US District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
  • US District Court for the District of New Jersey
  • Clerkship to Judge Kent A. Jordan of the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (2014 - 2015)
  • Clerkship to Judge Paul S. Diamond of the US District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (2013 - 2014)

Up and Coming, Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations, Pennsylvania, Chambers USA (2025)

Recommended, Dispute resolution: Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense, The Legal 500 US (2024, 2025)

Recommended, Government: State Attorneys General, The Legal 500 US (2024)

Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, Ones to Watch, Commercial Litigation, Philadelphia (2022–2025)

Member, Philadelphia Bar Association

Member, Women’s White Collar Defense Association

Member, National Arab American Bar Association

Member, Order of the Coif

Comment Editor, University of Pennsylvania Law Review

Moot Court Board, University of Pennsylvania Law School

Arthur Littleton and H. Clayton Louderback Legal Writing Instructor

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