R. Scott Oswald
Top rated Employment Litigation attorney in Washington, Washington DC
The Employment Law Group, P.C.
Practice Areas: Employment Litigation, Employment & Labor, Appellate; view more
Licensed in Washington DC since: 1998
Education: Howard University School of Law
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R. 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.
As managing principal at The Employment Law Group, P.C., Mr. Oswald litigates employment lawsuits nationwide, with a special focus on whistleblower matters and qui tam law. Over the years, he has broken new ground in whistleblower law, including:
- 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.
Mr. Oswald remains an innovator in using anti-retaliation laws to obtain money damages for clients, and even to prevent employers from firing whistleblowers. “We leverage every legal tool to fight for our clients as hard as we possibly can,” he says. “Our goal is to understand and achieve their goals, as long as it’s within the bounds of the law, ethics, and professionalism.”
In 2017, after 20 years practicing law, Mr. Oswald became a fellow of the prestigious College of Labor and Employment Lawyers in his first year of eligibility. He is a ten-time honoree in The Best Lawyers in America and recognized by multiple publications, including Washingtonian Magazine and Lawdragon. In 2021, Mr. Oswald was ranked by Chambers, a global legal directory.
He regularly provides commentary for news articles and has been quoted by The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The National Law Journal, and more. Mr. Oswald often lectures on employment and whistleblower law, and organizations such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Department of Labor have sought his input on their practices.
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 also a proud past president of the Metropolitan Employment Lawyers Association and currently heads its Bench-Bar Committee. Mr. Oswald is co-chair of an employment law subcommittee at the American Bar Association and has roles in other professional groups, including the D.C. Bar and the National Employment Lawyers Association.
Mr. Oswald is admitted to practice in D.C., Maryland, Virginia, Florida, and in numerous federal courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court.
Practice areas
Employment Litigation: Plaintiff, Employment & Labor: Employee, Appellate, Civil Litigation: PlaintiffFocus areas
Appeals, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law - Employee, Retaliation, Sexual Harassment, Wage & Hour Laws, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
First Admitted: 1997, Virginia
Professional Webpage: https://www.employmentlawgroup.com/our-team/attorneys-staff/...
- , Band 1 Labor & Employment Attorney, Chambers
- Recognized in: Employment Law - Individuals, Litigation - Labor and Employment, Qui Tam Law, The Best Lawyers in America
- , AV Preeminent ranking, Martindale
- Top Lawyer, Washingtonian
- Top 500 Leading Plaintiff Employment Lawyers, Lawdragon
- , Top Lawyer, Northern Virginia Magazine
- Programming Chair, former section chair, former chair of the Professional Ethics Committee: Federal Bar Association, Qui Tam Section
- Fellow: College of Labor and Employment Lawyers
- Head of the Bench-Bar Committee, former president: Metropolitan Washington Employment Lawyers Association
- Co-Chair of Employment Law Subcommittee: American Bar Association
- Member: National Employment Lawyers Association
- Member: D.C. Bar
- Howard University School of Law (J.D., 1997)
- University of Virginia (B.A. in Economics, 1990)
- Faculty Chair of The D.C. Bar’s “Changing Currents in Employment Law” CLE
- Regular Panelist, D.C. Bar’s “Fundamentals of Employment Law”
- United States ex rel. Mahaffey v. Carter Healthcare, $7 million settlement (Read the press release here), 2022
- Naftal v. Prince George’s County Memorial Library System, $312,000 verdict (Read the press release here), 2022
- Ivie v. AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, $2.4 million verdict (Read the press release here), 2021
- United States ex rel. Saenz-Cambra v. International Technological University, $1.17 million settlement (Read the press release here), 2021
- United States ex rel. Manieri v. Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc., $103 million settlement (Read the press release here), 2019
- Villanueva v. Core Laboratories NV
- VanBuren v. Grugg
- Bonds v. Leavitt
- Lawson v. FMR LLC
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2013 - 2023
Top Lists
Top 100: Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers: 2015 - 2023- Top 100: 2023 Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers
- Top 100: 2022 Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers
- Top 100: 2021 Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers
- Top 100: 2020 Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers
- Top 100: 2019 Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers
- Top 100: 2018 Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers
- Top 100: 2017 Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers
- Top 100: 2016 Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers
- Top 100: 2015 Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers