TAF has established an information network to assist counsel in their efforts to provide effective representation to qui tam plaintiffs. TAF both assists counsel with their individual cases and disseminates information about the False Claims Act and qui tam provisions. All attorney network services are provided at no cost.

TAF activities that serve the Qui Tam Attorney Network include the following:

• Responding to legal inquiries from qui tam counsel. This assistance, provided by TAF staff attorneys, includes conducting limited research, forwarding relevant library materials, and consulting about the issue(s) involved. Counsel can also use this opportunity to request amicus brief submissions by TAF.
  
  
• Tracking similar facts or legal issues among cases around the country, through direct contacts with counsel and otherwise, in order to monitor trends and identify qui tam attorneys with whom it may be useful to consult on a particular topic.
  
  
• Maintaining a False Claims Act library of legal and news resources that is open to the public and qui tam counsel. The library is the primary tool used by TAF staff attorneys to respond to inquiries.
  
  
• Collecting from qui tam and government attorneys case-related materials such as complaints, briefs, and settlement agreements to help build TAF's library resources, broaden and refine the coverage in TAF's publications, and reinforce case tracking.
  
  
• Distributing to qui tam attorneys and others the False Claims Act and Qui Tam Quarterly Review and the Qui Tam Practitioner Guide to keep them apprised of recent developments and provide them with guidance in evaluating and filing a qui tam action.
  
  
• Identifying attorneys who have represented qui tam plaintiffs or are interested in doing so in order that TAF may better serve the qui tam bar and whistleblowers.
  
  
• Providing access to TAFNET, the first electronic Listserv dedicated solely to providing information to attorneys who represent qui tam relators under the False Claims Act.
  
  

For an Attorney Network application, please contact TAF. Submissions of case-related materials and suggestions for additional activities are welcome.