Caitlyn Silhan

Caitlyn Silhan is a partner at Waters Kraus Paul & Siegel in the Dallas office. Caitlyn focuses her practice on complex civil litigation, including primarily qui tam whistleblower/False Claims Act cases and toxic torts. She earned her bachelor’s degree at Boston University, and was awarded her Juris Doctor degree from Tulane University Law School, where she was a Dean’s Scholar and selected to the Order of the Coif before graduating magna cum laude. Caitlyn is a member of the State Bars of Texas and California, the Dallas Bar Association, and the American Association for Justice – Qui Tam Litigation Group. Caitlyn is a recipient of the 2016 Kristi Couvillon Pro Bono Award granted by the Texas Civil Rights Project, and maintains an active pro bono practice focusing on voting rights and First Amendment cases. She has been recognized for inclusion on the Super Lawyers Texas Rising Stars lists, published by Thomson Reuters, Legal since 2019.

Honors & Awards

• Selected for recognition on the Super Lawyers Texas Rising Stars list, published by Thomson Reuters, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
• Kristi Couvillon Pro Bono Award, Texas Civil Rights Project, 2016
• Order of the Coif, Tulane University, 2011
• Dean’s Scholar, Tulane University, 2008-2011

Publications & Speeches

• Private Equity Liability for Healthcare Fraud —Speaker, National Health Care Anti-Fraud Association, 2023 Annual Training Conference (2023)
• Litigating Private Equity Liability —Speaker, Office of the Attorney General of Texas MFCU Annual Training Program (2023)
• Investors Beware: Examining the Rise in FCA Enforcement Against Private Equity Firms — Panelist, American Conference Institute, False Claims and Qui Tam Enforcement  (2023)
• Litigating Private Equity Liability Under the FCA —Panelist, National Association of Medicaid Fraud Control Units, 2022 NAMFCU Annual Training Program (2022)
• Holding Private Equity Accountable —Panelist, Taxpayers Against Fraud, The Future of Fraud is Now (2022)
• Public Disclosure Update —Panelist, Taxpayers Against Fraud Annual Conference (2022)
• Negotiating with the Government During Settlement —Panelist, Taxpayers Against Fraud Annual Conference (2021)
• Partnering with the Government — Moderator, Taxpayers Against Fraud, Whistleblower Law Practice Accelerator (2021)
• “The Dodd-Frank Act Opens the Door to FCPA Whistleblowing,” Vol 19, No 2, American Association for Justice Newsletter, Business Torts Section (Spring 2012)
• The Present Case Does Involve Minors: An Overview of the Discriminatory Effects of Romeo and Juliet Provisions and Sentencing Practices on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Youth, 20 Tul. J.L. Sexuality 97 (2011).