SEC Whistleblower Program Archives

Insider Trading Exposed By Whistleblower Tips and New Technology

The SEC Continues to Root Out Insider Trading Insider trading occurs when an individual buys or sells a security, in breach of a fiduciary duty or other relationship … Continued

How to Report Accounting Fraud and Earn an SEC Whistleblower Award

How Accounting Fraud Whistleblower Lawyers Can Help Whistleblowers Qualify for SEC Whistleblower Awards If you have original information about accounting fraud that may qualify … Continued

How to Report a Ponzi Scheme and Earn an SEC Whistleblower Award

Ponzi Schemes and the SEC Whistleblower Program Ten years have passed since the collapse of Bernard Madoff’s multibillion-dollar Ponzi scheme, which played a major role … Continued

Washingtonian Magazine Again Names Jason Zuckerman and Eric Bachman as Top Whistleblower Lawyers

Washingtonian magazine named Eric Bachman and Jason Zuckerman among the top whistleblower lawyers in its December 2018 top lawyers’ edition. Washingtonian compiles its list of Washington DC’s top legal … Continued

SEC Whistleblower Program Continues to Steamroll Securities Fraudsters, Issue Record-Breaking Awards

SEC Whistleblower Program Has Record-Breaking Year The SEC Whistleblower Program continued its remarkable run of success in fiscal year 2018. As detailed in its … Continued

SEC Whistleblower Attorney Participates in Forum About SEC Whistleblower Incentives

Whistleblower attorney Jason Zuckerman participated in a symposium at Fordham Law titled What Would We Do Without Them: Whistleblowers in the Era of Sarbanes-Oxley and … Continued

Can a Whistleblower Disclosure About Misleading Earnings Projections Qualify for an SEC Whistleblower Award?

Yes, a disclosure about a misleading earnings projection that leads the SEC to take an enforcement action that recovers more than $1M in sanctions will … Continued

Can a whistleblower disclosure to the SEC about cybersecurity qualify for a SEC whistleblower award?

Yes, a disclosure about cybersecurity that leads to an enforcement action in which the SEC collects one million dollars or more in penalties will qualify … Continued

SEC Whistleblower Attorney Quoted About Proposed SEC Whistleblower Rules

A MarketWatch article titled SEC proposes to limit whistleblower awards quotes SEC whistleblower lawyer Jason Zuckerman about proposed amendments to the rules governing the SEC Whistleblower … Continued

SEC Whistleblower Lawyer Participates in Online Debate About Whistleblower Incentives

SEC whistleblower lawyer Jason Zuckerman recently participated in an online discussion addressing whether whistleblowing measures should be strengthened. Zuckerman Law, which represents SEC whistleblowers worldwide, … Continued

SEC Whistleblower Attorney Speaks on Panel About Developments at SEC and CFTC Whistleblower Offices

SEC whistleblower attorney Jason Zuckerman will be speaking at the 2018 Taxpayers Against Fraud Education Fund Annual Conference on a panel addressing developments at the SEC … Continued

SEC Whistleblower Lawyers Comment on Proposed SEC Whistleblower Rules

Update: On September 23, 2020, the SEC adopted amendments to the rules governing its whistleblower program. See our post: SEC Adopts Amendments to Whistleblower Rules … Continued

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