Dodd-Frank Act whistleblower Archives

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

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

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 Attorney Will Speak at Bloomberg BNA Webinar About SEC and CFTC Whistleblower Reward Programs

SEC whistleblower attorney Jason Zuckerman will speak at a BNA Bloomberg webinar on September 24, 2018 titled New Developments in the SEC and CFTC Whistleblower … Continued

Are whistleblowing executives protected against retaliation?

According to the Ethics and Compliance Initiative’s 2018 Global Business Ethics Survey, 58% of top managers at companies experienced retaliation for raising ethics or … Continued

Order Awarding $54 Million to Two SEC Whistleblowers Provides Three Lessons for Whistleblowers

SEC Announces Second-Largest Award in the History of the SEC Whistleblower Program On September 6, 2018, the SEC issued an order awarding a total of … Continued

SEC Proposes Amendments to 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

SEC Whistleblower Cases Resulting in Successful Award Claims

SEC Whistleblower Cases Resulting in SEC Whistleblower Awards Since 2012, SEC whistleblower cases have resulted in more than $1.7 billion in awards to whistleblowers, which includes … Continued

Whistleblower Attorney Chairing Course on Handling Whistleblower Claims 2018

Washington DC whistleblower attorney Jason Zuckerman will chair a DC Bar CLE titled Handling Whistleblower Claims 2018, Rights of Private Sector Employees on June 18, … Continued

Whistleblower Lawyer Will Speak at PLI Seminar About Corporate Whistleblowing

Whistleblower lawyer Jason Zuckerman will speak at a Practicing Law Institute seminar about corporate whistleblowing on June 26, 2018. To register for this seminar, click … Continued

SEC Whistleblower-Reward Program is a Critical Tool to Combat EB-5 Investment Fraud

Quiros to Pay $84 Million for EB-5 Investment Fraud On February 2, 2018, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced an $84 million settlement … Continued

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