SEC whistleblower Archives

New Administration Should Avoid Gutting the SEC’s Remarkably Successful Whistleblower Reward Program

Press reports indicate that a repeal of the Dodd-Frank Act is among the top policy priorities of the Trump Administration. Though there are provisions in … Continued

IAF Report Underscores Importance of Whistleblower Rewards and Protections for Internal Auditors

Pressure on Auditors to Suppress Audit Findings A report from the Internal Audit Foundation reveals that 23% of internal auditors still experience pressure to suppress … Continued

Whistleblower Lawyer Zuckerman Will Speak at Risk, Ethics & Compliance Forum

Whistleblower lawyer Jason Zuckerman, Principal of Washington, DC firm whistleblower firm Zuckerman Law, will speak at the November 2, 2016 Thomson Reuters Legal Executive Institute … Continued

SEC Whistleblower Turns Down $8.25M Whistleblower Award

Eric Ben-Artzi, a former risk officer at Deutsche Bank, blew the whistle on colleagues’ fraudulently inflating the value of the bank’s portfolio of credit … Continued

Whistleblower Disclosures to Federal Agencies Are Protected Under the Work Product Doctrine

Magistrate Judge Nita Stormes’ ruling in BofI Federal Bank v. Erhart suggests that the attorney work product doctrine can protect whistleblowers’ confidential disclosures to government … Continued

Whistleblower Lawyer Jason Zuckerman Will Speak at NELA Conference About Representing Corporate Whistleblowers

Jason Zuckerman, Principal of whistleblower law firm Zuckerman Law, will speak on a panel about representing corporate whistleblowers at a NELA conference titled Reining In … Continued

SEC Whistleblower Lawyer Zuckerman Quoted About SEC Whistleblower Award for Independent Analysis

A National Law Journal article entitled “Expert’s $700K Award Signals Return to SEC Whistleblower Program Roots” quotes whistleblower lawyer Jason Zuckerman about the significance … Continued

SOX Whistleblower Lawyer Co-Authors ABA Paper About Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower Protection

Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower Lawyer SOX whistleblower lawyer Jason Zuckerman co-authored the 2016 Annual Update on the Whistleblower Provisions of SOX for the Midwinter Meeting of … Continued

SEC Whistleblower Program Not Limited to Corporate Insiders

SEC Whistleblower Awards for Independent Analysis On January 15, 2016, the SEC announced a whistleblower award of $700,000 to a company outsider who conducted a … Continued

SEC Guidance on Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Protection is a Win for Whistlebowers

UPDATE: In Digital Realty Trust, Inc. v. Somers, the Supreme Court clarified the scope of the whistleblower protection provision of the Dodd-Frank Act. Click here to … Continued

SEC Issues Landmark Order Barring Gag Clauses

SEC Targeting Agreements that Silence Whistleblowers In public remarks, Sean McKessy, Chief of the SEC’s Whistleblower Office, has warned that the SEC is identifying … Continued

Whistleblower Lawyer Interviewed About SEC Whistleblower Award to Compliance Professional

Leading SEC Whistleblower Lawyer Quoted About Award to Compliance Professionals An article in Law 360 titled Big Awards Pushing Compliance Pros To Be Whistleblowers discusses the impact … Continued

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