SEC whistleblower lawyers Archives

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

Lessons Whistleblowers Can Glean from March 19 SEC Order Awarding $83M to Whistleblowers

SEC Awards $88M to 3 Whistleblowers On March 19, 2018, the SEC issued an order authorizing $83M in whistleblower awards to three claimants and denying … Continued

Supreme Court Whistleblower Decision Not a Game Changer: SOX Remains a Potent Remedy for Whistleblowers

The Supreme Court’s Somers decision limiting the scope of whistleblower protection under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank) is a loss … 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

Risk & Compliance Magazine Publishes SEC Whistleblower Lawyers’ “Rules” for Whistleblowers to Qualify for an SEC Whistleblower Award

Tips for SEC Whistleblowers to Qualify for a Whistleblower Award Risk & Compliance magazine, which reports about international developments in corporate risk management and regulatory … Continued

Whistleblower Firm Publishes Guide to Cybersecurity Whistleblowing

Guide for Cybersecurity Whistleblowers Whistleblower lawyer Dallas Hammer has published a Practitioner’s Guide to Cybersecurity Whistleblowing. The guide can be downloaded here. The guide summarizes rewards and … Continued

Whistleblowers Supercharge Anti-Fraud Enforcement in 2017

In 2017, whistleblower reward laws continued to supercharge anti-fraud enforcement and protect taxpayers and investors. Whistleblower False Claims Act Lawsuits Yield $3.4 Billion in … Continued

Whistleblower Attorney Hammer Interviewed by Bloomberg About Whistleblower Case

Whistleblower lawyer Dallas Hammer is quoted in a December 12, 2017 BNA Bloomberg article titled “Agency Deference at Play in Whistleblower Case” about the recent oral argument … Continued

Annual Report Reveals SEC Whistleblower Program’s Bright Future: Hundreds of Millions in Whistleblower Awards Coming Soon

The 2017 Annual Report of the SEC Office of the Whistleblower reveals that the program is extraordinarily successful in enabling the SEC to protect investors … Continued

Report Improper Revenue Recognition and Qualify for an SEC Whistleblower Award

Reporting Improper Revenue Recognition to SEC Improper revenue recognition is the most common accounting violation targeted by the SEC. A January 2021 report issued … Continued

Corporate Counsel Article Highlights Increase in Whistleblower Claims

An article in Corporate Counsel titled “Ride the Whistleblower Wave” discusses the increase in whistleblower litigation and quotes whistleblower attorney Jason Zuckerman about recent developments … Continued

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