Washingtonian magazine selected Eric Bachman and Jason Zuckerman as Top Lawyers in the whistleblower category. Washingtonian compiles the list by surveying the nearly 1,000 attorneys recognized on its prior list, asking whom they consider the best among their peers and then conducting additional research.
Zuckerman Law is a leading law firm representing whistleblowers nationwide in whistleblower rewards and whistleblower retaliation claims. In 2020, the firm secured a Dodd-Frank SEC whistleblower reward for a client who exposed accounting fraud. The firm has also successfully represented a whistleblower that obtained an SEC whistleblower award for disclosing a violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Our clients have helped the SEC halt ponzi schemes and other investment frauds that raised more than $700 million from defrauded investors.
We represent whistleblowers in retaliation claims under a variety of whistleblower protection laws, including the following:
- Sarbanes-Oxley Act (protecting whistleblower disclosures about violations of SEC rules and regulations; violations of federal laws related to fraud against shareholders; or mail, wire, bank or securities fraud). Download our free ebook, Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower Protection: Robust Protection for Corporate Whistleblowers.
- Taxpayer First Act (protecting whistleblowing about tax fraud or tax underpayment)
- Dodd-Frank Act (protecting whistleblowing to the SEC and CFTC)
- Whistleblower Protection Act (protecting whistleblowers in the federal government)
- False Claims Act and NDAA (protecting whistleblowers working for federal contractors)
- Energy Reorganization Act (protecting disclosures about nuclear safety or violations of Nuclear Regulatory Commission rules)
- Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century (protecting disclosures about aviation safety)
- Surface Transportation Assistance Act (protecting whistleblower disclosures in the trucking industry about commercial motor vehicle safety)
- Consumer Financial Protection Act (protecting disclosures concerning consumer financial protection)
- Anti-Money Laundering Whistleblower Protection Law (protecting disclosures about violations of the Bank Secrecy Act)
- Federal Railroad Safety Act (protecting disclosures about rail safety and security)
- National Transit Systems Security Act (protecting transit employees from retaliation for disclosing a hazardous safety or security condition)
- Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (protecting disclosures about consumer product safety)
- Food Safety Modernization Act (protecting disclosures about food safety)
- Criminal Antitrust Anti-Retaliation Act (protecting disclosures about criminal antitrust violations)
Zuckerman law also represents SEC whistleblowers worldwide. We investigate complex fraud schemes and provide detailed submissions to the SEC to help them combat violations of the federal securities laws, including:
- Accounting fraud;
- Investment and securities fraud;
- Insider trading;
- Foreign bribery and other FCPA violations;
- EB-5 investment fraud;
- Manipulation of a security’s price or volume;
- Fraudulent securities offerings and Ponzi schemes;
- Hedge fund fraud;
- Unregistered broker-dealers;
- Investment adviser fraud;
- Anti-money laundering (AML) violations;
- False or misleading statements about a company or investment;
- Inadequate internal controls;
- Deceptive non-GAAP financials;
- Improper revenue recognition;
- Violations of auditor independence rules;
- Misleading or incomplete cybersecurity disclosures; and
- Blockchain and cryptocurrency fraud.
