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SEC to Announce Largest SEC Whistleblower Award to Date

J.P. Morgan Whistleblowers to Split $61 Million Award The SEC Whistleblower Office is set to announce its largest SEC whistleblower award to date – more … Continued

SEC Whistleblower Attorneys Publish Column in Forbes About Success of SEC Whistleblower Reward Program

One Billion Reasons Why The SEC Whistleblower-Reward Program Is Effective The leading Sarbanes-Oxley whistleblower lawyers at Zuckerman Law have extensive experience representing corporate whistleblowers and have … Continued

Shkreli Trial Reveals the Challenges Faced by Compliance Whistleblowers

In September 2015, Martin Shkreli became infamous after his company purchased the rights to an AIDS drug (Daraprim) and increased its price from $13.50 … Continued

Anti-Money Laundering Whistleblowing and the SEC Whistleblower Program

Whistleblower Rewards for Reporting Money Laundering The Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 incentivizes whistleblowers to report violations of the anti-money laundering laws to the … Continued

SEC Whistleblower Attorney Speaks At Seminar About Developments in Whistleblower Law

On June 28, 2017, Jason Zuckerman of Zuckerman Law spoke on a panel at the Practicing Law Institute’s Corporate Whistleblowing seminar alongside Renee Phillips, … Continued

Whistleblower Lawyer Interviewed About Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Protection Provision

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 learn … Continued

Anonymous Whistleblowing: Does the SEC Whistleblower Program Protect a Whistleblower’s Identity?

Anonymous Whistleblowing to the SEC Whistleblower Office Under the SEC Whistleblower Program, the SEC will issue awards to whistleblowers who provide original information that leads … Continued

Can Whistleblowers Disclose Secret Recordings to the SEC?

Many companies ban employees from making audio or video recordings in the workplace. Companies argue that these policies promote employee communication without the fear of … Continued

Special Counsel Lerner’s legacy as a bold and effective whistleblower advocate

After six years leading the U.S. Office of Special Counsel, the terms of Special Counsel Carolyn Lerner and Principal Deputy Special Counsel Mark Cohen expired this week. During … Continued

Congress Strengthens Whistleblower Protections for Federal Employees

Follow the Rules Act Protects Federal Employee Whistleblowers In 2017, President Trump signed into law Follow the Rules Act, which prohibits an agency from taking a personnel … Continued

Whistleblower Lawyer Quoted About Comey’s Leak to the Press

An article in the Washington Examiner titled Is James Comey in trouble for ‘leaking’ his own notes? quotes whistleblower lawyer Jason Zuckerman about whether … Continued

Comey’s Testimony Underscores Need for Strong Whistleblower Protections

For me, the most telling moment of former FBI Director Jim Comey’s June 8th testimony occurred early in the hearing, when Mr. Comey choked up … Continued