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September 29, 2017

Justices Could Reshape Securities Law Without Blockbuster

In an article discussing cases in the U.S. Supreme Court’s (SCOTUS) docket, it mentions the Digital Realty litigation has drawn interest in part because of its subject—the reach of the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act’s whistleblower protections. SCOTUS agreed to review a Ninth Circuit opinion that revived former Digital Realty executive Paul Somers’ claims he was terminated...

September 20, 2017

ZeroHedge: Can Anyone Be a Whistleblower?

Who Can Blow the Whistle? Almost anyone. With few exceptions, any individual or group of individuals, regardless of citizenship, can report a possible violation of the federal securities laws while protecting their identity, securing robust employment protections and earning significant monetary awards. In fact, a whistleblower doesn’t have to be employed by the entity at...

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September 15, 2017

Gathering Evidence as a Whistleblower

Gathering evidence to be a whistleblower can be extraordinarily tricky terrain. A well-intended whistleblower with poor advice or no advice at all can make serious mistakes and potentially break the law. Can you secretly record a phone conversation? Can you take your laptop home and copy files? Can you secretly record meetings? Is it a...

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September 7, 2017

Recruit or Resist? Corporate Culture and the Whistleblower

Given the recent and significant uptick in whistleblowing, corporate leaders are on notice. While there are many federal and state whistleblower regimes, looking at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s whistleblower program in particular, we see that tips are on the rise and originate from every state in the union and over 100 countries. Whistleblowers are...

September 5, 2017

Merrill Lynch Exec to Cease & Desist

The former head of regulatory reporting at Merrill Lynch, William Tirrell, has reached a settlement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that comes with no penalty but will require him to cease and desist from future securities law violations, ending allegations of his involvement in wrongdoing that led to a $415 million fine for...

August 26, 2017

Dealbook: James Staley’s Series of Unfortunate Events

The New York Times

Chair of the Firm’s Whistleblower Representation Practice Jordan A. Thomas, was recently quoted in an article profiling James E. Staley, Chief Executive of Barclays bank. The article focuses on Staley’s investigation by British bank regulators for trying to unmask a whistleblower who criticized the competency of one of his senior hires, Tim Main, formerly of JP...

August 15, 2017

A 2017 Rewind of SEC Enforcement Activity

While early reports suggested that regulatory enforcement in 2017 was on the decline, the year turned out to be quite impressive. In fact, the SEC was as busy as ever, logging another record year for enforcement activity. Looking at data compiled in our SEC Sanctions Database, which tracks a subset of enforcement actions that resulted...

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Riding the Whistleblower Wave

In a recent Law.com article about the growing number of in-house whistleblower retaliation claims, as well as the expansion of whistleblower rights, Jordan A. Thomas remarked on the government’s commitment to the Whistleblower Program under a new SEC Chair. According to the article, the SEC has received almost as many whistleblower claims in the past...

SEC Whistleblower Award Sends Message to Government Employees

The Wall Street Journal

A $2.5 million award announced by the SEC last week didn’t include the name of the agency where the person worked, the company involved in the misconduct or the nature of the conduct involved, but lawyers representing tipsters and companies in whistleblower cases drew lessons from a footnote attached to the order. The footnote delineated...

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Whistleblowers Represented by Jordan Thomas Earn Largest SEC Whistleblower Awards in History

New York, NY (March 19, 2018) – The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it will award a group of whistleblowers more than $83 million, the largest awards announced since the SEC Whistleblower Program was established seven years ago. Represented by Jordan Thomas, the whistleblowers’ tips led to a landmark enforcement action that resulted in Merrill...

Once an SEC Regulator, Now Thriving as a Lawyer for Whistleblowers

The New York Times

In a profile piece published in The New York Times, Whistleblower Practice Chair Jordan A. Thomas talks about his decision to travel “the road not taken,” and how it has benefited those in difficult professional positions. After dealing with a traumatic upbringing and seeking emancipation from his parents at the age of 15, Thomas went...

2019 Half-Time Report
The SEC Whistleblower Program: Where Wall Street Answers to Main Street

We are pleased to bring our clients and friends a midyear report to highlight key awards, trends and issues of import in the SEC whistleblower arena. It’s an exciting time for whistleblowers, and, by extension, investors at large. Since the program’s roll-out, the Commission has received nearly 30,000 tips from 119 countries. Most remarkable, as...

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NPR Features Jordan Thomas on Planet Money Podcast, “The Whistleblower Whisperer”

NPR Planet Money

Leading SEC whistleblower attorney Jordan Thomas was featured on NPR’s Planet Money podcast. In the episode “The Whistleblower Whisperer,” Jordan tells Planet Money co-host Jacob Goldstein about his work representing whistleblowers who provided evidence to the SEC that led to landmark enforcement actions against Wall Street’s biggest banks, including Merrill Lynch and JP Morgan. Jordan also...

October 5, 2018

Jordan A. Thomas Named Whistleblower “Lawyer of the Year”

New York, NY – October 5, 2018 – [Jordan Thomas][prior firm][‘s] is pleased to announce that its leading SEC whistleblower attorney Jordan A. Thomas, a principal architect of the SEC Whistleblower Program who established the nation’s first law practice exclusively focused on SEC whistleblowers, has been named a 2018 “Lawyer of the Year” by the Taxpayers...

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