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Dodd-Frank: Whistleblower Program

New York Law Journal

What is the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act? In 2010, President Obama signed into law the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. At more than 2,000 pages, the Act was the most sweeping financial reform effort since the Great Depression. Sponsored by Senator Christopher Dodd and Representative Barney Frank in...

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Justices’ Securities Docket Could Reflect Class Action Focus

Bloomberg BNA Securities Law Daily

In a recent Bloomberg BNA article discussing cases on the U.S. Supreme Court’s upcoming docket, Firm partner Jordan A. Thomas offers his perspective on how the cases might proceed. Chair of the Firm’s Whistleblower Representation Practice, Thomas remarked on Digital Realty Trust, Inc. v. Somers, a decision requiring reporting to the Securities and Exchange Commission...

Employment Agreements 101: The Tips and Tricks Every Lawyer Should Know

American Bar Association

On July 12, 2017, the ABA will host a webinar examining key considerations in employment agreements.

FCPA Compliance Report: Episode 338

FCPA Compliance and Ethics Report

Partner Steven J. Durham was featured on a podcast with FCPA Compliance and Ethics Report to discuss his background and how partner Jordan A. Thomas created the Firm’s whistleblower practice after leaving the SEC. He relates what the SEC Whistleblower Program is and how it has worked to pay out over $150 million in bounties....

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Supreme Court to Review Scope Of Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Protections

Jordan A. Thomas muses on possible effects the Supreme Court may have on whistleblower protections As the U.S. Supreme Court considers whether corporate whistleblowers are shielded form retaliation if they only report alleged misconduct internally rather than go straight to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), partner Jordan A. Thomas discussed the potential outcomes in...

Whistleblower Practice Expands With Three Ex-SEC, DOJ Hires

Global Investigations Review

Securities litigation firm [Jordan Thomas][prior firm][‘s] announced on 23 May it has hired former DOJ and SEC officials to bolster its whistleblower practice. The hires in the firm’s new Washington DC and Chicago offices are experienced former US Securities and Exchange Commission and Department of Justice attorneys. Steve Durham served for more than two decades...

Whistleblower Practice Bulks Up

[Jordan Thomas][prior firm][‘s] has bulked up its whistle- blower practice by adding three veteran enforcement attorneys to its roster. The three new partners include Timothy L. Warren, who until recently was acting director of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Chicago Regional Office. He will be joined by Robert G. Wilson, a former Enforcement Division branch...

SEC Whistleblower Practice Adds 3

A recent article in Law360 highlights the growth of [Jordan Thomas][prior firm][‘s] Whistleblower Representation Practice.

Labaton Sucharow Expands SEC Whistleblower Practice With Hire of Three Ex-SEC and DOJ Officials

The American Lawyer

Labaton Sucharow, a leading plaintiffs-side securities litigation firm, has bulked up its U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission whistleblower practice, adding three new partners in Washington, D.C., and Chicago. In a statement issued Tuesday, Labaton announced the arrival of former federal prosecutor Steven Durham and former SEC enforcement officials Timothy Warren and Robert Wilson. With the...

‘It would clean up white collar crime in this country’

A host of legal experts, advocacy bodies and unions support reform in the Australian financial services industry. The corporate world was broadly approving as well, although the Australian Bankers Association (ABA) and the Australian Institute of Company Directors opposed protected leaks. In its submission, the ABA said disclosure to the media “may compromise the ability...

Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services: Inquiry Into Whistleblower Protections

The Parliamentary Joint Committee

The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services will host a hearing for the inquiry into whistleblower protections on April 28, 2017 at the Parliament House in Canberra, Australia. During the course of this hearing, the committee will listen to eight witnesses for roughly 45 minutes each. The committee will also entertain accounts that...

Not an Inside Job: How Two Analysts Became SEC Whistleblowers

Jordan A. Thomas represents analysts accusing medical device maker of channel stuffing In 2013, two analysts at Orthofix, a medical device maker, contacted Firm partner Jordan A. Thomas, who submitted a tip to the SEC on his clients’ behalf, promising to follow up with a more detailed submission, records show. To bolster their case the...

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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...

Articles & Perspectives

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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Named one of the top whistleblower practices/attorneys in the country by The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, NPR, and The New Yorker