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National Law Journal Names [Jordan Thomas][‘s][Prior Firm] Top Plaintiffs Firm for the Ninth Straight Year

I am proud to report that, for the 9th year in a row, [Jordan Thomas][prior firm][‘s] has been named to The National Law Journal’s Plaintiffs’ Hot List. Among other things, The National Law Journal reported on our recent successes in a class action against Schering-Plough Corp., which recovered $473 million for investors, and in a...

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5 Tips For Employers To Avoid SOX Whistleblower Suits

After a complaint gets filed, companies ought to follow up with workers and make sure they aren’t being retaliated against, because recent surveys have shown a significant percentage of employees perceive such retaliation, said Jordan Thomas, chair of [a prominent] whistleblower representation practice. Lawson raised the stakes for employers that don’t have robust internal reporting...

U.S. Justices Extend Employee Whistleblower Protections

Jordan Thomas, a New York-based lawyer who represents whistleblowers, said the ruling “sends the clear message to potential whistleblowers that they will be protected from retaliation for wrongdoing regardless of their legal relationship to a public company.” The case is Lawson v. FMR, U.S. Supreme Court, No. 12-3.

A Supreme Court Win for Whistleblowers

Labaton Sucharow

The Supreme Court gave corporate whistleblowers a significant victory today in a crucial decision that will help ensure that whistleblowers employed by contractors of public companies, such as accounting firms, law firms and consulting firms, are protected from unlawful retaliation. The case, Lawson v. FRM LLC, available at http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/13pdf/12-3_4f57.pdf, specifically involved the anti-retaliation provisions of...

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How to Open a Brokerage Account

“The Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Office of Investor Education and Advocacy is issuing this Investor Bulletin to help you understand what to expect when opening a brokerage account, including what information you will need to provide, what decisions you will be asked to make, and what questions you should ask your broker.”

February 22, 2014

SEC Ponders Break for Private Equity to Skip Broker Rules

Bloomberg Business Week

A controversial exemption currently under review by the SEC indicates the unlikely pursuit of enforcement action over past deals, despite the fact that the private equity industry may have been taking “improper” transaction fees for several years. Jordan A. Thomas said, “There is no question that the private-equity industry has a powerful and successful lobby,...

February 20, 2014

SEC Defends Internal Whistleblower Protections At 2nd Circ.

Following an amicus brief filing by the SEC in which the agency told the Second Circuit that the anti-retaliation provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act apply to both employees who report misconduct directly to the SEC as well as to those who report misconduct internally, Jordan A. Thomas noted that the enforcing whistleblower protections are of...

February 6, 2014

SAC’s Martoma Found Guilty of Insider Trading

The Washington Post

Regarding whether or not Mathew Martoma will implicate his former boss and hedge fund billionaire owner Stephen Cohen, Jordan Thomas, Partner and Chair of the Whistleblower Representation Practice at [prior firm] says, “…if he’s facing many years in jail, he could choose to cooperate. His value to the government is less because he’s told one...

January 27, 2014

Whistling Down the Wind: The Pitfalls and Possibilities of the Dodd-Frank Whistleblowing Program

“The program is off to a great start,” he says, speaking of the whistleblower provision of the 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. “Compare it to other programs, like the IRS Whistleblower program, took a long time to get off the ground. In the very short time of its existence, the SEC...

January 27, 2014

Why 2014 Could be Huge for Corporate Whistleblowers

The Wall Street Journal

The agency has handed out only one large award since the program’s inception in 2011, but officials have promised more big bounties soon. The number of whistleblower tips submitted to the agency will also continue to grow, predicts Jordan Thomas, partner and chair of the whistleblower representation practice at [prior firm].

December 17, 2013

SEC Fines Hit Record $3.4B In 2013

“The fact that they’re opening so many investigations suggests that the quality of tips they’re receiving is improving,” Thomas said Tuesday. “Part of that is due to the success of the whistleblower program. The SEC has also become far more sophisticated in collecting and analyzing data.” In the past, the SEC had to collect evidence...

December 12, 2013

Justice Department Benefits from SEC Whistleblower Tips

Risk & Compliance Journal

Individuals submitting whistleblower tips to the SEC often also send them directly to the Justice Department. The SEC can also refer a case stemming from a tip to the Justice Department and pass on the actual tip if the whistleblower consents, said Jordan Thomas, partner and chair of the whistleblower representation practice at [prior firm],...

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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...

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

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