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December 22, 2015

Is This How Wall Street Cleans Up Its Act? Badly Behaved Banker List Raises Concerns

International Business Times

An effort is underway to create a master list of Wall Street bankers who have run into ethical issues on the job. The proposed database would help companies avoid hiring repeat offenders who have a habit of jumping from firm to firm. But advocates of stronger ethics on Wall Street question whether it’s possible to...

December 18, 2015

In Win for SEC’s Stein, JPMorgan Gets Conditional Waiver

Jordan A. Thomas spoke to various media, including The New York Times Dealbook, about the Firm’s whistleblower client who tipped the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) about JPMorgan’s illegal mutual fund sales to private banking clients. This could potentially lead to the biggest payout to date by the whistleblower program set up by the Dodd-Frank...

December 18, 2015

Groundbreaking Enforcement Action Against JP Morgan

Today, the SEC announced that two J.P. Morgan wealth management subsidiaries agreed to pay $267 million to settle charges in an enforcement action initiated by information brought to the SEC by a [Jordan Thomas][prior firm][‘s] client, a J.P. Morgan executive. The enforcement is one of the largest and highest profile actions initiated by an SEC...

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December 9, 2015

Strong E&C Programs: New Report Examines Key Characteristics

Labaton Sucharow

Working at the forefront of whistleblower advocacy, we have previously discussed the numerous ways companies hinder or actively retaliate against individuals who choose to bring corporate misconduct to light. In fact, according to the Ethics and Compliance Initiative’s National Business Ethics Survey, more than 1 in 5 respondents said they experienced retaliation after reporting internally. We also continue...

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December 5, 2015

The age of the whistleblower

Whistleblowing has been on the increase since the 2007-08 financial crisis sparked a crackdown on corporate corruption and collusion. The number of tips received by the “Whistleblower Office” of America’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has risen steadily since it was opened in 2011, to nearly 4,000 a year. “We live in the age of...

December 2, 2015

Banks Face Ongoing FCA Threat Despite Likely Dip in Fines

According to the Justice Department, whistleblowers filed more than 700 qui tam actions in fiscal 2014, the second year in a row to top that number. “Workers in the financial sector are starting to understand the potential rewards for reporting bad behavior at their firms,” said Jordan Thomas, the leader of [prior firm][‘s] whistleblower representation...

November 24, 2015

Choosing to Act: Paths for Potential Whistleblowers

Labaton Sucharow

Among the many exciting trends examined in the recent annual report of the SEC Office of the Whistleblower, I was particularly impressed by the substantial growth in the number of tips received by the Commission. The nearly 4,000 tips—a record—not only illustrates growing public awareness of the program, but also demonstrates public action. Simply, a startling and increasing number...

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November 23, 2015

Five Tips for Potential Corporate Whistleblowers

Labaton Sucharow

In a recent piece in The New York Times, I discuss some of the key considerations for SEC whistleblowers including when, how and what to report, and how to navigate the high pressure environment of the whistleblower’s workplace. To read the full article, see here.

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November 20, 2015

5 Tips for Potential Whistleblowers

The New York Times

In an article in The New York Times, Jordan Thomas set out five tips prospective whistleblowers must keep top of mind while weighing the decision to report wrongdoing. Perhaps most important is that individuals must pay close attention to what information they report, to whom and when. Jordan also suggests “you don’t have to be...

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November 17, 2015

Whistleblower Tips Skyrocketed in 2015

Jordan Thomas, a partner at [prior firm] who represented two of this year’s award recipients, attributes the increase in tips to more awareness of the program. He also notes that “awareness has grown exponentially as the awards have gotten bigger.” And indeed the biggest ever reward of $30 million was doled out in September 2014...

November 17, 2015

SEC Whistleblower Office Annual Report: Two of Eight Awards to [Jordan Thomas][prior firm][‘s] Clients

Labaton Sucharow

Late yesterday, the SEC Office of the Whistleblower issued its annual report to Congress chronicling the program’s activities during the prior fiscal year. We summarized the results in a piece for the FCPA Blog here. Looking at the eight whistleblower awards issued this past year, there are two notable firsts: the first whistleblower award to a...

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November 16, 2015

Annual Confrence

The Taxpayers Against Fraud Education Fund (TAFEF) will host their Annual Conference on Monday, November 16, 2015. Partner Jordan A. Thomas will serve as a panelist during the session titled “Hybrid Cases: Coordinated Fraud-Fighting.” The panel will focus on whistleblower cases involving multiple programs, statutes and governmental agencies, and explore the synergies and coordination between...

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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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