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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
Fox Business
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...
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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...
Articles & Perspectives
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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November 13, 2015
Whistle-Blower Defendants Won’t Seek High Court Review
Bloomberg BNA
In the Neo@Ogilvy case ruling, a divided U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit concluded in September that a plaintiff needn’t bring his or her concerns to the Securities and Exchange Commission to be considered a whistleblower for Dodd-Frank Act anti-retaliation protection purposes. The decision doesn’t spell bad news for whistle-blowers said New York...
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November 10, 2015
Business Law Breakfast
The Lowell Milken Institute for Business Law and Policy at UCLA School of Law will host a Business Law Breakfast on Tuesday, November 10, 2015. Partner Jordan A. Thomas will speak on the topic of whistleblowers and the SEC’s Whistleblower Program.
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November 9, 2015
Recent Whistleblower Award: Timing Matters
Labaton Sucharow
The SEC just announced another whistleblower award, granting more than $325,000 to a former investment firm employee whose tips led to a successful enforcement action. This award, like the $30 million award granted to a whistleblower last year, came with a caveat: the whistleblower could have received a larger award, if not for a delay in reporting. While...
Articles & Perspectives
November 4, 2015
Settlement Issues in Whistleblower Cases
The American Bar Association hosts its 9th Annual Section of Labor and Employment Law Conference on November 4 – 7, 2015. Partner Jordan A. Thomas joins experienced practitioners and government officials on the panel titled “Settlement Issues in Whistleblower Cases.” The panel will address challenging settlement issues that arise in the release of retaliation claims,...
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November 3, 2015
A Bold Step Forward: New UK Rules Empower Whistleblowers
Labaton Sucharow
Just last month, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), together with the Bank of England’s Prudential Regulatory Authority, published strident new rules to encourage and support whistleblowers at financial institutions. By September 2016, banks and credit unions with more than £250 million in assets must standardize internal whistleblowing programs. They must also assign a senior manager to...
Articles & Perspectives
October 27, 2015
Trend Seen Toward Growing Whistle-Blower Protections
Bloomberg BNA Securities Law Daily
A new rift in federal circuit courts’ interpretation of whistleblower protections under the Dodd-Frank Act is a prime candidate for Supreme Court review, even though the potential timing of any high court action is far from certain. “It wouldn’t surprise me if there’s a delay” before the issue reaches the Supreme Court, Jordan Thomas, the...
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March 19, 2018
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...
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March 20, 2018
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...
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July 29, 2019
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
May 30, 2019
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...
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October 5, 2018
Jordan A. Thomas Named Whistleblower “Lawyer of the Year”
Press Release
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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