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Microcap Stock: A Guide for Investors

“Information about “microcap stocks”—low priced stocks issued by the smallest companies—may be difficult to find. When reliable information is scarce, fraudsters can easily spread false information about microcap companies, making profits while creating losses for unsuspecting investors.” This publication may be helpful to potential whistleblowers that are concerned about their employer’s transactions involving microcap stocks.

September 11, 2013

Ex-Wall Street Chieftains Living Large in Post-Meltdown World

Philadelphia Inquirer

Since that time, the Justice Department has walked back those statements and assured lawmakers and the public that they have aggressively investigated and pursued any criminal acts related to the financial crisis. The hurdle, officials say, is that to prove a crime, they must prove intent. That means if the government wanted to bring charges...

September 6, 2013

Potential Wal-Mart SEC Fine Could Be Massive: Securities LawyerPotential Wal-Mart SEC Fine Could Be Massive: Securities Lawyer

International Business Times

The SEC declined to comment to IBTimes on any potential ongoing investigation, as per its usual policy, but Thomas said there’s no serious doubt that such an investigation is happening. “What is maybe open is who is responsible, and what’s the price that WalMart is going to have to pay,” said Thomas, who worked as...

Phishing Fraud: How to Avoid Getting Fried by Phony Phishermen

“This alert describes how to avoid “phishing scams,” which involve the use of fraudulent emails and copy-cat websites to trick you into revealing valuable personal information, including account numbers and the login IDs and passwords you use to access online financial services providers. Be aware that fraudsters who collect this information then use it to...

Accredited Investors

“The SEC’s Office of Investor Education and Advocacy is issuing this Investor Bulletin to educate individual investors about what it means to be an “accredited investor.””

Advertising for Unregistered Securities Offerings

“The SEC’s Office of Investor Education and Advocacy is issuing this Investor Alert to educate individual investors about advertisements and announcements for investment opportunities in certain securities offerings. General advertising is permitted in certain offerings as a result of rules adopted by the SEC as required by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act.” This...

August 11, 2013

Whistleblower Debate Emerges in Court Cases

The Wall Street Journal

On the other hand, tips that could have remained internal might now also be lodged with the SEC. Internal whistleblower programs are often meant to be the first place employees air concerns—and they can be used to catch wrongdoing early and deal with it discreetly, though companies might choose to eventually self-disclose some of that...

U.S. Financial Services Industry Survey – Wall Street in Crisis: A Perfect Storm Looming,

Reports & Surveys

Sprint Case May Lead To More Tax FCAs: Whistleblower Rep

“The New York Attorney General’s Office has been aggressive in developing cases in the false claims arena,” said Thomas, a former SEC director who helped craft the federal agency’s whistleblower program. “Law enforcement authorities are practical. They focus on what works. If New York state starts racking up results, Washington and other states would likely...

Wall Street Faces Growing Ethical Crisis

“Many in the financial services industry appear to have lost their moral compass, and younger professionals pose the greatest threat to investors,” said Jordan Thomas, partner at [prior firm]. “Wall Street needs to take the first step toward recovery and admit that it has a corporate ethics problem, or Main Street should brace itself for...

Survey Reveals Widespread Wall Street Misconduct, Need for Whistleblowers

Compliance Week

“Wall Street needs to take the first step toward recovery and admit that it has a corporate ethics problem,” said Jordan Thomas, partner and Chair of the Whistleblower Representation Practice at [prior firm] and former assistant director and assistant chief litigation counsel for the Securities and Exchange Commission. Thomas played a leadership role in the...

Survey Says ‘Wall Street Is Facing An Ethical Crisis’

According to [law firm] partner and Chair of the Whistleblower Representation Practice, Jordan Thomas, “Internal reporting of wrongdoing depends on one thing, ‘trust,'” he said in an interview. “If the employees cannot trust their organization then the system fails.” “There are plenty of good people on Wall Street, but for those who are not, we...

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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...

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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