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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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October 26, 2015
Public & Private Enforcement: Improving Recovery for Harmed Investors
The Osgoode Hall Law School and the Canadian Foundation for Advancement of Investor Rights (FAIR Canada) will host a conference titled “Public & Private Enforcement: Improving Recovery for Harmed Investors” on October 26, 2015. Partner Jordan A. Thomas will speak on the “Impact of Whistleblower Programs on Investor Recovery” panel scheduled for Monday, October 26,...
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October 23, 2015
SEC Announces Fiscal Year 2015 Enforcement Results: Innovative Actions to Fight Corruption
The SEC just released its fiscal year 2015 results, which highlight the Commission’s stalwart determination to protect investors, hold companies and executives responsible for misconduct, and demand integrity in our financial markets. The SEC’s enforcement approach brought an amazing breadth and depth of cases spanning the entire securities industry. The Commission filed 807 enforcement actions, a...
Articles & Perspectives
Cold Calling: Unsolicited Calls from Brokers
“This brochure tells you how to deal with cold calls, how to stop them, and how to evaluate any investment opportunity that comes your way over the telephone.” This publication may be helpful to potential whistleblowers that are concerned about an employer’s use or abuse of cold calling tactics.
Rules & Regs
October 20, 2015
The Truth About Corporate Whistleblowers
Labaton Sucharow
Disgruntled employees out for revenge. Rats. Opportunists. We’ve all heard the derogatory terms aimed at whistleblowers. And there’s a cruel irony at the core of the name-calling: since whistleblowers often operate quietly or anonymously, they are unable to correct the many common misconceptions about their character and motives. In the aftermath of the financial crisis,...
Articles & Perspectives
October 13, 2015
Bridge The Gap
The New York County Lawyers’ Association (NYCLA) will host an event titled ‘Bridge the Gap’ on October 13, 2015. Partner Jordan A. Thomas joins a panel discussion that includes Jack Blum, an expert on bank money laundering who worked for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the UN.
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September 26, 2015
28th Annual CELA Employment Law Conference
The California Employment Lawyers Association (CELA) will host their 28th Annual CELA Employment Law Conference from September 25 -26, 2015. Partner Jordan A. Thomas will speak on the “Blowing the Whistleblower” panel scheduled for September 26, which will discuss how to identify and pursue the most common employment-related whistleblower claims under state and federal qui...
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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...
In The News
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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