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November 18, 2014
Location, Location, Location: The Geography of an SEC Whistleblower
Labaton Sucharow
In the SEC’s report to Congress, just released today, the agency documented the tremendous success of its revolutionary investor protection initiative. As we peel back the layers of the report, we note some startling findings with respect to the origin of whistleblower submissions. First and foremost, the program’s international reach is inarguable. This year’s largest...
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November 18, 2014
Historic Year for Whistleblowers, Report Confirms
Labaton Sucharow
The SEC Office of the Whistleblower has just released its report to Congress chronicling the program’s success over the last year. The data is extremely encouraging, serving as an apt reminder that a quiet revolution in law enforcement is underway, powered by whistleblowers who dare to speak out against misconduct. Highlights from this year’s report include 3,620...
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November 6, 2014
8th Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference
The American Bar Association (ABA) hosted its 8th Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference from November 5 to November 8, 2014. Partner Jordan A. Thomas spoke on the Thursday, November 6 panel titled, “Whistleblower Rewards: Trends and Emerging Issues in Qui Tam Actions and IRS, SEC and CFTC Whistleblower Rewards Claims.” This session explored the...
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November 6, 2014
Law360 Minority Powerbroker Series
Labaton Sucharow
This week, I was honored to participate in Law360’s Minority Powerbroker Series. As I formulated my answers to five pivotal questions at the crossroads of race and professional development, I had time to reflect on the many colleagues and friends along the way who have been so supportive of my individual efforts. This made for a very...
Articles & Perspectives
November 4, 2014
U.S. Regulators Increase Scrutiny of Severance Pacts
The Wall Street Journal
According to the report, in fiscal year (FY) 2014 the SEC received 3,620 whistleblower tips, up from 3,238 in 2013 and 3,001 in 2012. Additionally, in FY 2014, more than 80 percent raised concerns internally to their supervisors or compliance personnel before reporting. It ‘‘is kind of a bittersweet thing,’’ remarked Jordan Thomas, head of...
In The News
November 3, 2014
Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: Whistleblower Advocate Jordan Thomas
Law360
Law360’s Minority Powerbrokers Q&A series features insight and experience stories from leading diverse lawyers.
In The News
October 30, 2014
Top Lawmakers Urge SEC to Protect Whistleblowers
Labaton Sucharow
This week, eight leading Democrats on the House Oversight and Government Reform and House Financial Services Committees sent a letter to SEC Chair Mary Jo White calling on the Commission to ensure corporations do not enact measures meant to stymie whistleblowers. The letter pointed to a recent Washington Post article, which outlined numerous ways companies have restricted employees...
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October 29, 2014
Congress, Whistleblower Lawyers Urge SEC to Police ‘De Facto Gag Clauses’
Reuters
Jordan A. Thomas co-authored a study on de facto gag clauses in August 2014. He is also leading the rulemaking petition to the SEC to conduct public hearings and issue formal rules on employment and severance agreements that address retaliation and gag clauses. “Congressional interest will hopefully reinforce the SEC’s commitment to protect whistleblowers,” Thomas...
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October 24, 2014
21st Annual Securities Litigation and Regulatory Practice Seminar
The Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia (ICLE) hosted its 21st Annual Securities Litigation and Regulatory Practice Seminar on Friday, October 24, 2014. Partner Jordan A. Thomas spoke on the panel titled “Addressing Whistleblower Issues,” which explored topics such as: who is a whistleblower?; representing the whistleblower; best approaches for employers; representing the employer...
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October 24, 2014
Whistleblowers on Tour
Labaton Sucharow
This week, I was honored to participate in the NYC stop of the Government Accountability Project’s Whistleblower Tour, which seeks to educate the public about the important role whistleblowers play in promoting government and corporate accountability. Speaking on a panel with Enron Whistleblower Sherron Watkins, Jon Oberg, Louis Clark and Jennifer Pacella was a phenomenal experience,...
Articles & Perspectives
October 22, 2014
The Whistleblower Tour Takes Manhattan
Corporate Counsel
Sherron Watkins, the insider who blew the whistle on Enron Corp. in 2001, got a boost from fellow panelist Jordan Thomas, a partner at [prior firm] who chairs its whistleblower practice. Addressing the many students in the audience, Thomas counseled that making a difference isn’t limited to people who win big awards like a Nobel...
In The News
October 21, 2014
Gearing Up for Annual Report, White Touts Whistleblower Program’s Success
Labaton Sucharow
As we await the Annual Report of the SEC Office of the Whistleblower—expected in mid-November—Mary Jo White categorically praised the program, citing its ‘enormous success’ in generating information about significant securities violations. In her address last week to the Ontario Securities Commission, which is considering the implementation of an incentive-based whistleblower program, White remarked that there was “no...
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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...
In The News
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...
In The News
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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