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Survey of Senior Executives in Britain and U.S. Found 24 Percent Consider Unethical or Illegal Conduct Needed for Success in the Financial World

“People tend to underreport misconduct,” he said. “So although it’s reasonable to assume the numbers may be higher, it’s all still deeply troubling.”

Bend the Rules to Succeed?

Some Finance Pros Say Fraud Is Necessary For Success

“When misconduct is common and accepted by financial services professionals, the integrity of our entire financial system is at risk,” Jordan Thomas, partner and chair of [prior firm][‘s] whistleblower representation practice, said in a statement.

A QUARTER of Wall Street Execs See Wrongdoing as the Key to Success (and 16% Said They’d Commit Insider Trading if They Could Get Away With It)

Daily Mail Online

“When misconduct is common and accepted by financial services professionals, the integrity of our entire financial system is at risk,” Jordan Thomas, partner and chair of [prior firm][‘s] whistleblower representation practice, said in a statement.

Many On Wall Street Say Greed Isn’t Just Good — It’s Necessary

Los Angeles Times

“When misconduct is common and accepted by financial services professionals, the integrity of our entire financial system is at risk,” Jordan Thomas, partner and chair of [prior firm][‘s] whistleblower representation practice, said in a statement.

Quarter Of Wall Street Executives See Wrongdoing As Key To Success: Survey

Huffington Post Business

“When misconduct is common and accepted by financial services professionals, the integrity of our entire financial system is at risk,” Jordan Thomas, partner and chair of [prior firm][‘s] whistleblower representation practice, said in a statement.

Many Wall St Execs Says Wrongdoing is Necessary –Survey

“When misconduct is common and accepted by financial services professionals, the integrity of our entire financial system is at risk,” Jordan Thomas, partner and chair of [prior firm][‘s] whistleblower representation practice, said in a statement.

Financial Industry Survey: 16% Would Commit Insider Trading

The Wall Street Journal

But a new survey by law firm [Jordan Thomas][prior firm][‘s], which looks to work with potential whistleblowers to help SEC investigations, found 26% of financial employees in the U.S. and U.K. surveyed had firsthand knowledge of “wrongdoing in the workplace.” Partly explaining that: 24% of those surveyed believed rules “may have to be broken in...

When Can a Corporation’s Lawyer Blow the Whistle?

Corporate Counsel

In this article, published in Corporate Counsel, Jordan A. Thomas and Bruce Green weigh in on how whistleblowing attorneys can be protected when participating in the SEC Whistleblower program, while continuing to the adhere to the ABA professional conduct guidelines. Due to the nature of the legal profession, “attorney whistleblowers are likely to be rare,...

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Corporate Lawyers as Whistleblowers

Labaton Sucharow

At one time, attorneys’ duty to maintain corporate clients’ confidences, even in the face of anticipated or ongoing corporate wrongdoing, was thought to be virtually absolute. But that changed over time, as relevant rules and laws gave lawyers greater discretion to make public disclosures to avert corporate clients’ misconduct. And now, following the enactment of...

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Unleashing the Potential of the SEC Whistleblower Provisions

David Callahan, the co-founder and Senior Fellow of the public policy group Demos, penned an informative blog post on the SEC’s latest arsenal in combating securities violations, the new Whistleblower provisions. The posts include two surveys whose findings demonstrate the huge potential of the new laws. There has been a positive and proactive response to...

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SEC’s AM Enforcement Unit Close To Full Capacity

“The majority of the asset management unit started the summer of 2011, and last year we brought 30% more enforcement action involving investment managers at a time when the unit was still operating at part capacity,” said Jordan Thomas, chair of the whistle-blowing practice at [prior firm], who previously worked at the SEC and was...

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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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