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December 4, 2011

Enforcement Wave Heading for Advisers: Ex-SEC Official

Investment News

“An enforcement wave is coming,” said Jordan Thomas, a partner at [Jordan Thomas][prior firm] and former assistant director at the Securities and Exchange Commission’s asset management unit. “The world is about to change for investment advisers.” “The full impact of the asset management unit hasn’t been felt yet,” he said. “If you don’t [self-]report, there...

December 2, 2011

New Weapon in Combating FCPA Violations

Labaton Sucharow

Over at Tom Fox’s FCPA Compliance and Ethics Blog, I recently authored a guest post examining the new – and revolutionary – Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Whistleblower Program, enacted under Dodd-Frank, and its impact on Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement. As I point out in that piece, a qualified whistleblower can receive a...

Articles & Perspectives

December 1, 2011

The New World for Ethical Organizations

Just as compliance professionals acted as a force for reform following the enactment of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act reforms in 2004, they can do so again From the massive corporate frauds at Enron and WorldCom, to the recent scandals arising out of subprime mortgages and mortgaged-backed securities, it seems that the last decade has witnessed an...

Articles & Perspectives

December 1, 2011

Early Results of the Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Program

Jordan Thomas, partner and chair of [a prominent] Whistleblower Representation Department, talks with Bloomberg Law’s Lee Pacchia about the whistleblower provisions found in Dodd-Frank and the early results of the program.

Webinars, Videos & Podcasts

December 1, 2011

The SEC Whistleblower Program’s Annual Report

Bloomberg Law TV

December 1, 2011

US Financial Reforms & Global Financial Institutions: A View From All Angles

Late in 2011, [Jordan Thomas][prior firm][‘s] convened an esteemed panel to explore, for the benefit of the UK media, the effect of US financial reforms on international financial institutions. Panelists included [firm] attorneys Jordan Thomas and Dominic Auld; Irving Henry of the British Bankers Association; and Simon Collins, from the Association of Professional Compliance Consultants....

Articles & Perspectives

November 28, 2011

Pension Funds as Whistle-blowers – Internal Compliance and Portfolio Companies Need Scrutiny

Pensions & Investments

Jordan A. Thomas wrote an article published in Pensions & Investments, explaining how the new whistleblower regulations impact pension funds and the critical role they must play to ensure an ethical corporate culture. In this article, Jordan A. Thomas examines the new whistleblower provisions and how they will impact pension funds. Pension funds, who are...

Articles & Perspectives

November 28, 2011

UCLA Law Professor Lynn Stout Discusses the Change in Business Mindset and the Focus on Maximizing Shareholder Returns

Webinars, Videos & Podcasts

November 23, 2011

Investment Advisors in a New Era of Regulatory Scrutiny

Labaton Sucharow

Over and above increased activity by Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and other self-regulatory organizations (SROs), investment managers are increasingly coming into the crosshairs of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s [SEC] Division of Enforcement, as I recently noted in this article for the National Association of Active Investment Managers (NAAIM). In 2010, the SEC created...

Articles & Perspectives

November 18, 2011

Europeans Lead Foreigners in Reporting US Financial Crime

HRmagazine.co.uk

The program stemmed from “a series of scandals that were either undetected or unreported, from Enron until the legislation was passed, including the Madoff scandal,” explained Jordan Thomas, chair of the whistleblower representation practice at [Jordan Thomas][prior firm]. After regulators and politicians asked themselves what would most help law enforcement be more efficient and effective,...

November 17, 2011

The SEC Whistleblower Program: A Revolution in Law Enforcement?

AssetSearchBlog.com

Jordan A. Thomas authored an article for the Asset Search Blog, looking at the recent progress of the SEC’s enforcement program.

Articles & Perspectives

November 17, 2011

SEC Reports Record Year for Fraud Enforcements, Expects More in 2012

Corporate Counsel

“In the coming years,” Thomas said Wednesday, “I predict that the SEC will exceed its previous records in both number of actions brought and the amount of sanctions collected as a result of whistleblower assistance.” New yearly records will be set, Thomas said, “because courageous insiders are finally breaking their silence.” Thomas left the SEC...

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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

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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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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...

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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...

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