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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...

The Morning Risk Report: Conditions Ripe for SEC Whistleblowers

The Wall Street Journal

These employees that suspect bad behavior but are wary of reporting it internally are ideal candidates for the SEC’s anonymous whistleblower program. A growing number of those surveyed knew about this whistleblower program (60%, up from 49% in 2012) and the vast majority (89%) said they would be willing to report wrongdoing given the conditions...

Survey: Professional Ethics Weak on Wall Street

Wall Street And Financial Services Industry Still Dangerously Unethical: Survey

International Business Times

Senior . . . partner Jordan Thomas, who helped oversee the survey, told the International Business Times he found some results this year particularly surprising. A similar survey last year of the British financial sector actually produced more encouraging results, indicating better behavior, said Thomas. “Things went from bad to worse in one year,” said...

2013 Annual Concention – The Summit For Workers’ Rights

The National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA) hosted their 2013 Annual Convention on June 27, 2013. Labaton Sucharow Partner Jordan A. Thomas spoke on the panel entitled “Using New Developments In Whistleblower Laws To Your Client’s Advantage.” This session, a reprisal of NELA’s 2011 webinar, will address new developments in the whistleblower laws and issues that...

What are High-Yield Corporate Bonds

“The SEC’s Office of Investor Education and Advocacy is issuing this Investor Bulletin to educate individual investors about high-yield corporate bonds, also called “junk bonds.” While they generally offer a higher yield than investment-grade bonds, high-yield bonds also carry a higher risk of default.”

What are Corporate Bonds

“The SEC’s Office of Investor Education and Advocacy is issuing this Investor Bulletin to offer basic information about corporate bonds.”

Employer Scare Tactics May Chill SEC Whistleblower Program

But an issue has emerged that could stanch the flow of tips. Despite an anti-retaliation provision in the Dodd-Frank Act, the law that created the whistleblower office, some plaintiffs attorneys complain that companies are using language in severance, confidentiality and other employment agreements that threatens employees with termination if they communicate directly with the SEC....

Commercial and Federal Litigation Section Spring Meeting

The New York State Bar Association’s Commercial and Federal Litigation Section held it’s Spring Meeting on May 3 – 5, 2013 in Saratoga Springs, NY. Labaton Sucharow Partner Jordan A. Thomas spoke on the May 5th, 2013, 10:55am panel entitled “The SEC Whistleblower Program.” The Dodd-Frank Act established the SEC Whistleblower Program in 2010. This...

Neither Admit Nor Deny: Corporate Crime in the Age of Deferred Prosecutions, Consent Decrees, Whistleblowers & Monitors

The Corporate Crime Reporter hosted a conference entitled “Neither Admit Nor Deny: Corporate Crime in the Age of Deferred Prosecutions, Consent Decrees, Whistleblowers & Monitors” on May 3, 2013. Labaton Sucharow Partner Jordan A. Thomas served as a speaker during the 8:30am panel entitled “SEC Whistleblower Cases.”

The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and International Anti-Corruption Developments 2013

The Practicing Law Institute (PLI) hosted an event entitled “The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and International Anti-Corruption Developments 2013” on May 2-3, 2013. Labaton Sucharow Partner Jordan A. Thomas participated in the May 3rd,10:30am panel entitled “Whistleblower Issues: A Roundtable Discussion” which covered the following topics: Understanding the SEC whistleblower program Keeping the whistleblower in-house...

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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...

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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...

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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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