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May 27, 2015
Wall Street Still Tempted by an Unethical Culture
CCTV America
With the release of the Firm’s recent survey, Jordan A. Thomas spoke to various media on the report’s “alarming” findings, noting that the survey suggests “more work needs to be done to establish a culture of integrity in the financial services industry. If [the industry] fails to do so, there will be more incidents, and...
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May 20, 2015
Seven Years Later, Wall Street Hasn’t Learned Anything
The Atlantic
Partner and chair of the Firm’s Whistleblower Representation Practice, Jordan A. Thomas, recently spoke to various media outlets on the findings of a recent survey co-sponsored by the Firm and The University of Notre Dame titled, The Street, The Bull, and The Crisis.  The survey, which probed “the ethical views of a broad spectrum of...
In The News
May 20, 2015
Whistle while you work: Wall Street’s culture of fingering fraud
The Christian Science Monitor
Partner and chair of the Firm’s Whistleblower Representation Practice, Jordan A. Thomas, recently spoke to various media outlets on the findings of a recent survey co-sponsored by the Firm and The University of Notre Dame titled, The Street, The Bull, and The Crisis.  The survey, which probed “the ethical views of a broad spectrum of...
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May 19, 2015
Wall Street Has Lost Moral Compass: Thomas
Bloomberg TV
Jordan A. Thomas speaks to Bloomberg TV on the Firm’s recent financial services professional ethics survey.
In The News
May 19, 2015
Wall Street wolves still on the prowl as survey reveals taste for unethical tactics
The Guardian
Partner and chair of the Firm’s Whistleblower Representation Practice, Jordan A. Thomas, recently spoke to various media outlets on the findings of a recent survey co-sponsored by the Firm and The University of Notre Dame titled, The Street, The Bull, and The Crisis.  The survey, which probed “the ethical views of a broad spectrum of...
In The News
May 19, 2015
“Bankers are still breaking the rules to get ahead. Here’s the proof”
The Telegraph
Partner and chair of the Firm’s Whistleblower Representation Practice, Jordan A. Thomas, recently spoke to various media outlets on the findings of a recent survey co-sponsored by the Firm and The University of Notre Dame titled, The Street, The Bull, and The Crisis.  The survey, which probed “the ethical views of a broad spectrum of...
In The News
May 19, 2015
Pressure To Act Unethically Looms Over Wall Street, Survey Finds
NPA All Things Considered
Partner and chair of the Firm’s Whistleblower Representation Practice, Jordan A. Thomas, recently spoke to various media outlets on the findings of a recent survey co-sponsored by the Firm and The University of Notre Dame titled, The Street, The Bull, and The Crisis.  The survey, which probed “the ethical views of a broad spectrum of...
In The News
May 19, 2015
Historic Survey Sounds the Alarm: We’re Losing the Ethical Battle, Wall Street
Labaton Sucharow
Together with the University of Notre Dame, today we released the findings of a collaborative and historic survey of financial services professionals across the U.S. and UK. The Street, The Bull and The Crisis is the most expansive analysis of its kind, probing the ethical views of a broad spectrum of the industry, from young professionals to...
Articles & Perspectives
May 18, 2015
Dealbook: Many on Wall Street Say It Remains Untamed
The New York Times
Partner and chair of the Firm’s Whistleblower Representation Practice, Jordan A. Thomas, recently spoke to various media outlets on the findings of a recent survey co-sponsored by the Firm and The University of Notre Dame titled, The Street, The Bull, and The Crisis. The survey, which probed “the ethical views of a broad spectrum of...
In The News
May 14, 2015
That $8 Billion Takeover Offer for Avon was Bogus
Associated Press
Avon said it had received no takeover offers Thursday after a purported $8 billion bid for the company filed with federal regulators led to three halts in the trading of its shares. Shares of Avon were halted several times due to volatility after the filing appeared on the website used by the Securities and Exchange...
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May 7, 2015
Delays are Reported in SEC Whistleblower Program
InsideCounsel
One attorney in the field, Jordan Thomas, said he was “surprised” by the news report. “I have not seen the kind of delays reported,” he told InsideCounsel. If the issue relates to appeals of whistleblower awards, Thomas says that improved communication between the SEC and whistleblower may mean there will be fewer appeals and that...
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May 4, 2015
Whistleblower Award Spotlights Anti-Retaliation Compliance
Corporate Counsel
Jordan A. Thomas recently commented on a case in which the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) gave its highest possible award to a hedge fund adviser whistleblower, capitalizing on the firm’s retaliation against him to send another welcoming message to would-be whistleblowers and a warning to companies. The SEC last year charged the hedge...
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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...
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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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