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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...
In The News
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...
In The News
May 2, 2015
An Untenable Silence: Confidentiality Agreements Examined & Exposed
Labaton Sucharow
Yesterday, the SEC announced a landmark enforcement action against engineering giant KBR for its use of confidentiality agreements that required individuals to obtain prior approval from the company’s legal department before discussing matters with outside parties…or face discipline and possible termination. This action sends a powerful message to companies that have sought to silence whistleblowers. Indeed,...
Articles & Perspectives
April 29, 2015
SEC Uses Firm’s Retaliation To Market Tipster Program
Law360
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...
In The News
April 28, 2015
SEC Awards $600K To Tipster In Paradigm Retaliation Case
Law360
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...
In The News
April 28, 2015
SEC Gives More Than $600,000 to Whistleblower in Retaliation Case
The Wall Street Journal
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...
In The News
April 21, 2015
The whistleblower’s tale: How an accountant took on Halliburton
Marketplace
Tony Menendez had no legal training, but he decided to represent himself in his appeal. For the next few years, he devoted thousands of hours of his time filing briefs, meeting deadlines, countering Halliburton’s team of white-shoe lawyers. Halliburton threw everything at Menendez. It argued that since the SEC hadn’t brought any enforcement action, his...
In The News
April 20, 2015
Blowing the Whistle: Former Employee’s Suit Against TPG Invokes Whistleblower Provision in Dodd-Frank
Buyouts
TPG Capital’s legal fight with its former spokesman, Adam Levine, may seem a bit lopsided. After all, TPG Capital manages $67 billion as one of the largest private equity firms in the world. Levine is, well, just one man. But Levine holds at least one possible ace: Jordan Thomas, the lead attorney for Levine, joined...
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April 17, 2015
Online Course Taught By Dr. O.C. Ferrell and Dr. Linda Ferrell Focuses on Frameworks, Resources, and Approaches to Developing Business Ethics Program
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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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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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