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One in Three Hedge Fund Workers Admits to Knowing About Rule-Breaking, Says US Survey

Jordan Thomas, Chair of the Whistleblower Representation Practice at [prior firm]. “Without individuals willing to report possible securities violations, internally or externally, responsible organizations and law enforcement authorities cannot police the marketplace effectively and efficiently.”

December 22, 2012

Would You Blow the Whistle? Many Say Yes, but Perils Abound

Jordan Thomas, the lead attorney for Whistleblower Representation at [prior firm], used to be the assistant director in the SEC’s Division of Enforcement and worked to get the new SEC Whistleblower Program passed as part of the Dodd-Frank financial reforms.

December 7, 2012

SEC Whistleblower Goes Public with Deutsche Bank Allegations

Corporate Counsel

“When Ben-Artzi first consulted with me, I was shocked by the size and scope of the alleged misconduct,” said Thomas, a former SEC assistant director and chair of the firm’s whistleblower representation practice “This is exactly the type of significant and unreported securities violations that the SEC Whistleblower Program was intended to address. It is...

December 6, 2012

Multi-billion Dollar Violations Uncovered at Deutsche Bank

Troubled by the bank’s unwillingness to acknowledge and appropriately address this significant valuation problem, Ben-Artzi sought legal representation from [Jordan Thomas][prior firm][‘s] and reported the possible securities violations to the SEC’s Whistleblower Program. “When Ben-Artzi first consulted with me, I was shocked by the size and scope of the alleged misconduct” says Jordan Thomas, a...

December 5, 2012

Deutsche Bank Whistleblower Goes to the SEC

Corporate Crime Reporter

Troubled by the bank’s unwillingness to acknowledge and appropriately address this significant valuation problem, Ben-Artzi sought legal representation from [Jordan Thomas][prior firm][‘s] and reported the possible securities violations to the SEC’s Whistleblower Program. “When Dr. Ben-Artzi first consulted with me, I was shocked by the size and scope of the alleged misconduct,” said Jordan Thomas,...

December 5, 2012

Deutsche Hid Up to $12bn Losses, Say Staff

Financial Times

The complainants allege that the bank misvalued the positions by failing to account for losses it faced when the market worsened. Had the proper valuations been made on the positions during the tumultuous period, they allege, the losses for the whole portfolio would have exceeded $4bn and could have risen to as much as $12bn....

October 24, 2012

$1B BofA Mortgage Suit May Usher Broad Crackdown On Banks

What also makes FCA suits an attractive option is its frequent reliance on whistleblowers, perhaps the most powerful tool the government has in cracking down on complex financial frauds, said Jordan Thomas, who chairs [prior firm][‘s] whistleblower enforcement practice and helped craft the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s whistleblower program. In the BofA case, the...

October 16, 2012

Talking Points: “Whistleblowers are Wanted and Valued”

Boardmember.com

Corporate Board Member: What is your perspective on the announcement that the IRS is going to pay a whistleblower $104 million? Jordan Thomas: It’s a very positive development for the IRS whistleblower program because it sends a clear message that people that have information about possible tax violations should come forward and if they do...

October 3, 2012

Record $104 Million Reward Boosts Whistleblowing on Tax Cheats

“It’s been a watershed moment for whistleblowing,” said Jordan Thomas, chairman of [Jordan Thomas][prior firm][‘s] whistleblower representation practice, which has also seen an increase in inquiries.

October 1, 2012

A Legal Circle Reaches Deep to Aid Obama

The New York Times

In the last year, law firms that represent whistle-blowers have hired several top S.E.C. officials who helped write those rules. They include Jordan Thomas, who has started a new S.E.C. whistle-blower unit at [prior firm]…”We have had hundreds and hundreds of inquiries,” said Mr. Thomas, who has sought out clients and promoted his firm’s practice...

September 27, 2012

Jordan Thomas Wrote the Rules on—and Represents—Whistleblowers

September 12, 2012

SEC Whistleblower Program Stricter Than IRS Bounty Which Paid $104 Million To Felon, Former Official Says

Thomas noted differences between the programs for rewarding individuals, even if they participated in the wrongdoing, who provide information that leads to the recovery of unpaid taxes and penalties, in the case of IRS tips, or fines and the disgorgement of ill-gotten gains, in the case of SEC whistleblowers. The SEC program allows for bounties...

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February 10, 2020

Jordan Thomas Recognized as a 2020 Top Thought Leader in Trust

Whistleblower Representation Practice Chair Jordan Thomas has been named a Trust Across America 2020 Top Thought Leader in Trust. A multi-year award winner, Jordan joins corporate leaders, academics and researchers who transform the way organizations build and operate their businesses. Describing Jordan’s work, Trust Across America wrote “And what if the SEC could tap the...

February 1, 2018

A Conversation with Jordan Thomas: The Origins of the SEC Whistleblower Program

Labaton Sucharow LLP

How to avoid the next financial crisis? How to detect the next fraud and deter the next fraudster? These questions plagued regulators, law enforcement, legislators and the public at large following the collapse of the global economy in 2008. One idea that would prove to be prescient and, in its execution, extraordinarily successful, was the...

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Labaton Sucharow Wins National Law Journal Elite Trial Lawyers Award for Securities Litigation

— Firm’s immigration pro bono efforts also recognized as the best in 2019 The National Law Journal has recognized Labaton Sucharow’s securities litigation practice as one of the best in 2019, earning the publication’s most prestigious plaintiffs’ bar award of the year. The NLJ’s annual Elite Trial Lawyers award honors the law firms that have demonstrated repeated success in...

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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