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July 20, 2012
Two Years After Dodd-Frank, Has Wall Street Changed?
U.S. News & World Report
“The financial services industry, its moral compass is broken,” says Jordan Thomas, partner and chair of [prior firm][‘s] whistleblower representation practice. “Until these organizations re-establish a culture of integrity and stewardship, investors are at great risk.”
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July 12, 2012
Study Reinforces Warnings of Toxic Banking Culture
Risk.net
“It will take a significant commitment to change that, because it’s like an arms race – you can’t have only one company changing.”
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July 12, 2012
How Effective Are The FSA/SFO And SEC At Handling Misconduct?
HedgeFund Insight
“In this era of corporate scandals, we must refocus our energies on corporate ethics and encourage individuals to report wrongdoing—internally or externally.”
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July 11, 2012
CFA and Sacred Heart Take on Ethics Lapse on Wall Street
CTPost.com
“I’m afraid it’s going to take some time,” Thomas said, regarding a change in the ethical culture on Wall Street, even though he said his phone has been ringing off the hook from would-be whistleblowers.
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July 11, 2012
One in Four Finance Professionals Would Do This to Get an Edge (Hint: It’s Not a Good Thing)
Forbes
The financial system isn’t exactly renowned for its sparkling ethical record, and a new study released by [Jordan Thomas][prior firm][‘s] yesterday certainly isn’t going to help the cause. The study surveyed 500 U.S. and U.K. fund managers, bankers, analysts and asset managers and found that nearly a quarter of respondents felt that “financial services professionals...
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July 10, 2012
Survey of Senior Executives in Britain and U.S. Found 24 Percent Consider Unethical or Illegal Conduct Needed for Success in the Financial World
NY Daily News
“People tend to underreport misconduct,” he said. “So although it’s reasonable to assume the numbers may be higher, it’s all still deeply troubling.”
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July 10, 2012
Some Finance Pros Say Fraud Is Necessary For Success
Law360
“When misconduct is common and accepted by financial services professionals, the integrity of our entire financial system is at risk,” Jordan Thomas, partner and chair of [prior firm][‘s] whistleblower representation practice, said in a statement.
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July 10, 2012
A QUARTER of Wall Street Execs See Wrongdoing as the Key to Success (and 16% Said They’d Commit Insider Trading if They Could Get Away With It)
Daily Mail Online
“When misconduct is common and accepted by financial services professionals, the integrity of our entire financial system is at risk,” Jordan Thomas, partner and chair of [prior firm][‘s] whistleblower representation practice, said in a statement.
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July 10, 2012
Many On Wall Street Say Greed Isn’t Just Good — It’s Necessary
Los Angeles Times
“When misconduct is common and accepted by financial services professionals, the integrity of our entire financial system is at risk,” Jordan Thomas, partner and chair of [prior firm][‘s] whistleblower representation practice, said in a statement.
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July 10, 2012
Quarter Of Wall Street Executives See Wrongdoing As Key To Success: Survey
Huffington Post Business
“When misconduct is common and accepted by financial services professionals, the integrity of our entire financial system is at risk,” Jordan Thomas, partner and chair of [prior firm][‘s] whistleblower representation practice, said in a statement.
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July 10, 2012
Many Wall St Execs Says Wrongdoing is Necessary –Survey
Reuters
“When misconduct is common and accepted by financial services professionals, the integrity of our entire financial system is at risk,” Jordan Thomas, partner and chair of [prior firm][‘s] whistleblower representation practice, said in a statement.
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July 10, 2012
Financial Industry Survey: 16% Would Commit Insider Trading
The Wall Street Journal
But a new survey by law firm [Jordan Thomas][prior firm][‘s], which looks to work with potential whistleblowers to help SEC investigations, found 26% of financial employees in the U.S. and U.K. surveyed had firsthand knowledge of “wrongdoing in the workplace.” Partly explaining that: 24% of those surveyed believed rules “may have to be broken in...
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February 10, 2020
Jordan Thomas Recognized as a 2020 Top Thought Leader in Trust
Press Release
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...
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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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July 23, 2019
Labaton Sucharow Wins National Law Journal Elite Trial Lawyers Award for Securities Litigation
Press Release
— 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...
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