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SEC’s AM Enforcement Unit Close To Full Capacity

“The majority of the asset management unit started the summer of 2011, and last year we brought 30% more enforcement action involving investment managers at a time when the unit was still operating at part capacity,” said Jordan Thomas, chair of the whistle-blowing practice at [prior firm], who previously worked at the SEC and was...

Rise In Whistleblower Protections Inspires New Firm Practices

Firms that focus exclusively on whistleblowing, as well as securities and employment firms, are those that will continue to focus on whistleblower actions, according to Jordan Thomas, chairman of the whistleblower practice at [prior firm]. However, he says, most of those firms have already incorporated these types of lawsuits into their services. “I expect the...

SEC Whistleblowers Waiting For Big Payouts As Rumors Of First Award Mount

Huffington Post

“I think that it will be significant, because one of the ways that whistleblower programs establish trust with potential whistleblowers is when they make payments,” said Jordan Thomas, a former SEC official who oversaw the creation of the whistleblower program and who now represents whistleblowers at the [prior firm] in New York. “It’s going to...

SEC Whistleblower Reveal Won’t Sink Program, Attys Say

That could hurt some enforcement actions, but it would be limited to the small percentage of cases that actually go to trial, said [Jordan Thomas][prior firm][‘s] partner Jordan Thomas, who helped craft the SEC’s whistleblower program while at the commission. “I think it affects the effectiveness, to some degree, of related enforcement actions, because it’s...

FCPA Civil Suit Highlights Uncertainties in Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Protections

“The implementing rules for the SEC whistleblower program incentivize whistleblowers to report internally,” Jordan Thomas, a partner at [prior firm] who chairs the firm’s whistleblower representation practice, said. ”However, until a whistleblower reports a possible violation to the SEC in accordance with its procedures — which involves filing a form with the commission — they...

Life as Libor Traders Knew It Seen as Abusive by Investigators

Individuals and firms found to have engaged in wrongdoing would likely face demands from regulators to return any illicit profits, said Jordan Thomas, a former enforcement attorney at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission who now advises whistle-blowers at [prior firm] in New York. They may also be fined and would be forced to improve...

Fired Olympus Boss Woodford Starts Legal Challenge

“From the information that is available to the public, he appears to have a very strong case,” said Mr. Jordan Thomas, partner and chairman of United States securities litigation firm [prior firm][‘s] Whistleblower Representation Practice.

February 18, 2012

Why Recent Reforms are Good for Business

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February 14, 2012

Social Networkers: A Different Breed?

It’s also noteworthy, says attorney Jordan Thomas, chair of the whistleblower representation practice at [prior firm], that active social networkers tend to skew younger — a demographic that tends to have a weaker connection to their employers. “These folks tend to have a shorter time horizon in terms of how long they plan to stay...

February 9, 2012

Evidence, Access Aid Job Security When Compliance Staff Raise a Red Flag

Firms should adopt innovative techniques to encourage employees to report possible unethical conduct, including recognizing them publicly and offering financial incentives, said Jordan Thomas, a partner in [prior firm]. “Organizations should be prepared to investigate, in a timely manner, reports of misconduct. When legal or ethical violations are discovered, violators should be held accountable, regardless...

February 1, 2012

Corporate Counsel

But what is prompt and resource-saving for the SEC can mean the opposite for others. Jordan Thomas, a former assistant director and assistant chief litigation counsel for the SEC, admits as much. He says, “It is true, when defendants fail to accept responsibility for their misconduct, there can be negative collateral consequences, including the inefficiency...

January 12, 2012

To Blow the Whistle — or Not

If this trend continues, the number of whistleblower submissions is likely to exceed the number of cases that the Enforcement Division actively investigates, according to Thomas, who says he was surprised by the overall results of the survey. “At the SEC, I knew that there were no shortages of securities violations to investigate and prosecute,”...

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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

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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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