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In 2011, after the SEC unveiled a first-of-its-kind investor protection initiative, we stepped into the spotlight, establishing the nation’s first standalone practice exclusively focused on SEC whistleblowers. Since then, in addition to precedential wins, significant expansion and pivotal roles in domestic and international whistleblower legislation and rule-making, our practice has been front and center, staking new ground, elevating the program’s profile and regularly making news.

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September 18, 2018
SEC Powerhouse Richard Levine Joins Whistleblower Representation Practice
Press Release
Nation’s Largest SEC Whistleblower Representation Practice Continues to Expand Following Record Setting Results—Despite Political Uncertainties New York, NY (September 18, 2018) – Richard Levine, longtime Associate General Counsel for Legal Policy at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has joined as a Partner in [Jordan Thomas][prior firm][‘s] Whistleblower Representation Practice. Mr. Levine, one of the...
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June 19, 2018
Jordan Thomas Recognized as a National Law Journal Trailblazer
The National Law Journal
NEW YORK, June 19, 2018 –The National Law Journal has named partner Jordan Thomas in its 2018 elite list of “Plaintiffs Trailblazers” for his role in the creation of the SEC’s Whistleblower Program and his leadership in developing what is considered the first national practice exclusively focused on representing SEC whistleblowers. The publication highlighted many of...
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March 21, 2018
Whistleblower Clients Earn Largest-Ever Awards
ABA Journal
On Monday the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that it will reward its largest awards to-date, $83 million, to a group of whistleblowers represented by the SEC Whistleblower Practice founded by Jordan Thomas. News of these record-breaking awards were featured by The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Bloomberg, Reuters UK, USA Today, The National...
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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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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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February 23, 2018
Companies May Find High Court Whistleblower Ruling Costly
Law360
A U.S. Supreme Court ruling narrowing the scope of anti-retaliation protections for corporate whistleblowers could lead to a significant increase in the number of complaints filed directly with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, a result companies may find costly, legal experts said. In Digital Realty Trust Inc. v. Paul Somers, the court found that...
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December 12, 2017
Firm Shortlisted as “Standout” in Financial Times Most Innovative North American Law Firms List
Financial Times
NEW YORK (December 12, 2017) — [Jordan Thomas][prior firm][‘s] announced today that the Firm was shortlisted among the Financial Times (FT) Most Innovative North American Law Firms List as a “Standout” in the Rule of Law and Access to Justice category. FT weighed factors including, Firm’s originality, leadership, and impact for a total innovation score. Particularly, Chair...
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November 18, 2017
Silicon Valley Could Be the Next Hotspot for SEC Whistleblowers
Tech Crunch
In recent years, the SEC has had greater success policing wrongdoing due in large part to the implementation of its whistleblower program, which allows individuals to anonymously sound the alarm against corruption while benefiting from robust employment protections and monetary incentives. But the whistleblowers’ crosshairs are not limited to Wall Street. Individuals are beginning to...
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November 17, 2017
SEC Releases Annual Report of Whistleblower Office: Another Record Year Affirms Tremendous Power of Agency’s Whistleblower Program
[Jordan Thomas][prior firm][‘s] which established the first national practice exclusively dedicated to representing Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) whistleblowers, today applauded the SEC, which released its annual report of the whistleblower program affirming another record year for the agency’s program. Established under Dodd-Frank, the SEC program already has awarded more than $162 million to whistleblowers...
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October 26, 2017
Jordan A. Thomas Named to List of Top Enforcement Attorneys
NEW YORK – (October 26, 2017) – [Jordan Thomas][prior firm][‘s] is pleased to announce that partner Jordan A. Thomas, has been named to Securities Docket’s 2017 Enforcement 40 list. Now in its fifth year, the list honors the industry’s premier securities enforcement attorneys and is compiled through extensive peer review and research. “This recognition reaffirms...
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September 29, 2017
Justices Could Reshape Securities Law Without Blockbuster
Law360
In an article discussing cases in the U.S. Supreme Court’s (SCOTUS) docket, it mentions the Digital Realty litigation has drawn  interest in part because of its subject—the reach of the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act’s whistleblower protections. SCOTUS agreed to review a Ninth Circuit opinion that revived former Digital Realty executive Paul Somers’ claims he was terminated...
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September 7, 2017
Recruit or Resist? Corporate Culture and the Whistleblower
Law360
Given the recent and significant uptick in whistleblowing, corporate leaders are on notice. While there are many federal and state whistleblower regimes, looking at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s whistleblower program in particular, we see that tips are on the rise and originate from every state in the union and over 100 countries. Whistleblowers are...
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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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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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