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What the Supreme Court’s Whistleblower Decision Means for Companies

By limiting the availability of Dodd-Frank whistleblower anti retaliation provisions, the Court’s decision may incentivize increased SEC reporting. In Digital Realty Trust, Inc. v. Somers, the Supreme Court of the United...more

Investment Adviser Charged For Demoting Whistleblower in SEC’s First Anti-Retaliation Case

Investment adviser and its owner settle SEC enforcement action for nearly US$2.2 million. On June 16, 2014, the US Securities and Exchange Commission issued a cease and desist order and assessed a US$300,000 civil...more

Will Award-Seeking Whistleblower Lawyers Be Caught Between Conflicting SEC and State Ethics Rules?

Lawyers blowing the whistle on issuer clients might be “rewarded” with state bar investigations for possible breaches of their duty of confidentiality. Introduction - Every issuer of securities is a repository...more

SEC Issues First Large Award in Whistleblower Program

$14 million awarded to unidentified whistleblower in unidentified enforcement action. On October 1, 2013, the US Securities and Exchange Commission announced that it expects to pay more than $14 million to a...more

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