Episode 335 -- The New DOJ Whistleblower Program
Navigating Emerging Privacy Issues in Financial Services — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Implications of the SEC Cybersecurity Disclosure Rule
Corruption, Crime and Compliance: SEC Suffers Dismissal of Claims in Solarwinds Securities Fraud Case
Episode 334 -- District Court Dismisses Bulk of SEC Claims Against Solarwinds
The Woody Report: The Solar Winds Dismissal
In That Case: Securities and Exchange Commission v. Jarkesy
Corruption, Crime and Compliance: Deep Dive into The SEC’s Settlement with R&R Donnelly on Cybersecurity Controls
Episode 332 -- Deep Dive into SEC’s Internal Controls and Cybersecurity Settlement with R&R Donnelly
The Justice Insiders Podcast: Jarkesy’s Implications for the Administrative State
DE Under 3: OFCCP Must Shut Down its Administrative Court Prosecutions as a Result of SCOTUS’ SEC Jury Trial Case Decision
Dogecoin’s Day in Court
Unpacking the Lummis-Gillibrand Payment Stablecoin Act: Implications for the Digital Asset Industry — The Crypto Exchange Podcast
Podcast: Is Cryptocurrency a Security (like an orange grove)?
Navigating the Regulatory Waters: The SEC's Wells Notice to Uniswap and its Impact on DeFi — The Crypto Exchange Podcast
Will Resiliency Carry the Digital Asset Sector Through 2024: Federal Legislative Developments and OFAC Consent Orders — The Crypto Exchange Podcast
Compliance into the Weeds: The WACKO Enforcement Action Involving BF Borgers
Meeting the Proposed SEC Climate Disclosure Requirements
Understanding the Whistleblower Pilot Program in the Southern District of New York
2 Gurus Talk Compliance: Episode 26 – The Compliance Week Wrap Up Edition
On September 9, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced settled charges against seven public companies for violations of certain whistleblower protections provided by Rule 21F-17 under the Securities...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) continues to investigate companies for including language in their employment and separation agreements or retail client settlement agreements that potentially discourages...more
On September 9, 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced it had settled charges against seven public companies that utilized employment and employment-related agreements that the SEC believed violated its...more
The Securities & Exchange Commission, the Department of Health & Human Services, and other agencies have long had established bounty programs that reward successful tipsters. On August 1, 2024, the Department of Justice’s...more
Critics of whistleblower award laws commonly claim that whistleblower awards will lead to frivolous and speculative complaints aimed at damaging the reputation of individuals or companies. However, a close look at the data...more
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) Director Nick Ephgrave has consistently touted the benefits of offering financial rewards to whistleblowers. With the FCA also considering its position on financial incentivisation, and a supportive...more
We’ve talked before about how speak-up culture is on the rise; 6,000 more anonymous hotline reports were filed in 2023 than 2022, according to the respondent of Mitratech’s 2024 State of Ethics Reporting Hotlines....more
On July 24, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued guidance putting financial regulators and employers on notice that requiring employees to sign broad confidentiality or nondisclosure agreements that...more
On July 17, the SEC announced an award totaling more than $37 million to a whistleblower whose information and assistance significantly contributed to a successful SEC enforcement action. ...more
In April, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) awarded $400,000 to a whistleblower after previously denying the whistleblower’s award claim in 2022. The whistleblower appealed this denial before the Court of...more
Several recent developments may spark a renewed effort to incentivize United Kingdom (UK)-based whistleblowers who frequently provide tips to U.S.-based agencies, such as the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC). The...more
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Whistleblower Program was created in Section 922 of the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010, which amended the Securities Exchange Act to include a whistleblower provision. It has since...more
On March 7, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco announced that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) was initiating a “90-day sprint” to develop a whistleblower rewards program. In her announcement, Monaco emphasized the huge...more
Daramola v. Oracle Am., Inc., 92 F.4th 833 (9th Cir. 2024) - Tayo Daramola is a Canadian citizen who resided in Montreal at all relevant times and who worked for Oracle Canada, a wholly owned subsidiary of Oracle...more
According to the Institute of Internal Auditors “Politics of Internal Auditing” (2015), 55% of chief audit executives were directed to commit important findings from their audit reports. 49% of chief audit executives were...more
Both the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the U.S. Strategy on Countering Corruption recognize that the news media plays a vital role in the detection of bribery and other acts of corruption...more
Last week Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco announced that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) will soon begin a pilot program to reward whistleblowers who alert prosecutors to significant corporate misconduct. The goal of...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently settled charges against J.P. Morgan Securities LLC (JPMS) for impeding hundreds of advisory clients and brokerage customers from reporting potential securities law...more
On January 16, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced a record $18 million sanction against JP Morgan for Rule 21F-17(a) violations, sending the strongest message yet that the SEC is cracking down on...more
Employers should check their confidentiality and severance agreements for a common oversight that, for some, is becoming a costly error. Recent enforcement activity by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of Rule...more
Despite a 50% increase in whistleblower tips over fiscal year (FY) 2022, the number of whistleblowers who received awards from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) decreased significantly in FY 2023. This trend...more
2023 was another groundbreaking year for whistleblower litigation and bounty awards. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission shattered records by issuing a $279 million award and continued to actively enforce the...more
While jingle bells have only just begun to ring, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) enforcement bells have been ringing steadily throughout year. In recent months, the SEC announced significant settlements with...more
Background - Under Section 922 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, Congress expanded protections for whistleblowers reporting possible violations of federal securities laws to the...more
Global political and business leaders have purported ambitious climate-focused goals for the decades ahead, such as eliminating landfill waste by 2030, transitioning to 100% renewable energy use by 2035, and achieving...more