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A Guide to Whistleblowing Under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX)

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The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, also referred to as SOX or as Sarbox, is a federal statute that requires specific corporate recordkeeping measures as well as financial reporting. It was passed in the aftermath of several huge...more

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The easier-to-satisfy “contributing factor” framework is enough to prove whistleblower protection under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

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The Sarbanes-Oxley Act (“Act” or ”SOX”) shields whistleblowers from retaliation for reporting any wrongdoing by publicly traded companies. Recently, in Murray v. UBS Securities, LLC, the U.S. Supreme Court evaluated the...more

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Supreme Court Shifts Whistleblower Protection Landscape

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The U.S. Supreme Court on February 8, 2024, held in a unanimous decision that whistleblowers do not need to show retaliatory intent in order to establish protection under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (“SOX”), 18 U.S.C....more

Poyner Spruill LLP

Whistleblower Risks: United States Supreme Court Clarifies Burden of Proof

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In Murray v. UBS Securities, LLC the United States Supreme Court resolved a circuit split, holding that whistleblowers asserting retaliation claims under Sarbanes-Oxley must prove protected activity was a contributing factor...more

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A “Plaintiff-Friendly” Standard For SOX Whistleblowers – A Helping Hand For FCA Relators?

On February 8, 2024, the US Supreme Court issued a unanimous opinion in Murray v. UBS Securities, LLC, No. 22-660 (U.S. 2024) restoring a $900K jury verdict in favor of a whistleblower under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX)...more

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PCAOB Overreach Proposal to Expand Secondary Liability Exposes Potentially Fatal Lack

This is the first in our 2024 Year in Preview series examining important trends in white collar law and investigations in the coming year. We will be posting further installments in the series throughout the next several...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

SEC's Charges Against SolarWinds and Its CISO Highlight Emerging Risks for Public Companies, Security Professionals

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") has charged SolarWinds Corp. (SolarWinds) and the company's chief information security officer ("CISO") with securities fraud and violations of internal controls...more

White & Case LLP

The SEC’s Charges Against SolarWinds and its Chief Information Security Officer Provide Important Cybersecurity Lessons for Public...

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On October 30, 2023, the US Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") announced that it filed charges against SolarWinds Corp. ("SolarWinds" or the "Company") and its Chief Information Security Officer ("CISO") in connection...more

BakerHostetler

Allow Me To Introduce Myself

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An old adage says that everything you need to know in life you learned in kindergarten. Similarly, as a cybersecurity lawyer who also coaches his son’s little league team, I think that the fundamental lessons needed to...more

K&L Gates LLP

Addressing Whistleblower Claims Under Sarbanes-Oxley and Beyond: US Supreme Court Hears Argument on Burden of Proof Requirements

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The United States Supreme Court recently heard oral argument in a case arising under the whistleblower provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX), presenting the question of who must prove intent in a whistleblower...more

Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto LLP

Interpreting “Contributing Factor”: The Role of Retaliatory Intent in Upcoming Supreme Court Whistleblower Case

In the upcoming Supreme Court term, a pivotal employment case is on the docket: Murray v. UBS Securities, LLC. This case will dissect and evaluate a key element of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX), specifically regarding...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Introducing a ‘SOX-Lite’ Regime in the UK: Learning From Experience in the US

Nearly two decades after the enactment of SOX, which was precipitated by several high-profile corporate and accounting scandals in the US during the late 1990s and early 2000s, UK and European regulators are grappling with a...more

Burns & Levinson LLP

Client Advisory: Executive Compensation and Clawbacks

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Clawback compensation has been a longstanding tool for both public and private companies to recoup excesses paid to employees after the occurrence of certain untoward events. For example, it is not uncommon to find clawback...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

Addressing the Jurisdictional Challenges of Compensation Clawbacks

The Department of Justice’s newly launched compensation and clawback pilot program is certain to bring with it numerous implementation hurdles and jurisdictional challenges, but it also incentivizes companies to have in place...more

Locke Lord LLP

Updating Clawback Policies

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The public comment period for the new NYSE and Nasdaq listing standards requiring public companies to have expanded clawback policies ended on April 3, 2023. The new standards will require listed companies to have clawback...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Nutter Securities Enforcement Update: 2022 SEC Retrospective

2022 was a busy year for the SEC’s Enforcement Division. This 2022 Retrospective highlights some of the year’s notable cases, largest settlements, new and noteworthy theories, and court decisions worth remembering....more

NAVEX

Renewed Focus on SOX 304 Compliance Stresses Need for Culture of Compliance, Executive Accountability

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The Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission have signaled in recent months that they have reinvigorated their focus on executive compensation claw backs, urging companies to adopt compensation...more

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SEC Adopts Final Rules Requiring Disclosure and Recovery of Erroneously Awarded Incentive-Based Compensation

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​​​​​​​On October 26, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted regulations (the “final rules”) implementing Section 10D of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”), which was added by the...more

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SEC Adopts Final Clawback Rules

On October 26, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved final rules that will ultimately require public companies to adopt, enforce, and disclose policies to recover (or “clawback”) excess...more

Holland & Knight LLP

SEC Showing Its Claws with Increased Focus on Recouping Executive Comp

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The government's focus on clawbacks is at a fever pitch. At the Practicing Law Institute's SEC Speaks conference earlier this month, senior officials within the SEC's Division of Enforcement emphasized the agency's increasing...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

US IPO Guide - 2022 Edition

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This is our initial public offering guide. It will help you decide whether an IPO is the right move for your company and, if so, help you make sure your IPO goes off as quickly and as smoothly as possible, without any...more

Hanzo

Financial Data Compliance and Enterprise Information Archiving

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When it comes to making sure financial data is safe and meets compliance regulations, understanding the different regulatory bodies and how they affect your organization is a vital first step. Two of the most common...more

Goodwin

Delaware Chancery Court Dismisses Cigna Derivative Suit Over Failed Anthem Merger

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Delaware Chancery Court Dismisses Cigna Derivative Suit Over Failed Anthem Merger; The PCAOB Sanctions Former KPMG Vice Chair Of Audit For Failure To Supervise Senior Members Of KPMG's Audit Practice; Ninth Circuit Affirms...more

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The PCAOB Brings First Failure-To-Supervise Case

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On April 5, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board levied a $100,000 fine against Scott Marcello, the former Vice Chair of Audit at KPMG. The penalty is noteworthy for two reasons: (1) it’s the largest monetary...more

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SEC Begins Identifying Public Companies under the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act

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Per the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act, the US Securities and Exchange Commission has begun identifying public companies that retained audit firms that the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board has determined...more

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