CFO Magazine Quotes Whistleblower Attorney Jason Zuckerman About Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Rules

SEC Whistleblower Attorney Quoted About Success of SEC Whistleblower Incentives

An article in CFO titled Whistle-blower Debate Heats Up reports on SEC rules implementing the Dodd-Frank Act whistleblower rewards provision, which provides monetary rewards to whistleblowers who voluntarily provide original information to the SEC leading to the recovery of more than $1 million.  The article quotes leading whistleblower lawyer Jason Zuckerman:

“The evidence is clear that providing a financial incentive for people to report corporate fraud has worked very well,” says Jason Zuckerman . . .. At the same time, there is plenty of concern that the enticement of riches will lead to a flood of tips that the SEC — which even before Dodd-Frank was signed into law last July was inundated with whistle-blower tips — will not be able to handle.

. . . But, says Zuckerman, if you were to talk to people who lost their life savings to corporate fraud, “you would find it hard to argue that, if the SEC has to take some time to separate the wheat from the chaff, then this program is not worthwhile.”

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CFOs are eligible for SEC whistleblower awards.  As discussed in our articles, the SEC whistleblower program has become a very effective enforcement tool for the SEC.  But very few whistleblowers have received awards, which underscores the importance of having experienced counsel represent a whistleblower effectively at the SEC.

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The firm has a licensed Certified Public Accountant and Certified Fraud Examiner on staff to enhance its ability to investigate and disclose complex financial fraud to the SEC, and two of the firm’s attorneys served in high-level position at a government agency that protects whistleblowers.

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