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SEC Awards $40M to Whistleblowers: Lessons for Prospective SEC Whistleblowers

On October 14, 2021, the SEC announced that it awarded $40M to two whistleblowers. According to the order, both whistleblowers provided original information to the … Continued

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SEC Adopts Amendments to Whistleblower Rules that Will Strengthen Some Aspects of the Program But Also Reduce Large Awards and Limit Protection Against Retaliation

By a vote of 3-2, the SEC adopted amendments to the rules governing the SEC Whistleblower Program. Now about a decade old, the program has … Continued

SEC Whistleblower Attorney Quoted About Proposed SEC Whistleblower Rules

A MarketWatch article titled SEC proposes to limit whistleblower awards quotes SEC whistleblower lawyer Jason Zuckerman about proposed amendments to the rules governing the SEC Whistleblower … Continued

SEC Proposes Amendments to SEC Whistleblower Rules

Update: On September 23, 2020, the SEC adopted amendments to the rules governing its whistleblower program. See our post: SEC Adopts Amendments to Whistleblower Rules … Continued

SEC Whistleblower Rules to Maximize an Award

SEC Whistleblower Rules to Maximize an Award The SEC Whistleblower Program has awarded more than $900 million to whistleblowers since 2012, which includes a multi-million dollar … Continued

Lessons Whistleblowers Can Glean from March 19 SEC Order Awarding $83M to Whistleblowers

SEC Awards $88M to 3 Whistleblowers On March 19, 2018, the SEC issued an order authorizing $83M in whistleblower awards to three claimants and denying … Continued

Appealing an SEC Whistleblower Award Determination

SEC Whistleblowers Denied Multimillion-Dollar Award On August 31, 2017, two whistleblowers appealed to the Second Circuit the SEC’s denial of a whistleblower award related to … Continued

Money Laundering and the SEC Whistleblower Program

Whistleblower Rewards for Reporting Money Laundering The Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 incentivizes whistleblowers to report violations of the anti-money laundering laws to the Department of … Continued