JD Supra

Evaluating the SEC’s Rising Whistleblower Denial Rate

This year has seen a record percentage of whistleblower claim denials by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. This rising trend of ...
Law

SEC Whistleblower Awards Tumble to 6-Year Low, Signaling 'Closer Scrutiny and Stricter Standards'

Whistleblowers "should expect a more adversarial process—and prepare accordingly," Gesmer Updegrove partner Braeden Anderson wrote in a note to clients. A powerful incentive to rat out corporate ...
The National Law Review

SEC Whistleblower Chief Sean McKessy to Leave, Agency Announces

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JD Supra

SEC Fraud and Violations: Whistleblower Enforcement and Legal Protections

Since the Dodd–Frank Act of 2010, the SEC has fundamentally reshaped how securities fraud and corporate misconduct are detected and addressed. Through its Office of the Whistleblower (OWB), the ...
The Hill

If the SEC wants to fight fraud, icing out whistleblowers isn’t the way

Until just over a month ago, the Securities and Exchange Commission had been relatively sparing in its awards this year under the SEC Whistleblower Program, leading many to question whether its ...
The National Law Review

Highlights of SEC’s 2016 Annual Whistleblower Report

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