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On September 29, 2016 the SEC announced that it had issued orders in relation to settled proceedings with casino-gaming company, IGT, in relation to charges of whistleblower retaliation.

Every year, the Securities and Exchange Commission reports on the results of its whistleblower programme.

We previously posted on the Southern District of New York's December 5, 2014 ruling in this matter that internal reports are not protected under Dodd-Frank, as was held in the Asadi case out of the Fifth Circuit.

Companies should take the next few weeks to review internal compliance and reporting programs, as well as internal investigations procedures before the final whistleblower rules under the Dodd-Frank Act are released by the SEC (Securities & Exchange Commission).

Two recent events may spur a rise in the number of high quality whistleblower tips filed with the SEC.

The SEC specifically credited the "company insider" with allowing enforcement staff "to conserve time and resources in the investigation, and help[ing] staff to gather evidence supporting the [SEC's] charges."

The SEC awarded its largest whistleblower payments to date, splitting approximately $50 million between two whistleblowers and giving more than $33 million ...

This was the first ever whistleblower award to a company outsider since the beginning of the SEC whistleblower programme in 2011.

This Advisory surveys the lay of the land regarding SEC whistleblower awards and identifies some practical suggestions for companies in anticipation of increased whistleblower activity.

Mike Delikat, Renee Phillips and Michael Disotell

The SEC announced that it had awarded more than $14 million to a whistleblower who provided information leading to a successful enforcement action.

Early this year, the SEC announced it had paid a whistleblower award of "more than $700,000" to a company "outsider" who "conducted a detailed analysis" that led to a successful enforcement action against the company.

On June 4, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) announced a nearly US$50 million whistleblower award to an individual who provided detailed, firsthand observations of misconduct...

In its annual report for the 2018 fiscal year, the SEC's Office of the Whistleblower recently announced that it awarded $168 million to 13 whistleblowers over the course of the year.

On September 15, 2021, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that its whistleblower program, which was formed in 2011, "has now paid more than $1 billion in awards...

Despite the issuance of only one award totaling under $50,000 during the first year of the Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Program, Mr. McKessey believes that the SEC's whistleblower bounty program is off to a strong start.

The SEC awarded more than $1 million to a whistleblower for reporting "new information and substantial corroborating documentation" regarding a securities violation that impacted retail investors.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently settled charges against seven companies for violating SEC Rule 21F-17(a)...