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

On August 2, 2021, the Chair of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or Commission), Gary Gensler, issued a "Statement in Connection with the SEC's Whistleblower Program" (Statement).

Whistleblower Developments is a periodic report covering significant cases, decisions, proposals, and legislation related to whistleblower statutes and how they may impact your business.

On June 3, 2014, the SEC issued an order that awarded two whistleblowers $437,500 each pursuant to Rule 21F of the Securities Exchange Act.

The Securities and Exchange Commission's Office of the Whistleblower recently released its sixth Annual Report on the Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Program to Congress...

Proskauer Partner Connie N. Bertram, co-head of the Whistleblowing & Retaliation Practice, participated in a webinar last week with Sean McKessy, Chief of the SEC’s Office of the Whistleblower. The webinar, sponsored by the American Bar Association, was entitled "New Developments in Whistleblower Claims and the SEC."

Last week, the SEC announced accumulated awards of over $1 billion paid to 207 whistleblowers since its first award in 2012. Over $500 million was awarded in fiscal year 2021 alone.

In its 2015 report, the SEC highlights that since the inception of the whistleblower program in 2011, the Commission has paid more than $54 million in awards to a total of 22 whistleblowers, with more than $37 million paid in 2015 alone.

The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act prohibits making bribes to foreign government officials. Sounds straightforward, right? Not so.

On March 29, 2021, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") announced an award of more than $500,000 to a whistleblower who had initially raised concerns internally about potential violations...

On March 20, 2018, a U.S. Circuit Court held that under the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010, the SEC may give monetary awards to whistleblowers (in the range of 10% to 30% of monetary penalties...

The Securities and Exchange Commission's new whistleblower rules became effective on Aug. 12, 2011. With the new rules, the SEC launched a new webpage for people to report violations of the federal securities laws and apply for a financial reward.

Our White Collar, Government & Internal Investigations and Securities Litigation Groups review a jaw-dropping bounty that shines further light on how far the Biden Administration will go to leverage insiders to bring enforcement actions.

Mike Delikat, founder of Orrick's Whistleblower Task Force, recently spoke with The Wall Street Journal regarding the future of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's Office of the Whistleblower...

The SEC whistleblower program implemented under Section 922 of the 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, effective August 12, 2011, recently celebrated its first anniversary.

Rules recently proposed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission define the scope and procedures of the whistleblower provisions under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has financially awarded a whistleblower which led to successful enforcement.