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Supreme Court Upholds SEC Penalty, but Tasks Ninth Circuit with Defining Wrongful “Profits”
On June 22, 2020, the Supreme Court issued an 8-1 decision in Liu v. Securities Exchange Commission, which reinforced and limited the SEC’s power to d ...
Local Lawmakers in Macau Undercut Key Whistleblower Protections
In response to an inquiry from a local lawmaker on the mechanisms available to whistleblowers, the local Commission Against Corruption in Macau stated ...
Whistleblowers’ Vindicated in Novartis Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Case
Today, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced settlements with the global pharmaceutical ...
SEC Whistleblower Awarded $125,000 for Prompting Investigation
Today, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) awarded $125,000 to a whistleblower who alerted the SEC and another agency to a fraudulent scheme ...
Whistleblower Awarded $700,000 for Prompting SEC Investigation
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) awarded almost $700,000 to a whistleblower whose vital information helped the agency bring a successful e ...
Federal Court Mandates Agency Review Whistleblower Claim Denial
On May 12, U.S. Second Circuit Appeals Court issued the pivotal decision to require the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and Securities and Exchange Com ...
CFTC Announces Whistleblower Award of $6 Million
Today, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced a whistleblower award of $6 million to an individual whose reporting led the Commissi ...
SEC Whistleblower Earns Record-Breaking Award of $50 Million
Yesterday, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced a record-breaking whistleblower award of $50 million granted to an individual. The S ...
SEC and CFTC Announce Whistleblower Awards of $2 Million
Today, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) each announced whistleblower awards. The SEC a ...
SEC Awards Whistleblower $18 Million Whose Reporting Resulted in Millions Returned to Retail Investors
Today, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced a whistleblower award of over $18 million given to an individual whose information lead ...