Whistleblower Advocates Argue “Related Action” Rule Has Chilling Effect on SEC Whistleblowers
Today, whistleblower lawyers from Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto and the National Whistleblower Center submitted comments for a proposed rule change to th ...
Statement of Stephen M. Kohn on SEC Rule Changes
The following statement was issued by Stephen M. Kohn, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Whistleblower Center, in response to the ...
SEC Chair Gensler Announces Major Revisions are Being Considered for Whistleblower Program
The Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Gary Gensler, announced the SEC is preparing to amend the rules governing the Commissi ...
SEC Chair Gensler Reveals Agency is Looking to Improve Whistleblower Program
Today, Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Gary Gensler revealed the agency is looking to strengthen their highly successful Wh ...
Congress Passes Emergency Legislation to Save CFTC Whistleblower Program
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed emergency legislation to fund the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Whistleblower Program. T ...
“The Life of a Wall Street Whistleblower is no Witness Protection Program”
Eugene “Gene” Ross was featured in Institutional Investor yesterday as part of a deep-dive into what life is like as a Wall Street whistleblower. Whil ...
U.S. Senate Passes Bill to Fund CFTC Whistleblower Program
Today, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed a bi-partisan bill that will effectively save the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Whistleblower ...
The CFTC: An Increasingly Necessary Agency for Combatting International Fraud
The Commodities Exchange Act (“CEA”) essentially provides the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) broad jurisdiction over trades and transac ...
Gary Gensler Commits to Continuing Strong SEC Whistleblower Program & Supports CFTC Act
In a March 18 reply, SEC Chairman Nominee Mr. Gensler sent Sen. Grassley the affirmative message that he shares the Senator’s “goals of ensuring that ...
The SEC Turns Its Attention to Climate and Environmental Enforcement
Last week the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission ("SEC") announced that it would be creating a new taskforce to focus on climate and environmen ...