SEC, the Whistleblowers' "Advocate"

June 19, 2015  |  The Insider: White Collar Defense and Securities Enforcement

After the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act was signed into law in 2010, speculation abounded as to whether the ambitious whistleblower bounty program would succeed and about how the Securities and Exchange Commission would support the program. But, in the four years since the bounty program became effective, the SEC has proved that it will do what it takes to make the program successful, including awarding payments totaling over $50 million to whistleblowers; appearing as amicus curiae in support of whistleblowers seeking protection under Dodd Frank’s anti-retaliation provisions; and pursuing companies that retaliate against whistleblowers or attempt to prevent whistleblowers from bringing tips to the SEC. In fact in a recent speech, SEC Chair Mary Jo White dubbed the SEC “the whistleblower’s advocate.” [...]

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