Second Circuit Rules Dodd-Frank Protects Whistleblowers Who Report Internally
September 10, 2015 | The Insider: White Collar Defense and Securities Enforcement
In a much-anticipated opinion, a divided panel of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals held in Berman v. Neo@Ogilvy LLC, that whistleblowers who report wrongdoing internally, but not to the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), are protected by the anti-retaliation provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act ("Dodd-Frank"). [...]