SEC

On February 25,  the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced two separate whistleblower awards totaling more than $1.7 million. In announcing the awards, the SEC highlighted the fact that both whistleblowers complied with a new filing requirement. The new...

On February 23, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) awarded more than $9.2 million to a whistleblower whose information led to successful enforcement actions by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). The whistleblower provided significant information about an ongoing...

Berlin | analogo.de – The automotive supplier Robert Bosch leaves it to whistleblowers in its own company to hire a lawyer if they point out wrongdoing in the company. The Editor of analogo.de confirmed this fact by questioning a compliance...

On February 19, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced two whistleblower awards totaling almost $3 million. The awards, the first since President Biden appointed Allison Lee as Acting Chair of the SEC on January 21, were issued to...

A recent move by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) suggests the agency will be more aggressive with its enforcement efforts under the Biden administration. On February 9, SEC Acting Chair Allison Herren Lee announced she was reauthorizing senior...

On February 13, the Alliance to Counter Crime Online (ACCO) published an open letter urging Attorneys General from 48 states to expand antitrust lawsuits against Facebook to address the platform's role in facilitating online crime. ACCO also provided 48 State...

On February 4, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced charges against investment adviser GPB Capital and individuals affiliated with the firm. The SEC charged the individuals, which include David Gentile, the owner and CEO of GPB Capital, with...

In September of 2020, a Maine geriatrics specialist filed a whistleblower lawsuit alleging racial discrimination and retaliation for speaking up about patients' treatment. On February 3, 2021, a federal court will consider a motion to dismiss the case and “decide...

In recent months, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued whistleblower awards at a record pace. In October 2020, the SEC issued a $114 million whistleblower award - the largest award in the history of its whistleblower program....

On January 29, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Office of the Whistleblower posted fourteen new Notices of Covered Actions (NCAs). Each NCA relates to a specific SEC enforcement action and signals that individuals may now submit whistleblower award...