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A recent article by Bloomberg Law highlighted a significant shift in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) approach to whistleblower claims. The article, “Whistleblower Awards Slow to Trickle as SEC Raises Bar on...more
On July 8, 2025, the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced the launch of a whistleblower rewards program in partnership with the U.S. Postal Service (“USPS” or the “Postal Service”) and the...more
Since its establishment more than a dozen years ago, the SEC’s whistleblower program has grown substantially — in terms of the number of whistleblower tips received by the SEC, as well as the number and dollar amount of...more
This is the second in our 2025 Year in Preview series examining important trends in white collar law and investigations in the coming year. We will be posting further installments in the series throughout the next several...more
As Donald J. Trump prepares to begin his second presidential administration on January 20, 2025, many Department of Justice (“DOJ”) priorities and policies are likely to change. One new Biden administration initiative that is...more
So, we’ll start off with our familiar and cherished Enforcement Roundup, touch on emergency funding for the CFTC’s Whistleblower Program, talk about the CFTC’s advisory on artificial intelligence, get you ready for updates to...more
Whistleblower programs are the gifts that keep giving to enforcement agencies, driving a record number of cases, sanctions and awards across multiple agencies. In this ninth installment of Season's Readings, we revisit some...more
With the CFTC still in the early stages of its fiscal year, in the month of November, we did not see a lot of action by way of publicly-released enforcement actions from the CFTC or enforcement-related public statements from...more
The SEC’s fiscal year 2024 enforcement results signal a pivotal moment for U.S. capital markets. Despite a 26% decline in the total number of enforcement actions compared to 2023 (sitting at a total of 583 for this year), the...more
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On September 9, the SEC settled charges against seven public companies for violations of the whistleblower protection rule. According to the SEC’s orders, among other things, these companies violated Rule 21F-17(a) by...more
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On September 9, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced settled charges against seven public companies for violations of certain whistleblower protections provided by Rule 21F-17 under the Securities...more
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On Monday, the SEC announced an Enforcement sweep involving settled charges against seven companies for violation of the whistleblower statute and rule. The charges stemmed from provisions that the SEC claimed impeded...more
On August 23, 2024, the SEC announced payment of more than $98 million in total to two whistleblowers who provided the SEC with information and assistance that led to successful enforcement actions by the SEC and another...more
Welcome to the latest edition of Fenwick’s Securities Law Update. This issue contains news on...more
On August 1, 2024, the Department of Justice’s Criminal Division launched the Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program (the Program), following up on its announcement in March 2024 of a plan to offer whistleblower awards....more
On July 17, the SEC announced an award totaling more than $37 million to a whistleblower whose information and assistance significantly contributed to a successful SEC enforcement action. ...more
On August 1, 2024, the US Department of Justice’s (DOJ’s) Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General of the Criminal Division, Nicole Argentieri, unveiled the highly anticipated details of DOJ’s Corporate Whistleblower...more
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As new areas of the law emerge, driven in part by technology and the free flow of information, federal agencies are becoming more aggressive with a tried and true carrot-and-stick approach to law and regulatory enforcement. ...more
On March 7, 2024, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco delivered the keynote remarks at the American Bar Association’s 39th National Institute on White Collar Crime. In her address, she announced a new, nationwide...more
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