A corporate attorney, identified as an in-house lawyer, who reported suspected fraud involving his company to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) was denied eligibility for a whistleblower award, according to a ruling by the D.C. Circuit federal appeals court. The court's decision highlights the complexities surrounding whistleblower eligibility and the criteria that must be met to qualify for such awards.
DOJ Implements New Corporate Whistleblower Plan to Accelerate Corporate Criminal Enforcement (Part I of II) https://t.co/ulORVzjnfZ | by @mikevolkov20
More Than $390 Million in Penalties for Recordkeeping Failures https://t.co/bR7IxY8iN3 #securitiesexchange #finance #whitecollarcrime @StarkAndStark https://t.co/wKkMVIoU0W
A few riffs on the reasoning behind (and implications of) the DE Supreme Court's opinion approving a $267m fee award for the prevailing attorneys in the Dell / VMWare case. https://t.co/YhPNxaVfVU