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Shifting Sands: The Future of Offshore Regulatory Disputes (Part 1)

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As an evolving area of commercial disputes in the Cayman Islands, global enforcement trends provide us with valuable insight into the types of regulatory proceedings on the horizon for offshore jurisdictions. In this first...more

Baker Donelson

Jumping on the Whistleblower Bandwagon: DOJ Announces Department-Wide Pilot Program to Incentivize Individual Reporting

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The Department of Justice's (DOJ) Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco announced a department-wide whistleblower rewards program on March 7, 2024, that will be designed to supplement existing whistleblower programs, to...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

SEC awards whistleblowers approximately $18 million

On January 19, the SEC announced three whistleblower awards totaling approximately $18 million to claimants who provided information and assistance that led to a successful enforcement action....more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

SEC issues $5 million whistleblower award

On January 13, the SEC announced an award totaling nearly $5 million to a whistleblower whose new information and assistance led to a successful SEC enforcement action. ...more

Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto LLP

Danske Bank Scandal Proves Need for AML Whistleblower Law

Nearly 10 years after former employee Howard Wilkinson blew the whistle on Danske Bank, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) have issued over $2 billion in penalties against the...more

Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto LLP

Timely Whistleblowing Pays Off in Large-Scale Financial Fraud Case: SEC Whistleblowers Receive Awards of $18 million and $4...

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced whistleblowers awards totaling approximately $22 million issued to two anonymous individuals who provided information to the Commission of an ongoing fraud occurring...more

Carlton Fields

Expect Focus - Volume IV, December 2017

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EXPECTFOCUS is a quarterly review of developments in the insurance and financial services industry, provided on a complimentary basis to clients and friends of Carlton Fields Jorden Burt, P.A. ...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

SEC Whistleblower Program May Be Facing Congressional Cutback

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According to a memo circulating amongst Republican-party leaders as of February 13th, Republicans in the House of Representatives are planning to propose a significant curtailment of the U.S. Securities and Exchange...more

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SEC Issues Near Record-Breaking Whistleblower Award

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On June 9, 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced it awarded over $17 million to an ex-employee of a financial services firm. The SEC’s press release touts the award as the second-highest bounty ever handed...more

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