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SEC Adopts Final Rules To Implement New Whistleblower Program
Ten months after Congress created a new whistleblower program for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") as part of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act ("Dodd-Frank"),1the SEC adopted rules to implement the program. By a 3 to 2 vote on...
Read MoreSEC Proposes Rules For Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Program
On November 3, 2010, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC" or "Commission") proposed rules for the new whistleblower program ("Proposed Rules") that it will administer pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act ("Dodd-Frank").1The comment period for the...
Read MoreThe New and Expanded SEC Whistleblower Bounty Program
I. Introduction The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act ("Act" or "Dodd-Frank") provides the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC" or "Commission") with new and stronger measures to enforce federal securities laws, including incentives and protections for...
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