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George J. Terwilliger III | White & Case LLP

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...

George J. Terwilliger III | White & Case LLP

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...

George J. Terwilliger III | White & Case LLP

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...