SEC & CFTC Whistle Blowing
Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Representation
Excerpts From the SEC Whistleblower Rules Which the Meissner Firm Directly Participated in Lobbying the Commission On
The New Whistle-blower provision within the recent Dodd-Frank Act provides that whistleblowers that provide original information relating to a violation of the securities laws to the SEC, which leads to a successful enforcement action, will be awarded with up to 30% of a total recovery that is greater than $1 Million. The Meissner Firm assists clients on a contingency basis in pursuing whistleblower claims with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Commodities Futures Exchange Commission (CFTC). As a former regulator and prosecutor, we make sure that your claim is properly processed so that you obtain the recovery that you are entitled to and use resources to encourage and assist the SEC and/or CFTC in pursuing the matter so as to obtain compensation on the whistleblower’s behalf.
Further, the Dodd-Frank Act has created liability when an employer discharges, demotes, suspends, threatens, harasses, directly or indirectly, or in any other manner discriminates against, a whistleblower in the terms and conditions of employment because of any lawful act done by the whistleblower, whether in providing information to the SEC, initiating, testifying in, or assisting in any investigation or judicial or administrative action of the SEC related to such information. If you feel that you have been the victim of discrimination based upon your actions as a whistleblower, the Meissner firm can assist you in pursuing a cause of action against your employer if needed. The Act provides that an individual prevailing in such an action may receive relief in the form of (i) reinstatement with the same seniority status that the individual would have had, but for the discrimination, (ii) 2 times the amount of back pay otherwise owed to you, with interest, AND (iii) compensation for litigation costs, expert witness fees, and reasonable attorneys’ fees.
The Meissner Firm has successfully represented many employees of public companies in whistleblower actions against their employers and former employers prior to the Finreg – Frank-Dodd Act and the new law which provides an entirely new avenue of compensation which the Meissner Firm is assisting whistleblower clients on. If you have information regarding securities law violations by your current or former employer, contact the Meissner firm for a free and entirely confidential consultation* at (212) 764-3100 . The firm coordinates all pressure points, so as to obtain the best results for its clients in seeking compensation for their legitimate claims and defenses. As in the case of a Whistleblower claim which led to a New York State Attorney General investigation as reported in the Wall Street Journal.
CNN Money 3/10/2011 – Insider trading defense: It’s just a bunch of lies
Insider trading defense: It’s just a bunch of lies – Read full article here
Deal Breaker 3/2/2011 – Raj Rajaratnam Did Not Appreciate Having An Employee Question His Goldman Inside Information
Raj Rajaratnam Did Not Appreciate Having An Employee Question His Goldman Inside Information – Read full…
Business Insider 3/2/2011 – Here’s What A Former Analyst Says Happened At The Galleon Office After Rajaratnam Heard Goldman’s Numbers
Here’s What A Former Analyst Says Happened At The Galleon Office After Rajaratnam Heard Goldman’s Numbers…
CNBC 3/1/2011 – Accused Hedge Fund CEO Allegedly Called Analyst ‘Idiot’
Accused Hedge Fund CEO Allegedly Called Analyst ‘Idiot’ – click here to read full article
Financial Times 2/26/2011 – Former Galleon employee in talks on testifying
NY Post 2/25/2011 – Twist in Raj Trial
NY Post 2/23/2011 – SEC Whistleblower call draws few tipsters
Financial Times 2/23/2011 – Former Galleon Employee Talks on Testifying
CNBC 2/8/2011 – Using Greed—and Lots of Cash—to Fight Greed
CNBC 2/8/2011 – Using Greed—and Lots of Cash—to Fight Greed – Click here to read the full article…
CNBC Quiz: Whistleblowers Features Stuart Meissner in Question #6
Boston Globe 12/21/2010 Judge Tells Oppenheimer To Reveal Documents – Meissner Featured
Washington Post Nov 22, 2010 – SEC tries to decide how to set the rewards of whistleblowing
NY POST Nov 04, 2010 – Whistle-blahing limits set on SEC tipster program
NY POST Oct 29, 2010 – Informer: BofA hawked risky deals to customers
NY POST Oct 4, 2010 – Whistleblowers rise to the FinReg Bait – Read Article
PR Web Sept 21, 2010 – New SECSnitch.com SEC Whistleblower site and Theatre Ads Launched by Law Firm
NY POST Sept 20, 2010 – Get Snitch Quick: ‘Wall Street’ stirs whistleblower outreach idea
FORTUNE Magazine Sept 10, 2010 – Did Plainfield commit fraud? The FBI wants to know. – Meissner Quoted. Read Full Article…
NY POST Aug 17, 2010 – Meissner Firm Files Whistleblower Complaint Regarding Plainfield Hedge Fund.
The embattled hedge fund titan, whose mastery of distressed assets helped him build his Plainfield Asset Management into a $5 billion fund at its peak, intentionally overvalued his firm’s assets so he can pocket fraudulently inflated management fees, according to a whistleblower complaint lodged with the Securities and Exchange Commission this month… Read Full Article
August 17, 2010 – Stuart D. Meissner Esq. SEC Comment Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Statute
DOW JONES July 30, 2010 – Meissner, who specializes in securities cases, shared Kuo’s counterclaim in which he argues that he shouldn’t have to return the bonus, and in fact deserves $1 million in damages from Wells Fargo for allegedly misleading him about the move. Read Full Article
PR Web July 29, 2010 – First Whistleblower Complaint Filed With the SEC Pursuant to the New Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
Forbes.com July 27, 2010 - Law Lets Whistle-Blowers Get Rich For Doing The Right Thing. Written by Stuart D. Meissner Esq.
Read Full Article
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Mr. Meissner spent many years as an Assistant Attorney General with the Securities Investor Protection Bureau and the Financial Crimes Unit of the New York State Attorney General’s Office under two Attorney Generals, along with the Trial Division of the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office under Robert Morgenthau. He uses this experience and his training to represent clients in Whistle-blower claims. The firm also handles allegations of FINRA / SEC / CFTC violations before the SEC, NYSE or FINRA. He has appeared numerous times in print and in the broadcast media, and has served as a consultant for an A&E documentary on stock broker fraud.
*Any information provided related to whistleblower matters which the firm has already been retained on and/or have filed complaints on with the SEC or CFTC may not be maintained as confidential, with respect to the firm’s own related whistleblower client(s) and/or the SEC or CFTC or other regulatory or law enforcement authorities. For more information please call the firm at (212) 764-3100.
