For more than 50 years, clients have turned to Labaton Sucharow to prosecute high-profile and high-stakes securities fraud. Our track record is compelling. Our reputation is unsurpassed. On behalf of some of the most prominent institutional investors around the world, we have recovered billions of dollars and compelled sweeping corporate governance reforms to ensure that the financial marketplace operates with greater transparency, fairness and accountability. Whistleblowers play a critical role in exposing securities fraud and creating necessary corporate reforms. They deserve a strong partner to protect and advocate for them.

Credibility. Experience. Expertise.

Congress recently added a powerful weapon to the investor protection arsenal in the form of enhanced protections and financial incentives for whistleblowers who report potential securities violations to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). We bring our unparalleled securities litigation expertise to the practice of Whistleblower Representation, exclusively representing whistleblowers that have original information about violations of the federal securities laws.

This practice area was launched and is headed by Jordan A. Thomas, a former Assistant Director and Assistant Chief Litigation Counsel in the Division of Enforcement at the Commission. During his tenure, Mr. Thomas had a leadership role in the development of the Whistleblower Program, including drafting the proposed legislation and the final implementing rules. As the principal architect and first National Coordinator of the Commission’s Cooperation Program, an initiative designed to facilitate and incentivize individuals and companies to self-report securities violations, he is uniquely qualified to provide legal advice to potential whistleblowers that may have civil or criminal liability. At the Commission, he successfully investigated, litigated, and supervised a wide variety of enforcement matters that resulted in monetary recoveries for harmed investors in excess of $35 billion.

Complementing our lawyers’ extraordinary experience and expertise is a world-class in-house team of investigators, financial analysts, and forensic accountants with federal and state law enforcement experience, who – utilizing cutting-edge technology – leverage their decades of experience to help whistleblowers build successful fraud cases. Located in the heart of Wall Street, we also have longstanding consulting relationships with experts in virtually every sector of the financial services industry. This established network of strategic partners is available to assist our Whistleblower Representation team in understanding novel or complex securities fraud schemes and overcoming  the challenges that stand in the way of successful enforcement actions.

Integrity Counts.

To us, whistleblowers are not just clients, they are people. Inspiring, courageous individuals who are committed to doing the right thing—sometimes at great personal or professional risk.

Initially, our job is to determine whether a violation of the federal securities laws is likely to have occurred and to impartially advise potential whistleblowers regarding the risks and rewards associated with reporting the violation to law enforcement authorities. Next, we leverage the Firm’s nationally recognized securities expertise, vast experience and substantial resources to build the most compelling securities fraud submission possible. Finally, we work closely with whistleblowers to develop disclosure strategies that minimize the risk of retaliation and maximize his/her chance of success.

In evaluating cases, we are extremely selective. Our approach favors quality over quantity. This allows us to focus our energies and resources on the most promising cases. We look for high-quality whistleblowers who are insiders or those who are able to substantiate in some way a significant potential securities violation. As a result, each whistleblower and his/her case is a priority for the Firm. We do not file whistleblower submissions and disappear. We are in it for the long haul, guiding whistleblowers through tricky terrain and doing it with compassion and responsiveness. This special relationship with our clients is one of the reasons our Firm has been so successful for over five decades.

Reputation Matters.

Our Firm has earned a national reputation for excellence and has been consistently recognized as one of the premier securities law firms by the courts and its peers. Several of the Firm’s partners have also been recognized nationally for their professional accomplishments. Recent Firm accolades include:

The National Law Journal—For the sixth consecutive year, our Firm has been recognized as a top plaintiffs’ firm by The National Law Journal. The Firm was one of a select group of firms profiled in this year’s “Plaintiffs’ Hot List.” Read More      

Chambers & Partners USA—For the third consecutive year, our Firm was awarded a top ranking by Chambers & Partners USA for Plaintiffs Securities Litigation. Only three firms nationally have this distinction. Read More  

The Legal 500—For the fifth consecutive year, The Legal 500, the world’s largest independent referral guide, has ranked our Firm as one of the top plaintiffs' firms in the Securities Class Action Litigation field in the U.S. This year, the Firm is one of the top two firms to receive this distinction. Read More