Importance Of Submitting SEC Violation Tip With An Experienced SEC Whistleblower Attorney

SEC whistleblower program has awarded over $154 million (reference link: https://www.sec.gov/page/whistleblower-100million) to whistleblowers, already. Under this program, the SEC is to issue awards to whistleblowers after they have provided information that have led to effective enforcement actions with penalty sum in excess of $1 million. A whistleblower can receive upto 10-30% of the total recovery sum.

When represented by an experienced lawyer, the SEC whistleblower program enables whistleblowers to come forward with their tips anonymously. It’s a fundamental rule that contemporary reward programs, for example the IRS whistleblower program, never allow. Even though the whistleblowers don’t proceed in-disguise, there are however substantial benefits of having an expert SEC whistleblower lawyer guide whistleblowers throughout. All these advantages are focused on securing and also increasing an SEC award.

If you have been looking for representation for your SEC whistleblower case, call leading whistleblower law firm Brown, LLC on (877) 561-0000.

Get noticed by the SEC

An expert SEC whistleblower lawyer will help you get noticed by framing a Form TRP which will grab the attention of OMI and also highlight the essential aspects of the claim. A well-drafted submission always increases the prospect for SEC to act on the tip. Additionally, an experienced lawyer will draft the TCR thinking about the future and so, include major factors that can possibly increase the chances of for award.

Apart from drafting the TCR, the SEC whistleblower lawyer could also determine the fitting evidence to provide the SEC with and also suggest the whistleblower on possible disclosure owing to evidence provided by you.

Work efficiently in collaboration with the SEC

As soon as the OMI takes interest in your tip, the SEC investigator will immediately order an interview with the whistleblower, or the lawyer of the whistleblower, to obtain a better and broader understanding of the misconduct, hence the evidence. Essentially, this is when the SEC already determines if or not to open an enforcement action depending on the tip. An experience whistleblower attorney for SEC cases can help you work effectively with the SEC and also maximize your chances to have the case thoroughly investigated by the SEC.

Increase the whistleblower’s award percentage

Whistleblowers have to be eligible to receive the SEC award. An expert SEC whistleblower lawyer can easily determine what steps you should take become eligible for an award. Several key compliance staffs, external/internal auditors, directors and officers might wrongly assume that they have not qualified for an award under the program. However, in certain circumstances, the SEC permits these staff to report misconducts and be eligible for awards. Evaluating eligibility requirements might be a difference between nothing or a multi-million-dollar award.

Eventually, the SEC whistleblower lawyers could track the NCA (Notices of Covered Actions) and prepare an application for an award when the tip leads the investigation to an effective enforcement action. The application must detail the assistance offered by the whistleblower and the lawyer of the whistleblower and highlight additional major factors to enhance the SEC award.

Beat every possible odd

Of all the tips submitted to the whistleblower office, the SEC only issued 44 whistleblowers, i.e. about .24% of the total tips. Although the program proceeded in the right direction, gaining an award is almost an inevitable assumption, even though a whistleblower’s tip does contain particular, timely and credible information about violations of state or federal securities laws.

Brown, LLC is one of the most reputable whistleblower law firms in the U.S., providing legal support and full-time representation service to the whistleblowers across the country. If you have been aware of an SEC violation, you can forward anonymously and submit your tip with us to the SEC. We understand how valuable your information is.