I've been writing here for a while about the surge in plaintiffs' law firms trying to position themselves as the go-to firms for whistleblowers seeking to take action under the new Dodd-Frank rules. But it takes two to tango, so it was perhaps just a matter of time until some enterprising law firms tried to do the same on the defense side.

At the end of March 2011, Gibson Dunn became the first defense firm (that I've seen, at least) to market itself as having a special "Whistleblower Team." The firm announced that as the SEC prepares to issue final whistleblower rules under Dodd-Frank, it has has "formed a multidisciplinary Whistleblower Team to offer experienced, comprehensive counsel on the full range of issues that arise under the new statute." The Whistleblower Team draws upon expertise from several different practice areas, including Labor and Employment, Securities Enforcement, Corporate Governance and Securities Regulation, White Collar Defense and Investigations, and Litigation. 

Two weeks later, the Gibson Dunn Whistleblower Team remains the only one I've seen on the defense side, but stay tuned as this type of thing tends to come in waves.