The SEC recently reported that FY 2015 brought a new high for whistleblower tips regarding FCPA violations. The SEC received 186 tips related to alleged FCPA violations in FY 2015, a 17% increase from the 159 such tips in FY 2014. Kara Brockmeyer, Chief of the SEC’s specialized FCPA Unit, reiterated in November 2015 that the Dodd-Frank whistleblower incentive provisions have been a “game-changer” for FCPA enforcement.
Last week, I hosted a webcast on “Navigating the Minefield of Dodd-Frank’s Whistleblower Provisions and the FCPA.” The webcast featured three leading attorneys in the FCPA and whistleblower practice area (F. Joseph Warin and John W.F. Chesley of law firm Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, and Erika Kelton of law firm Phillips & Cohen).
