Lipman Whistleblowers

Incentives, Disincentives, and Protection Strategies
1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-1-118-16848-6
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 288 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: Wiley Corporate F&A

Solid guidance for managing whistleblower policies in light ofthe new Dodd-Frank Act provisions
In July 2010, President Obama signed the Dodd-Frank Wall StreetReform and Consumer Protection Act that greatly expandedwhistleblower bounties in connection with violations of federalsecurities laws, including the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.Discussing business protection strategies and best practices indealing with whistleblowers, Whistleblowers will appeal to boardmembers, executives, corporate compliance personnel, attorneys forwhistleblowers and defense attorneys, as well as potential employeewhistleblowers.
* Case studies of GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer and other high profilewhistleblower incidences
* Examines new Dodd-Frank incentives to whistleblowers
* Recommends best practices for corporations in light of newwhistleblowing incentives
* Explores other federal and state statutory incentives towhistleblowing
Timely and comprehensive, Whistleblowers emphasizes thedisincentives to whistleblowing, reviewing the academic studies ofwhistleblowers with the idea of developing best practices inworking with whistleblowers.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lipman, Frederick D.

Über Autor(innen)

Frederick D. Lipman is a partner with the international law firm of Blank Rome LLP and is also the president of the Association of Audit Committee Members, Inc. He has more than fifty years of experience in the areas of corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, and IPOs. He has appeared on CNBC, CNN, Bloomberg, and Chinese television as a national commentator on business topics and has been quoted in the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, USA Today, Forbes, and other business publications.