Difference between revisions of "SEC Whistleblower Program"

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Anyone can submit a tip anonymously if you have an [https://www.zuckermanlaw.com/how-best-sec-whistleblower-law-firms-advocate-sec-whistleblowers/ attorney] represent you in connection with both: (1) your submission of information; and (2) your claim for an award. According to an SEC Whistleblower Office’s Annual Report to Congress, almost a quarter of the award recipients reported anonymously to the SEC Office of the Whistleblower through an attorney.
Anyone can submit a tip anonymously if you have an [https://www.zuckermanlaw.com/how-best-sec-whistleblower-law-firms-advocate-sec-whistleblowers/ attorney] represent you in connection with both: (1) your submission of information; and (2) your claim for an award. According to an SEC Whistleblower Office’s Annual Report to Congress, almost a quarter of the award recipients reported anonymously to the SEC Office of the Whistleblower through an attorney.


== Attorney Submission of an Anonymous Tip to the SEC ==
== '''Attorney Submission of an Anonymous Tip to the SEC''' ==
The [https://www.zuckermanlaw.com/sec-whistleblower-program-sec-form-tcr/ Form TCR] (Tip, Complaint, or Referral) is the form SEC whistleblowers and their attorneys use to submit tips to the SEC Office of the Whistleblower. When a whistleblower submits a tip anonymously through an attorney, the whistleblower is not required to put his or her name on the form. Rather, the whistleblower’s attorney will provide their contact information and will be the SEC’s point of contact for the submission. In addition, the attorney will be required to, among other things, certify that they:
The [https://www.zuckermanlaw.com/sec-whistleblower-program-sec-form-tcr/ Form TCR] (Tip, Complaint, or Referral) is the form SEC whistleblowers and their attorneys use to submit tips to the SEC Office of the Whistleblower. When a whistleblower submits a tip anonymously through an attorney, the whistleblower is not required to put his or her name on the form. Rather, the whistleblower’s attorney will provide their contact information and will be the SEC’s point of contact for the submission. In addition, the attorney will be required to, among other things, certify that they: