Hagens Berman SEC fraud law firm represents successful whistleblowers reporting securities fraud under the SEC whistleblower program—we beat the odds for our clients.

Ninety-five percent of whistleblowers’ SEC fraud complaints are not acted upon by the SEC – we represent the other five percent.

Hagens Berman’s securities lawyers represented SEC fraud whistleblowers before the SEC’s Dodd-Frank Program launched in 2011. Our securities law firm’s first SEC fraud legal case twice became front-page news in The Wall Street Journal and resulted in the largest fine ever levied against a financial exchange. Our client was deservedly awarded.

Hagens Berman’s securities attorneys have represented dozens of SEC fraud whistleblowers with reports of SEC violations, including fraud legal cases against Visa, MasterCard, Charles Schwab, entities implicated by the Madoff scandal, and others with complex financial instruments and investments.

WHAT TYPES OF SEC FRAUD VIOLATIONS SHOULD WHISTLEBLOWERS REPORT?

Securities fraud violations are deceptive behaviors concerning securities. SEC fraud harms the public by depleting unsuspecting individuals’ savings and includes unlawfully inducing investors to purchase or sell stocks or act on false information.  

These SEC fraud violations frequently lead to enforcement:

  • bribery and accounting fraud violations
  • market manipulation
  • misrepresentations and omissions in financial filings
  • theft of investor funds
  • SEC fraud violations of broker-dealer obligations
  • insider trading
  • unlawful marketing
  • handling of investor funds

SELECTING AN SEC FRAUD LAW FIRM FOR YOUR CLAIM

The SEC can only pursue SEC fraud reports that are actionable, timely, clearly reasoned, and well-presented. Less than 5% of SEC fraud legal cases make it to the Enforcement Division. To properly present an SEC violation, a whistleblower needs to retain a law firm with a well-established reputation of success in SEC fraud law.

Hagens Berman’s SEC fraud attorneys have:

  • Successfully litigated hundreds of securities fraud lawsuits against America’s largest companies for over 20 years.
  • Fraud cases resulting in billions of dollars in settlements and fines.
  • Established necessary credibility to bring SEC fraud lawsuits to the SEC by working alongside government officials and regulators for over 20 years, often retained by those governments.

The responsibilities of a whistleblower reporting an SEC fraud violation are vast. Anyone considering bringing an SEC fraud legal case needs to know the complete set of SEC fraud law and other ramifications involved, including available protections and what the SEC will and will not do to protect them. SEC fraud attorneys at Hagens Berman are experts on all of these.

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