Ohio SEC Whistleblower Attorneys

The Silver Law Group and the Law Firm of David Chase are a strategic alliance with the knowledge and skills to help you gain financial compensation and aid the public interest by submitting a tip to the SEC Office of the Whistleblower. If you are an employee or concerned citizen and have credible and timely information about federal securities law violations like Ponzi schemes, market manipulation, investor fraud, unregistered securities offerings, or others, please get in touch with us today. Our dedicated team represents SEC whistleblowers in Ohio, across the U.S., and internationally. We’re staffed with experienced attorneys, including a former SEC Enforcement attorney who recognizes how the Commission approaches tips, investigations, and enforcement actions—and how you can earn the largest award possible.

If your information leads to a successful SEC enforcement action of over $1 million, the award can be anywhere from 10 to 30 percent of the amount collected. But you should know going in that most tips are not investigated by the Commission, and stringent guidelines can be a barrier to award eligibility, as is the stress of coming forward. Those are just a few reasons it’s vital to retain an experienced SEC whistleblower law firm to assert your claim and protect your potential compensation and anonymity.

With the Commission’s incentive-based approach for whistleblowers, more enforcement actions have been taken than ever before. For instance, between 2020 and 2023, the record award was broken twice, with $114 million and $279 million awarded to respective whistleblowers. Since the +, whistleblower tips have resulted in over $6 billion in remedies and $2 billion to whistleblowers with valuable information themselves.

With FY 2022 changes, the amount of potential financial awards has increased. The Commission is set to compensate SEC whistleblowers for information and assistance leading to non-SEC actions. Moreover, the dollar amount of a potential award will only be considered for increasing an award, but not lowering it.

As we noted above, SEC whistleblowers in Columbus, Cleveland, Cincinnati, or elsewhere in Ohio can earn between 10 and 30 percent of any successful enforcement action exceeding $1 million. While these benefits can motivate potential whistleblowers, there are narrow rules of eligibility, such as the following:

• Timely information: The SEC must receive information from a whistleblower before it takes action on a particular violation. Additionally, eligible claims can only be made by those coming forth voluntarily.
• Significant information: Financial compensation awarded to whistleblowers is largely dependent on their knowledge regarding alleged violations and internal reporting systems, among others. Therefore, extensive and in-depth information will gain a larger reward.
• Original information: The Commission doesn’t require potential whistleblowers to exhaust internal reporting channels, but they do need first-hand information to pursue enforcement. However, if a whistleblower initially reports internally, their award percentage may be increased.

If you believe you have substantial and judicious information about Ohio securities violations, our experienced SEC whistleblower attorneys are here to help. We assist you through the reporting process, helping you understand what the Commission needs for an enforcement action and how to secure financial compensation.

While large financial awards and a sense of civic duty are great motivators, becoming a whistleblower can be a formidable challenge. It’s not uncommon for whistleblowers to experience retaliation from employers, especially when submitting a tip on their own. Additionally, with all the work you may put in, the SEC doesn’t pursue all claims.

The stakes are high, but you can move forward confidently in submitting your tip with the help of our whistleblower law firm. We represent whistleblowers with securities violation claims, including but not limited to the following:

• Ponzi schemes
• Insider trading
• Commodities and futures fraud
• Internal reporting non-compliance
• Public company accounting fraud
• Broker-dealer and stockbroker misconduct
• Hedge fund or investment adviser fraud
• EB-5 investment fraud
• Foreign bribery or FCPA violations
• Market manipulation
• Fraudulent or unregistered securities offerings

We have years of experience representing Ohio whistleblowers in major metropolitan areas like Columbus, Akron, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Dayton, and everywhere throughout the state. With an SEC Enforcement lawyer on our team, we have in-depth knowledge of the federal government’s SEC Whistleblower Program.

If you believe you have original, timely, and significant information regarding federal securities violations, get in touch with us today. Our SEC whistleblower lawyers understand what the SEC needs to launch an enforcement action, including how Ohio SEC whistleblowers can maximize their potential awards.

For a free, confidential consultation with a top SEC whistleblower attorney and to become an Ohio SEC whistleblower, contact Silver Law Group and the Law Firm of David Chase by email or call us today at (800) 975-4345.