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Sep. 6, 2014

VIDEO: Court sets limit on protection for tipsters

Robb Adkins of Winston & Strawn LLP discuss a case limiting the international reach of Dodd-Frank's whistleblower protection, which comes on the heels of the expansion of Sarbanes-Oxley's whistleblower protections this past spring.


By Robb Adkins and Kimberly Morris


As we close out the dog days of summer, practitioners with a focus in white collar, compliance or employment law should take note of an important recent decision setting firm limits on the scope of whistleblower protections. On Aug. 14, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued its opinion in Liu v. Siemens AG, 13-4385-cv, ruling that the anti-retaliation provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Pr...

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