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Jordan A. Thomas is an American attorney, writer, speaker and media commentator on securities enforcement, corporate ethics, and whistleblower issues.〔Ward, Stephanie Francis (September 27, 2012). “Jordan Thomas Wrote the Rules on—and Represents—Whistleblowers”. ABA Journal, Legal Rebels. Retrieved October 25, 2013. http://www.abajournal.com/legalrebels/article/jordan_thomas_silent_no_more/〕 He is a partner and Chair of the Whistleblower Representation Practice at Labaton Sucharow LLP (2011–present), where he represents whistleblowers reporting violations of the federal securities laws to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).〔Pearson, Sophia (July 12, 2011). “Labaton Sucharow Adds Ex-SEC Lawyer Thomas to Start Whistleblower Practice”. Bloomberg. Retrieved October 25, 2013. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-07-12/labaton-sucharow-adds-ex-sec-lawyer-thomas-to-start-whistleblower-practice.html〕 Prior to entering private practice, Thomas served as an Assistant Director and Assistant Chief Litigation Counsel in the SEC’s Division of Enforcement (2003–2011) and as a Trial Attorney for the U.S. Department of Justice (1999–2003).〔Myerowitz, Steven (July 13, 2011). “SEC Attorney Launches Whistleblower Practice At Labaton Sucharow”. Financial Fraud Law. Retrieved October 27, 2013. http://www.financialfraudlaw.com/lawblog/sec-attorney-launchs-whistleblower-practice-labaton-sucharow/2545〕 He began his legal career as a Judge Advocate General in the U.S. Navy (1995–1999).〔Rubenfeld, Samuel (July 12, 2011). “SEC Lawyer Leaves to Help Whistleblowers”. Wall Street Journal. Retrieved on October 27, 2013. http://blogs.wsj.com/corruption-currents/2011/07/12/sec-lawyer-leaves-to-help-whistleblowers/〕 In 2013, Thomas was elected to the board of the City Bar Fund, which oversees the City Bar Justice Center, the pro bono affiliate of the New York City Bar Association.〔City Bar Justice Center (July 1, 2013). “Mei Lin Kwan-Gett to Chair City Bar Fund; New Board Members Announced”. Justice Center News. October 29, 2013. http://www2.nycbar.org/citybarjusticecenter/blog/2013/07/01/mei-lin-kwan-gett-to-chair-city-bar-fund-new-board-members-announced/〕 == Work at the SEC == While at the SEC, Thomas played a leadership role in the development of the SEC Whistleblower Program, established under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.〔Rubenfeld, Samuel (July 12, 2011). “SEC Lawyer Leaves to Help Whistleblowers”. Wall Street Journal. Retrieved on October 27, 2013. http://blogs.wsj.com/corruption-currents/2011/07/12/sec-lawyer-leaves-to-help-whistleblowers/〕 Thomas also developed, and served as the first National Coordinator of, the SEC’s Cooperation Program, designed to encourage individuals and companies to self-report violations of the federal securities laws and to participate in the SEC’s investigations and enforcement actions.〔Wolfe, Jan (July 13, 2011). “Q&A with Jordan Thomas, Outgoing SEC Enforcement Lawyer and Labaton Sucharow's New Whistleblower Practice Chief”. The American Lawyer Litigation Daily. Retrieved October 27, 2013. http://www.labaton.com/en/about/press/upload/AmLaw-Litigation-Daily-Q-A.pdf〕 During his tenure at the SEC, Thomas also worked on several high-profile cases, including those involving Enron, Fannie Mae, UBS and Citigroup. Together, the matters that Thomas investigated, litigated and supervised resulted in over $35 billion in monetary relief for harmed investors.〔Practising Law Institute. “Faculty Profile: Jordan A. Thomas”. Retrieved November 7, 2013. http://www.pli.edu/Content/Faculty/Jordan_A_Thomas/_/N-4oZ1z12upg?ID=PE1046966 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jordan A. Thomas」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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