The ultimate guide to blowing the whistle and getting rewarded. Kohn’s thirty-seven rules highlight the transnational nature of modern whistleblower laws and how whistleblowers from any country in the world can file confidential and anonymous claims, and qualify for financial compensation.
Kohn carefully explains complex rules and laws governing whistleblowing including the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the Anti-Money Laundering Whistleblower Enhancement Act, Dodd-Frank, IRS, and False Claims Acts, as well as detailed strategies for fighting retaliation. He also covers controversial issues such as ignoring non-disclosure agreements.
Complete with “Practice Tips” at the end of each chapter, this book provides you with an overview of the strongest laws and case precedent that you can use to defend yourself against corporate crooks. Arm yourself with the weapons you need to win your case.
Don’t let a missed deadline stand between you and a multi-million-dollar reward. Rules for Whistleblowers will walk you through the exact steps needed in order to qualify for a financial reward. It answers the tough questions, such as how to obtain awards if you go to the press or work with an NGO.
Can you violate your non-disclosure agreement? What if the company offers to provide me with a lawyer? If I work in compliance, can I blow the whistle? If I go to the press, can I obtain an award? This book will answer the trickiest questions surrounding whistleblowing.
Rules for Whistleblowers has received acclaim from top experts around the world and won several awards.
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Stephen M. Kohn is widely recognized as one of the nation’s leading qui tam and whistleblower attorneys. He won the largest individual tax whistleblower award for UBS whistleblower Bradley Birkenfeld ($104 million) and the largest-ever award paid to an individual under the related action provisions of the IRS, SEC, and DOJ programs ($177 million).
He represented Danske Bank whistleblower Howard Wilkinson in the world’s largest money laundering scandal ($230 billion). He also successfully represented Greek whistleblowers whose information led to a $320 million sanction against Novartis under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Disclosures made by Kohn’s clients have resulted in fraudsters paying over $10 billion in sanctions and restitution to victims of corporate crime.
His track record of winning whistleblower cases dates back to 1984. The National Law Journal peer-reviewed him as one of the top 50 plaintiff’s lawyers in the United States—the only whistleblower rights attorney to achieve this distinction. His successful advocacy has resulted in landmark precedents in whistleblower and qui tam law.
Steve was instrumental in drafting key whistleblower legislation and regulatory rules, including those incorporated into the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the Dodd-Frank Act, the IRS Qui Tam whistleblower amendments, and the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act. He played a pivotal role in drafting and advocating for the Anti-Money Laundering Whistleblower Act passed in December 2022.
He is the author of the first legal treatise on whistleblowing and is the world’s most published author on whistleblower protection. His most recent book is Rules for Whistleblowers: A Handbook for Doing What’s Right (Lyons Press, 2023).
In 1988, he co-founded the National Whistleblower Center, where he currently serves, pro bono, as Chairman of the Board. Steve also teaches an annual seminar on whistleblower law.
All proceeds from donations and books sales will be sent to the National Whistleblower Center, a non-profit dedicated to protecting and rewarding whistleblowers around the world.
