Cybersecurity Whistleblowers: The Next Wave of SEC Whistleblowing
Webinar | December.08.2015 | 10am - 11am (Pacific Standard Time)
WebinarTwo topics are all but certain to appear on any recent SEC priorities list: (1) an enhanced focus on cybersecurity and (2) the whistleblower bounty program. The past several months have seen increasing crossover between these two priorities.
In this webinar, our team will discuss recent developments in the cybersecurity-whistleblower space and share best practices to avoid getting caught in the SEC's crosshairs while navigating this area of heightened concern.
Practice:
- Finance Sector
- Employment Law & Litigation
- Discrimination, Harassment & Retaliation
- Pay Equity
- Whistleblower & Corporate Investigations
- Traditional Labor Law
- Wage and Hour
Jill Rosenberg Partner
New York Office
Jill Rosenberg, a New York employment law partner, is a nationally recognized employment litigator and counselor. Jill has significant experience defending and advising employers in discrimination, sexual harassment, whistleblowing, wrongful discharge, affirmative action, wage-and-hour and traditional labor matters. In recognition of Jill's practice, Chambers USA and Chambers Global awarded her a Band 1 ranking, with clients calling Jill "a terrific lawyer," noting her "stellar reputation for her representation of clients in employment litigation and internal investigations," and her "smart, responsive and practical approach to advice and litigation."
She handles complex individual cases, as well as class actions and systemic government investigations. She represents a broad range of companies, including employers in the securities industry, banks and financial institutions, accounting firms, law firms, and employers in the technology and media industries. Jill also has particular proficiency in the representation of nonprofit entities, including colleges, universities, hospitals, foundations and cultural institutions.
She designs and conducts training programs for clients and frequently speaks on employment law issues for employer and bar association groups such as National Employment Law Institute, Practising Law Institute, National Association of College and University Attorneys and the New York State Bar Association.
Practice:
- Finance Sector
- Whistleblower & Corporate Investigations
- Employment Law & Litigation
- Discrimination, Harassment & Retaliation
Renee Phillips Partner
New York Office
Renee Phillips, partner in the New York office and Co-Head of Orrick’s Whistleblower Task Force, focuses her practice on employment litigation and counseling, with particular emphasis on Sarbanes-Oxley/Dodd-Frank whistleblower issues and internal investigations.
Renee has successfully defended employers in federal and state court litigations as well as administrative proceedings and arbitrations involving claims of discrimination, harassment, wrongful termination, whistleblowing, trade secret misappropriation and other employment-related claims. She regularly counsels employers on a variety of employment-related issues and assists clients in creating and implementing human resources policies, whistleblower policies, negotiating and drafting executive contracts, restrictive covenants and other employment agreements, and conducting internal investigations.
Renee is the co-author of the PLI treatise, Corporate Whistleblowing in the Sarbanes-Oxley/Dodd-Frank Era. She regularly writes and speaks on whistleblower and other employment topics.