U.S. Supreme Court,
Securities,
Civil Litigation,
Corporate,
Administrative/Regulatory,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Sep. 26, 2017
Justices can clarify meaning of ‘whistleblower’
In Somers v. Digital Realty Trust, the Supreme Court will address whether Dodd-Frank provides a cause of action to employees who suffer retaliation after reporting alleged securities violations internally.
Daniel A. Saunders
Partner
Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP
Phone: (424) 288-7900
Email: dsaunders@kasowitz.com
UC Berkeley SOL; Berkeley CA
Daniel is a leading trial and appellate lawyer focusing on a variety of complex business litigation and white collar cases. He represents corporate and individual clients in a broad range of civil and criminal litigation and government, regulatory, and internal investigations, including for potential violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Securities Exchange Act and False Claims Act. Mr. Saunders has tried more than 30 jury trials, and has briefed and/or argued more than 50 appeals before various U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeal.
OCTOBER 2017 TERM
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear in its coming term Somers v. Digital Realty Trust, Inc., an appeal from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals addressing whether the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 provides a cause of action to employees who suffer retaliation after reporting alleged securities violations internally, even if they have not reported the violations to...
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