U.S. Supreme Court,
Securities,
Civil Litigation,
Corporate,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Feb. 23, 2018
The impact of Digital Realty
“Nothing in [the] opinion prevents the agency from enumerating additional means of SEC reporting.” Whether the agency will do so remains to be seen.
Alex G. Romain
Partner
Jenner & Block LLP
litigation
Email: aromain@jenner.com
Alex is a leading national trial lawyer with nearly 20 years of experience in high-stakes, complex commercial litigation and white collar criminal defense.
Jenna G. Williams
Associate
Hueston Hennigan LLP
Email: jwilliams@hueston.com
Jenna is a litigation associate in the firm's Los Angeles office. Her practice focuses on high-stakes business disputes and complex litigation.
OCTOBER 2017 TERM
On Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court held that Dodd-Frank's whistleblower anti-retaliation provisions apply only to individuals who report misconduct to the Securities and Exchange Commission, and not to those who report misconduct internally to their employers. Digital Realty Tr., Inc. v. Somers, 2018 DJDAR 1591 (Feb. 21, 2018). Federal protections for whistleblowers today are less robust today th...
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