Note: For Whom the Whistle Blows: Who Qualifies as a Dodd-Frank Whistleblower?

18 Wake Forest J. Bus. & Intell. Prop. L. 505

In response to the 2008 financial crisis, Congress enacted the Dodd-
Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“Dodd-Frank”
or the “Act”) in order “to promote the financial stability of the United
States by improving accountability and transparency in the financial
system, to end ‘too big to fail,’ to protect the American taxpayer by
ending bailouts, to protect consumers from abusive financial services
practices, and for other purposes.” One purpose in particular is to
encourage whistleblowers to report securities misconduct to the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC” or the
“Commission”).