According to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or the “Agency”), an attorney – or any individual, for that matter – should not have to first report misconduct to the SEC to fall under the protections of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“Dodd-Frank” or the “Act”). In an amicus brief submitted in late March 2016, the SEC requested a broader reading of Dodd-Frank in support of a former in-house… Continue Reading