John Joy

Attorney, Barrister, FTI Law Pllc

John Joy is an FCPA whistleblower attorney who specializes in assisting individuals report violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). John started his career qualifying as a Barrister in Ireland before moving to New York to practice as a white-collar criminal defense attorney at an elite international law firm. In 2021, John founded FTI Law, a New York law firm specializing in representing whistleblowers who wish to report illegal activity involving bribery, corruption, sanctions violations and terrorist financing.

Over the course of the last decade, John has worked all over the world representing clients all in multi-national investigations involving the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Serious Frauds Office (SFO) and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

John is an expert on the FCPA, whistleblower laws and securities laws, and contributes for major media outlets such as Reuters, MSN, Yahoo and Bloomberg. Most recently, John was named a “Top Lawyer” by Authority Magazine and led the FTI Law team to win the 2022 New World Report award for Legal Innovation. John has also been profiled in Corporate Crime Reporter for his work with FCPA whistleblowers.

John is one of the only attorneys in the world who specializes in reporting FCPA violations and has helped his clients report hundreds of violations involving bribery, corruption, sanctions and terrorist financing.

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Whistleblowing and the SEC—a guide for UK lawyers

Practice Notes

This Practice Note provides an overview of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) whistleblower rewards programme, which allows individuals to report legal violations to the SEC anonymously, and rewards whistleblowers whose tips lead to a fine of over US$1 million. The Note explains the broad categories of companies in the UK that are regulated by the SEC, who is eligible to participate in the whistleblower rewards programme, and the US laws (Sarbanes-Oxley Act 2002 (SOX) and Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act 2010) protecting whistleblowers who report securities laws violations. The key issues for UK employers and the benefits that the SEC whistleblower programme can offer employees in the UK are highlighted, and finally the Note explains the legal violations that are appropriate to report to the SEC including breaches of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), which prohibits bribery.

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