Publications & Speeches

Constantine Cannon Partner Gordon Schnell Published in The Hill on the SEC's Mixed Messaging Towards Whistleblowers

By the Constantine Cannon Whistleblower Team Today, The Hill published an article by Constantine Cannon whistleblower partner Gordon Schnell on how the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is sending a mixed message to whistleblowers with its recent spate of awards under the SEC Whistleblower Program.

Low-Dollar SEC Awards

Schnell points to the ten whistleblower awards the SEC has issued since Labor Day --

Constantine Cannon Partner Gordon Schnell Quoted in Bloomberg Law on Recent Wave of False Claims Act Cybersecurity Fraud Settlements

By the Constantine Cannon Whistleblower Team On Monday (October 20), Bloomberg Law quoted Constantine Cannon whistleblower partner Gordon Schnell in its piece on the slew of False Claims Act settlements the Department of Justice (DOJ) has secured this year involving cybersecurity fraud.¹ We have posted frequently on this topic, most recently in early October in And Yet Another Whistleblower-Originated False...

Constantine Cannon Partner Gordon Schnell Featured in Law.com on This Year’s Drop in SEC Whistleblower Awards

Constantine Cannon Partner Gordon Schnell Featured in The Hill on How Trump May Be Clearing a Path for Whistleblowers

Last Thursday (February 27), The Hill published an OpEd piece by Constantine Cannon whistleblower lawyer Gordon Schnell on how President Trump may be clearing a path for whistleblowers.  Schnell offered three reasons why an unintended consequence of President Trump’s efforts to dramatically cut federal agency staff and resources may be to create an opening for whistleblowers to step into the void. First, Schnell...

Constantine Cannon Partner Gordon Schnell Published in Automotive News on Whether NHTSA Will Finally Take Its Auto Safety Whistleblower Program Seriously

On February 12, Automotive News published an OpEd piece by Constantine Cannon whistleblower partner Gordon Schnell calling for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to step up its whistleblower game.  It was prompted by the agency's recent release of its long-awaited rules governing the auto safety whistleblower program, which provides financial awards to whistleblowers for reporting auto safety...

Constantine Cannon Partner Gordon Schnell Published in Washington Technology on DOJ's Enforcement Crusade Against Cybersecurity Fraud

On Wednesday (October 28), government contracting magazine Washington Technology published a commentary by Constantine Cannon whistleblower partner Gordon Schnell on the recent string of False Claims Act enforcement actions DOJ has brought against government contractors for cybersecurity failures.

As Schnell points out, the most recent of these actions is last week's DOJ settlement with Penn State University for...

Constantine Cannon Announces Winners of Whistleblower Essay Contest

Updated October 22, 2024

Earlier this year, Constantine Cannon launched its Third Scholarship Essay Contest on the Importance of Whistleblowers. The goal of our contest is to hear what law school students have to say about the importance of whistleblowers and to reinforce the critical role whistleblowers play in our society.

Specifically, we ask for an essay between 250 and 750 words that addresses one or more of...

Constantine Cannon Whistleblower Partner Gordon Schnell Published In American Banker On CFPB Move To Increase Whistleblower Protections

Constantine Cannon whistleblower partner Gordon Schnell was published in the American Banker on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) becoming the latest agency to take affirmative steps to clear the path for whistleblowers. This comes from the agency's July 24 press release and circular warning companies away from using broad nondisclosure agreements to prevent employees from becoming...