Importance of Whistleblowers

Fourth-Place Winner of Constantine Cannon’s Fifth Whistleblower Essay Contest: Victoria Wiggin

By the Constantine Cannon Whistleblower Team The Constantine Cannon whistleblower team is pleased to announce the Fourth-Place Winner of the firm’s Fifth Law School Scholarship Essay Contest. That award (and the $300 prize) goes to Victoria Wiggin.

About Victoria

Victoria was born and raised in Virginia Beach, VA. She has been a cardiac ICU nurse since 2018 and worked in ICUs all over the...

Constantine Cannon Announces Winners of Fifth Whistleblower Essay Contest

By the Constantine Cannon Whistleblower Team We thoroughly enjoyed learning from this talented group of law school students and hearing their thoughts on the valuable role whistleblowers play in society. Although every essay was reflective and well-written, we could only choose five winners. This decision was far from easy, given how many excellent submissions we received. Cheers to the following five winners...

Sixth Constantine Cannon Law School Scholarship Essay Contest on the Importance of Whistleblowers

By the Constantine Cannon Whistleblower Team The Constantine Cannon Whistleblower Team is pleased to announce our Sixth Law School Scholarship Essay Contest focused on the importance of whistleblowers. If you are a current or prospective law school student, we invite you to submit an essay tackling one of the prompts below. We are particularly interested in hearing about your personal experience speaking out or...

Whistleblower Question of the Week: What Drives Whistleblowers to Speak Out?

By the Constantine Cannon Whistleblower Team Whistleblowers are often driven by a strong sense of integrity and ethical responsibility. When they witness fraud, corruption, misconduct, or threats to the public or government, they feel obligated to speak up. Their moral compass pushes them forward, especially when silence would allow harm to continue unchecked. When institutions turn a blind eye to misconduct,

In Their Own Words… SEC Chairman Paul Atkins on Protecting Whistleblowers

By the Constantine Cannon Whistleblower Team On October 7, 2025, SEC Chairman Paul Atkins gave a keynote address at the 25th Annual A.A. Sommer, Jr. Lecture on Corporate, Securities, and Financial Law at Fordham School of Law.¹ Atkins’s speech centered around the Wells process, which is a process that usually occurs at the end of an investigation where SEC enforcement staff notify potential respondents or...

Whistleblower Question of the Week: What Does a Whistleblower Attorney Do?

By the Constantine Cannon Whistleblower Team Whistleblower attorneys represent individuals who step forward to report illegal or fraudulent activity that often involves government programs, such as Medicare and Medicaid, government contracts, investor funds, or corporate misconduct. Our whistleblower team at Constantine Cannon helps guide clients through every step of the process. We navigate complex laws,...

In Their Own Words… Acting Assistant Attorney General Matthew R. Galeotti

By the Constantine Cannon Whistleblower Team

Speech Highlights

“My message is simple: A few months ago, I said we would focus on the work of holding white-collar criminals accountable, and we are doing just that. We are identifying, investigating, and prosecuting fraud and corruption, and we are doing so in an effective, focused, fair, and efficient manner. Most importantly, we are focused on protecting the...

Chinese COVID Whistleblower Journalist Receives Additional Prison Sentence

By the Constantine Cannon Whistleblower Team Chinese journalist and whistleblower Zhang Zhan, 42, served four years in prison after documenting the early days of COVID-19 from Wuhan, the epicenter of the pandemic. According to Reporters Without Borders on September 19, authorities sentenced her to four additional years in prison on the charge of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble” in China.¹

Zhang Zhan...

Whistleblower Question of the Week: What is the Process of Whistleblowing?

By the Constantine Cannon Whistleblower Team Witnessing fraud, safety violations, or corruption creates a dilemma: stay silent or speak up? For those who choose to speak up, understanding the process helps you do it safely and effectively. Whistleblowing involves reporting misconduct, unethical behavior, or illegal activity that harms the government or the public. The process typically begins when an...

‘Speak Now’: How Taylor Swift is a Whistleblower and Stays ‘Fearless’ in Every Era

By the Constantine Cannon Whistleblower Team Reputation? She built her own. Although Taylor Swift does not traditionally fit the whistleblower definition in the legal or political sense, she has used her platform to take fierce stances on various topics. From speaking out about artists’ rights in the music industry to championing women’s empowerment, rallying for change, and political activism, she has...