“Blackrock Fined for Impeding Would-Be Whistle-Blowers.”

Sean McKessy in Ignites, 1/25/17.

The case serves as a “cautionary tale” for other firms that “the SEC really doesn’t like when companies target their programs,” says Sean McKessy, a partner at Phillips & Cohen who led the agency’s whistle-blower program from early 2011 to July of last year.

“Blackrock Fined for Impeding Would-Be Whistle-Blowers.”