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To contribute to the celebration of National Whistleblower Day, we are proud to announce the publication of a special section of the Corporate Crime Observatory (CCO) dedicated to the phenomenon of whistleblowing. You can find the section at https://www.corporatecrime.co.uk/whistleblowing.
At the CCO, we recognize the crucial value of individuals who report wrongdoing, particularly in the realm of economic and corporate crime. We fully support whistleblowers in their fight against unethical, unfair, and unjust treatment.
We are delighted to announce the appointment of Samantha Feinstein and Mary Inman as the honorary Heads of the Whistleblowing Department, with a specific focus on the Public Sector and the Private Sector, respectively.
It is a true honor for our observatory to have Samantha and Mary as members of our team, specializing in such a critically important area as whistleblowing. They are both internationally recognized experts with extensive knowledge and expertise in whistleblowing. Their inclusion in our team solidifies a longstanding scientific cooperation that has been established over several years.
Samantha Feinstein is a Staff Attorney and Director of the International Program at the Government Accountability Project. She works on developing and advancing legislation that protects private sector whistleblowers, represents whistleblower clients from various sectors, and conducts research, training, advocacy, and public education for the international program. Ms. Feinstein co-authored the joint report "Are Whistleblower Laws Working? A Global Study of Whistleblower Protection Litigation" published in March 2021 by the Government Accountability Project and the International Bar Association. She has also authored several articles, chapters, and blog posts on the subject.
Mary Inman is a partner in Constantine Cannon's London and San Francisco offices and leads the firm's International Whistleblower practice. She specializes in representing whistleblowers worldwide under the US whistleblower reward program. Her successful efforts to introduce the US whistleblower programs to the UK were featured in the New York Times. Mary represents renowned SEC whistleblower Tyler Shultz, who exposed the infamous Silicon Valley blood-testing start-up Theranos. She is a regular commentator on whistleblower matters for the Financial Times, BBC, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Reuters.
The launch of the special section of the Corporate Crime Observatory (CCO) represents a significant milestone for our research platform. It consolidates years of intensive research and work undertaken by our members to study the whistleblowing phenomenon and support the cause of courageous individuals who report criminal violations or other situations of injustice.
We are confident that this will serve as a catalyst for further progress in the meritorious activity in which our team members are actively involved.
To celebrate National Whistleblower Day, the creation of the dedicated whistleblowing section of the observatory, and the appointment of Samantha Feinstein and Mary Inman as Heads of the Whistleblowing Department, we are proud to present the following list of selected activities carried out by the members of the Corporate Crime Observatory (CCO) and their partners in the past five years in relation to whistleblowing.
Jackie Garrick, "Compensating for Damages when Whistleblower Retaliation Becomes a Serious Injury," Corporate Crime Observatory, (2023).
Jakub Bouhnouni, "From Guja to Halet: The Long March of Whistleblower Protection before the Court of Strasbourg," Corporate Crime Observatory, (2023).
David Banisar, "The European Court of Human Rights Protects Luxleaks Whistleblower," Corporate Crime Observatory, (2023).
Stephen Holden, "The Bonfire of Safeguards and the Potential Whistleblower Fightback at Twitter" post published on the Corporate Social Responsibility and Business Ethics Blog, (2023).
Dr. Costantino Grasso (organizer and scientific coordinator), "Whistling at the Fake: The Crucial Role of Whistleblower in Countering Disinformation," International Final Conference of the NATO-funded research project Whistling at the Fake, (2022).
Prof. Diane Ring and Dr. Costantino Grasso (organizers), “Mal- Mis- Disinformation and the Private Sector,“ International Roundtable organized within the NATO-funded research project Whistling at the Fake, coordinated by Dr. Costantino Grasso, (2022).
Prof. Diane Ring and Dr. Costantino Grasso (organizers), “Mal- Mis- Disinformation and the Public Sector,“ International Roundtable organized within the NATO-funded research project Whistling at the Fake, coordinated by Dr. Costantino Grasso, (2022).
Dr. Costantino Grasso (organizer and scientific coordinator), Mary Inman (moderation), Charles Middleton​, Moran Harari, Salvatore Coluccello, "Detecting fraudulent practices in the area of taxation: the crucial role of whistleblowers," Thematic Panel during the International Final Conference of the EU-funded research project VIRTEU, (2022).
Stephen Holden, "Reason shopping and the undermining of whistleblower protections," case study presented during the International Roundtable "Corporations, Governance, and Crime," organized by Dr. Costantino Grasso at Manchester Law School, (2022).
Luisa Romano, Italy: The Government Approves a Draft Decree Implementing the EU Whistleblowing Directive, Corporate Crime Observatory, (2022).
Dr. Dawn Carpenter (host), Dr. Elisabeth Bik, and Dr. Ivan Oransky, “The Value of Truth in Science,“ Scientific Podcast organized within the research project Whistling at the Fake, coordinated by Dr. Costantino Grasso, (2022).
Samantha Feinstein and Hannah Kim, “The Critical Role that Whistleblowers Play in Countering COVID-19 Disinformation,“ Technical Report organized within the research project Whistling at the Fake, coordinated by Dr. Costantino Grasso, (2022).
Stephen Holden, Troubling UK Judicial Decision Undermines Whistleblower Protection, Corporate Crime Observatory, (2022).
Dr. Costantino Grasso, "The role of whistleblowers in fighting tax crimes," Interview with experts during the National Workshops of the EU-funded research project VIRTEU, Bulgaria, Denmark, Greece, Italy (in Italian with subtitles in English), The Netherlands, The United Kingdom, (2021-2022).
Prof. Diane Ring and Dr. Costantino Grasso, "The Role of Whistleblower in the Area of Taxation," section of the International Symposium "The Professionals: Dealing with the Enablers of Economic Crime" organized within the EU-funded research project VIRTEU, (2021).
Bianca Oprea, "Gagging Clauses and Whistleblowing in the UK: An Irreconcilable Conflict?," post published on the Corporate Social Responsibility and Business Ethics Blog, (2021).
Prof. Diane Ring and Dr. Costantino Grasso, "Whistleblowing, Reporting, and Auditing in the Area of Taxation" Roundtable Session organized within the EU-funded research project VIRTEU, (2021).
William Bourdon, "Shall whistleblowers’ protection be extended?," Corporate Social Responsibility and Business Ethics Blog’s End-of-Year Seminar Series 2020, organized by Dr. Costantino Grasso, Dr. Dawn Carpenter, and Dr. Luca d’Ambrosio, (2020).
Mary Inman, "Do Financial Incentives for Whistleblowers Work? The Global Expansion of Whistleblower Reward Programs," Corporate Social Responsibility and Business Ethics Blog’s End-of-Year Seminar Series 2020, organized by Dr. Costantino Grasso, Dr. Dawn Carpenter, and Dr. Luca d’Ambrosio, (2020).
Dr. Yasmine Motarjemi, "Whistleblowing, Labour Law, corporate culture and risk management in Multinational Enterprises," Corporate Social Responsibility and Business Ethics Blog’s End-of-Year Seminar Series 2020, organized by Dr. Costantino Grasso, Dr. Dawn Carpenter, and Dr. Luca d’Ambrosio, (2020).
Stephen Holden, "The FinCEN Files: Leakers and Whistleblowers Combating Economic Crime," post published on the Corporate Social Responsibility and Business Ethics Blog, (2020).
Célia Mokhtari, "Death from the inside: An analysis of the murderous business strategy of Takata corporation," post published on the Corporate Social Responsibility and Business Ethics Blog, (2019).
Amir Sherdil Rana, "The Competition and Markets Authority’s compensation campaign: Is the UK on the way to adopting an award system for corporate crime reporting?," post published on the Corporate Social Responsibility and Business Ethics Blog, (2019).
Dr. Costantino Grasso: Organization of the International Conference "Whistleblowers: Voices of Justice," in cooperation with Prof. Panagiotis Andrikopoulos (Coventry University), Mary Inman (Constantine Cannon LLP), Georgina Halford-Hall (WhistleblowersUK), and David Pelled (MLROs.Com), report on the Corporate Social Responsibility and Business Ethics Blog, (2019).
Dr. Alison Lui, "Message in a Bottle – A note to the financial regulators on whistle-blower protection," guest post published on the Corporate Social Responsibility and Business Ethics Blog, (2019).
Greg Lawton, "Legal changes and paradigm shifts: what we need to get the benefits of whistleblowing," guest post published on the Corporate Social Responsibility and Business Ethics Blog, (2018).
Dr. Costantino Grasso and Mary Inman: Guest lecture "Whistleblower Protection Law and Reward Programs", Corporate Governance and Globalization Course, University of East London, published on the Corporate Social Responsibility and Business Ethics Blog, (2018).
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