Austin McLeod

Austin D. McLeod is a law clerk in the Labor & Employment Department.

Austin assists clients in a range of labor and employment matters. Prior to joining Proskauer, Austin interned at the PGA TOUR and worked as a litigation paralegal at a major financial services company.

During law school, Austin worked as a labor relations law clerk for the National Football League. He also served as a staff editor of the NYU Journal of Intellectual Property and Entertainment Law and President of the Student Lawyer Athletic Program.

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SEC Issues More than $54 Million to Two Whistleblowers

By Steven J. Pearlman and Austin McLeod on September 10, 2018 Posted in SEC

On September 6, 2018, the SEC Office of the Whistleblower awarded $39 million to one whistleblower and $15 million to another. The $39 million award is the second-largest award in the history of the program, behind a $50 million award made in March of this year. The Chief of the SEC Office of the Whistleblower, … Continue Reading

Update on BofI Whistleblower Litigation

By Lloyd B. Chinn, Harris Mufson and Austin McLeod on May 16, 2018 Posted in SOX Whistleblower Decisions

We previously reported in March and last October on a whistleblower litigation brought by Charles Erhart, a former Bank of Internet Holding, Inc. (BofI) internal auditor. On December 3, 2015, in a separate action, the shareholders of BofI brought a derivative suit, based in part on the facts of the whistleblower case, claiming BofI’s board of directors … Continue Reading

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