On March 18, 2015, Katz Banks Kumin partner David J. Marshall chaired a panel entitled “The SEC Whistleblower Program:  Update and Current Issues” as part of a day-long symposium on whistleblower law sponsored by the State Bar of Georgia’s Institute for Continuing Legal Education.  The symposium was entitled “Qui Tam, SEC, CFTC and IRS Whistleblower Claims Update:;  2015 Whistleblower Law Symposium.”  Other panelists joining Mr. Marshall for a discussion about the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Whistleblower Program included Sean McKessy, Chief of the SEC’s Office of the Whistleblower, Jordan Thomas of Labaton Sucharow in New York, and Tony Powers and Josh Gunnemann of Rogers & Hardin in Atlanta.  This annual symposium featured a wide range of speakers from regulatory agencies and prosecuting authorities.