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It's been five years since Dodd-Frank gave whistleblowers a
way to report company misdoings. What are the first things your
company should do when faced with a whistleblower complaint? In
part one of our three-part series on developing an effective
whistleblower program, Foley Partner Courtney Worcester discusses
the immediate steps she advises clients to take.
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