Rebecca M. Katz

Rebecca M. Katz: Lead Attorney in Whistleblower Litigation and Complex Securities Fraud Cases in New York

As a lead attorney on Motley Rice’s whistleblower litigation team, Rebecca Katz represents and protects individual whistleblowers who expose corporate misconduct.

Practice Areas

• Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs
• Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
• Litigation - Securities
• Qui Tam Law

Social Media Mentions & Awards

• Awards: Recognized: Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs in Best Attorney USA since 2017, Practice Area: Consumer Protection Law, Practice Area: Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy), Practice Area: Litigation - Securities, Practice Area: Qui Tam Law
• Recognized Since: Recognized in Best Attorney USA since 2017

Education & Credentials

• Firms: Katz Whistleblower Law LLC
• Affiliations: Friends of Firefighters and Komen Race for a Cure
• Universities: Hofstra University, Maurice A. Deane School of Law 2019 Outstanding Woman of the Year
• Educated at Hofstra University School of Law
• Bar Admissions: New York State Bar Association
• Languages: English, Spanish (fluent)

Professional Experience

Rebecca M. Katz has been at the forefront of this field since the SEC Whistleblower Program was established under the Dodd-Frank Act in 2010 and is recognized in the field of whistleblower representation.

For nearly a decade prior to entering private practice, Rebecca served as senior counsel for the SEC’s Enforcement Division. In addition to her whistleblower work, Rebecca has more than 20 years of experience litigating complex securities fraud cases, and was a partner and held senior leadership roles at two large New York plaintiffs’ litigation firms.

Using her experience as a former SEC attorney and in private practice, Rebecca provides critical, objective legal counsel to those who need knowledge and support to ensure their confidentiality and protection in undertaking the complex and ever-changing whistleblower laws. She is a frequent speaker at legal conferences nationwide and provides insight on numerous issues involving the SEC whistleblower program and securities litigation for national and local media outlets, including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and Law360, among others.

Rebecca is a published author and former faculty member at the Practising Law Institute’s Securities Litigation & Enforcement Institute (both in the United States and United Kingdom) and has also lectured at the Fordham University School of Law’s Eugene P. and Delia S. Murphy Conference on Corporate Law – Corporations, Investors and the Securities Markets.

While completing her law degree from Hofstra University School of Law, Rebecca was a member of the Hofstra Law Review.

Publications

• Rebecca M. Katz & James M. Weir, Plaintiffs’ Perspective: The SEC’s Final Rules for Whistleblowers Offer a Balanced Approach to an Important New Program, Securities Litigation & Enforcement Institute (US and UK)
• Rebecca M. Katz, Whistleblower Advocacy in the Age of COVID-19, Corporate Law Chronicle