From Hotline to Headline: The DOJ’s Whistleblower Awards Reboot with Mary Inman and Liz Soltan

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In this timely roundtable, Lisa and Hemma sit down with Mary Inman and Liz Soltan, two powerhouse advocates in the whistleblower legal space, to unpack the DOJ’s newly revised Corporate Whistleblower Awards (CWA) Pilot Program and its implications for the compliance community.

We also explore what makes whistleblowing work, how to support internal and external reporters, and why this moment may mark a turning point for global whistleblower engagement.

Highlights:

Mary and Liz break down the newly added DOJ priority areas
How the CWA Pilot Program could evolve into a DOJ equivalent of the SEC whistleblower program
Why organizational justice and psychological safety must be embedded into internal reporting systems.
How tips must result in asset forfeiture to trigger awards
Why do we need a speak-up culture, not just a hotline

Resources:

DOJ’s May 2025 Criminal Division White-Collar Enforcement Plan
Revised DOJ Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program: DOJ Announcement
Speech by Matthew R. Galeotti at the SIFMA AML and Financial Crimes Conference Link to speech
Whistleblowing Study by Stephen Stubbens and Kyle Welch
Whistleblower Partners LLP: Mary Inman, Liz Soltan

Biographies

Mary Inman

Partner, Whistleblower Partners LLP

Mary Inman is a seasoned attorney with over 30 years of experience representing whistleblowers under various U.S. programs, including the False Claims Act, SEC, CFTC, IRS, FinCEN, and NHTSA/DOT. After spending three years in London, she now focuses on international whistleblowers exposing misconduct with ties to the U.S. She assists clients in bringing claims to foreign regulators such as the Ontario Securities Commission and the Canada Revenue Agency.

Mary is renowned for her expertise in healthcare, tech, and financial services fraud. She has represented high-profile whistleblowers like Frances Haugen (Facebook) and Tyler Shultz (Theranos) and co-authored The Tech Workers’ Handbook, a guide for tech industry whistleblowers. Her advocacy extends to testifying before global governmental bodies, including the European Commission and UK Parliament, championing the effectiveness of U.S. whistleblower programs.

Mary holds a J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School and has clerked for judges in both the U.S. District Court and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Outside of her legal work, she enjoys participating in her husband’s YouTube channel and spending time in northern Maine.

Liz Soltan

Associate, Whistleblower Partners LLP

Liz Soltan is an associate at Whistleblower Partners LLP, focusing on cases involving financial fraud, anti-money laundering, and sanctions evasion. Her notable work includes representing a foreign whistleblower in a FinCEN sanctions violation case concerning illegal sales to Russia. Liz also contributed to the landmark Medicare Advantage risk adjustment fraud case, United States ex rel. Poehling v. UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

Before joining Whistleblower Partners, Liz served as a Skadden Fellow at Community Legal Services of Philadelphia, where she was part of a team that secured $712 million in emergency food stamp benefits for 650,000 households during the COVID-19 pandemic. She earned her J.D. cum laude from Harvard Law School, where she led the Wage and Hour Practice Group at the Harvard Legal Aid Bureau and successfully argued a workers’ rights case before the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. Liz completed her undergraduate studies at Cornell University, graduating summa cum laude with majors in history and Spanish.

Residing in Brooklyn, Liz maintains strong ties to her roots in Philadelphia. She enjoys participating in a fiction-only book club, exploring historical sites, and spending time with her husband, son, and their two cats, Alex Trebek and Vanna White.

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