Sarbanes-Oxley whistleblower complaints are not exclusively the concern of public companies. All employers should ensure that they have robust internal compliance procedures in place, evaluate carefully internal complaints about company wrongdoing, and consider the likelihood that a business relationship with a public company might give rise to Sarbanes-Oxley whistleblower liability. Because Sarbanes-Oxley whistleblower claims are subject to different substantive and procedural rules than retaliation claims under other statutes, it is essential that employers act quickly to evaluate and minimize risk when such a claim is possible. The attorneys in Ogletree Deakins' Ethics Compliance, Investigations, and Whistleblower Response Practice Group provide our clients with expert compliance program best practice solutions, as well as assist clients with investigations and defense of claims under myriad whistleblower statutes, including Sarbanes-Oxley.