Gregory Keating

Whistleblowing, Compliance and Investigations; Retail; Healthcare; Class Action; Discrimination and Harassment; Unfair Competition and Trade Secrets

Gregory Keating is recognized as a national authority in the area of whistleblowing and retaliation. Greg routinely advises clients on best practices to effectuate a robust compliance program and foster transparency in the workplace. Greg also has conducted dozens of high-stakes investigations in the workplace, often involving alleged wrongdoing by senior executives. He litigates a wide range of whistleblower cases and has extensive experience handling matters arising under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX), the Dodd-Frank Act, the False Claims Act and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). Greg is the author of Whistleblowing and Retaliation, now in its 6th edition. He frequently speaks on whistleblower developments around the U.S. and abroad and is regularly quoted in publications such as The Wall Street Journal, The Economist and Bloomberg BNA.

The Secretary of Labor nominated Greg to serve on the Whistleblower Protection Advisory Committee for two terms from 2012 to 2016. In addition, Greg testified in the United States Senate in 2014 on best practices for an effective compliance program.

In addition to his active whistleblowing practice, Greg has spent considerable time representing clients in the retail and healthcare industries.

Prior to practicing law, Greg was a sixth grade teacher. He has continued his work in education by counseling and advising schools. Outside of his work at Littler, Greg serves as an adjunct professor at Boston College Law School, where he teaches a course on Whistleblowing and Retaliation.