Mary Inman

Partner

Whistleblower Partners, LLP

Mary Inman is a partner in the San Francisco office of Whistleblower Partners LLP and a veteran whistleblower lawyer, having worked exclusively representing whistleblowers for the past 26 years under the increasing array of U.S. and international whistleblower reward programs. Mary has helped her clients, including Theranos whistleblower Tyler Shultz and Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen, forge partnerships with the various government agencies who leverage whistleblower information to expose corporate frauds across the tech, defense, healthcare, and finance industries. Mary is an internationally recognized expert on the extraterritorial reach of the U.S. whistleblower reward programs and a regular commentator on all things whistleblower for the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, BBC, FT, Fortune and Time. Mary was interviewed for a CNBC segment entitled “How corporate whistleblowers make millions” and the recent documentary film about women whistleblowers “When We Speak.”

Participating Sessions

One Step Ahead: Protecting Stories and Sources in a Shifting Legal Landscape

In recent months, the Trump Administration has eliminated long standing legal protections that shielded the notes and records of reporters in investigations of government leaks. Coupled with the dismantling of offices once charged with protecting whistleblowers from retaliation, the moves signal a wider climate of legal uncertainty for investigative filmmakers and reporters alike. This panel explores emerging risks—from leak investigations to defamation and surveillance—affecting anyone tackling controversial topics or powerful...

Pro Bono Legal Clinic for Investigative Storytellers

The Pro Bono Legal Clinic offers investigative storytellers (filmmakers and journalists) lacking legal representation the opportunity to connect with experts in a position to knowledgeably discuss the legal challenges they are confronting. Leading attorneys in the areas of First Amendment law, privacy and libel, Freedom of Information, whistleblower protection, and copyright and intellectual property are on hand. Attorneys will brief participants on case law and trends relevant to problems that...

Ask E. Jean

DX ACCESS

DX ACCESS connects registered attendees to representatives of the most respected and innovative organizations and individuals in film and journalism, and provides unparalleled face time with funders, producers, festival programmers, distributors, media outlets, reporters, writers and directors. In one-on-one sessions, they will unpack how they work, learn more about your goals, and explore the possibilities for supporting your project.