Live Science’s Expert Voices: Op-Ed and Insights today published an op-ed entitled “U.S. Whistleblower Cases Soar in Health and Pharma,” written by Getnick & Getnick managing partner Neil V. Getnick. Getnick writes that recent events, including statements by top enforcement officials in support of whistleblower laws, “show that the power of the whistleblower is on…
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Neil V. Getnick Quoted in Law360 Article on SEC’s Record Whistleblower Award
Neil V. Getnick was quoted in a Law360 article entitled, “Lawyers Weigh In On SEC’s Record Whistleblower Award,” which discusses the recent decision of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to award more than $30 million to a corporate whistleblower. Getnick is quoted on the significance of the award, stating, “Today’s SEC whistleblower award, the…
Global Practice Counsel Luis Moreno-Ocampo Delivers Keynote Address
Getnick & Getnick’s Global Practice Counsel, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, delivered a Keynote Address at the New York Symposium of The Raoul Wallenberg Legacy of Leadership Project, honoring the legacy of Raoul Wallenberg, the Swedish diplomat whose successful efforts saved tens of thousands from the Nazi persecution during the Second World War. The Leadership Project convenes public…
Neil V. Getnick Quoted in Corporate Crime Reporter on Whistleblowers and Corporate Compliance, Here and Abroad
Corporate Crime Reporter, the Washington-based newsletter now in its 27th year of publication, today reported on and quoted extensively from Neil V. Getnick’s Keynote Address to the Taxpayers Against Fraud gathering of whistleblower lawyers in Washington DC this week. Mr. Getnick spoke about the failure of “law-driven” compliance programs to effectively deal with corporate fraud,…
Neil V. Getnick Quoted in The Hill on Proposed Increase in Whistleblower Awards
Neil V. Getnick was today quoted in The Hill, an influential Washington newspaper for and about the U.S. Congress, with a special focus on business and lobbying, political campaigns and other events on Capitol Hill. The Hill has the largest circulation of any Capitol Hill publication. Mr. Getnick applauded the proposal by Attorney General Eric…
G&G Partners Play Leadership Roles at National Whistleblower Law Conference
G&G partners Neil V. Getnick, Lesley Ann Skillen and Judge Margaret Finerty played lead roles at the Fourteenth Annual Taxpayers Against Fraud Education Fund (TAFEF) Conference and IRS/SEC Whistleblower Boot Camp held in Washington DC from September 14-17, 2014. This is the key national gathering for attorneys representing whistleblowers, with more than 300 whistleblower lawyers…
Partner Margaret Finerty concludes term as Liaison to American Bar Association Task Force on Independent Monitoring
Judge Finerty has concluded her work as Liaison to the ABA’s Task Force on Corporate Monitors Standards. The Task Force spent two years looking into best practices regarding how the monitor is chosen, the scope of the monitor’s work, ethical considerations of the monitor, how the monitor is paid – how much and by whom,…
Partner Lesley Ann Skillen to address Pharma Industry on Qui Tam
Ms. Skillen will address the 15th Annual Pharmaceutical Regulatory and Compliance Congress as part of a round table on False Claims Act qui tam whistleblower cases to be held in Washington DC on Nov. 4, 2014. www.pharmacongress.com This annual gathering is attended by hundreds of pharma industry legal, regulatory and compliance personnel. The Congress is…
Managing Partner Neil V. Getnick to debate David Ogden on Whistleblower Laws
Mr. Getnick has been tapped to defend the False Claims Act whistleblower law in a one-on-one debate with David Ogden of WilmerHale at the 2nd Annual Executive Forum on False Claims and Qui Tam Enforcement, to be held in New York on January 21, 2015. This comprehensive two day forum developed for in-house counsel and…
G&G Partners Author Article on FCA and SEC Whistleblower Practice
G&G partners Margaret J. Finerty and Richard J. Dircks published an article in the Spring 2014 issue of the NYLitigator entitled, “Federal False Claims Act and SEC Whistleblower Program Practice Points.” The article is the product of two continuing legal education courses developed by G&G through the New York State Bar Association Commercial and Federal…