Getnick & Getnick attorneys Neil Getnick, Margaret Finerty, and Lesley Ann Skillen will be speaking at the annual Taxpayers Against Fraud Education Fund (“TAFEF”) conference, held virtually from October 13–15, 2021, on topics addressing developments in whistleblower law, including the Federal False Claims Act and the IRS Whistleblower Program. TAFEF is a public interest non-profit…
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Neil V. Getnick Quoted in The Wall Street Journal – Legal Protections for the Facebook Whistleblower
The Wall Street Journal recently published a piece describing the uncertain legal landscape faced by Frances Haugen, a former product manager at Facebook who has blown the whistle to expose a number of serious problems at the company, including the knowing dissemination of misinformation and the harmful effects of certain products on teenagers. On the…
Getnick & Getnick Whistleblower Case Against National Grid Electric Services Leads to $6M Recovery for New York State
Getnick & Getnick LLP, along with the New York Attorney General’s Office, has secured a settlement in a groundbreaking whistleblower case against National Grid, a utility company that provides natural gas and electricity to homes and businesses in New York, Rhode Island and Massachusetts, as well as electrical services in other areas of the Northeast….
Partner Lesley Ann Skillen Appears on Fraud in America Podcast
G&G Partner Lesley Ann Skillen recently appeared on the Fraud in America podcast alongside former client Cheryl Eckard Meads. G&G represented Ms. Meads in a whistleblower case against pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline that led to the drug company agreeing to pay the government $750 million to settle civil and criminal charges that it manufactured and sold…
Neil V. Getnick Writes Foreword for Latest Edition of Leading Whistleblower Treatise
G&G Managing Partner Neil V. Getnick has written the Foreword to the Eighth Edition of The False Claims Act – Whistleblower Litigation, a leading treatise on whistleblower law. The treatise is authored by James B. Helmer, Jr., whom Mr. Getnick describes as “one of the leading and most successful practitioners” in the area of whistleblower…
Partner Margaret J. Finerty Publishes Article on Supreme Court’s Decision to Hear Second Amendment Case Next Term
G&G Partner Margaret J. Finerty has published an article for the New York State Bar Association News Center and Journal titled “In First 2nd Amendment Case in a Decade, Supreme Court Considers if NY’s Gun Law is Constitutional.” The article discusses the Supreme Court’s recent decision to consider a challenge to New York’s concealed carry law…
Partner Margaret J. Finerty Provides Insight on First Indictment under COVID-19 Deceptive Practices Law
Partner Margaret J. Finerty provided expert analysis in a recent Verywell Health article highlighting the first person to be charged under a new federal law that protects Americans from fraudulent COVID-19 claims. The law at issue – the COVID-19 Consumer Protection Act – makes it unlawful to engage in deceptive acts or practices associated with…
Partner Lesley Ann Skillen Appointed to Law360 Health Care Editorial Advisory Board
G&G Partner Lesley Ann Skillen has been appointed to Law360’s 2021 Health Care Editorial Advisory Board. As a member of the editorial advisory board, Ms. Skillen will provide feedback and expert insight into Law360’s health care coverage. Read the Law360 announcement here. Click here to read more about G&G’s leading whistleblower practice.
Neil V. Getnick Appears on Podcast to Discuss PPP Fraud and Compliance
G&G Managing Partner Neil V. Getnick appeared on Compliance Perspectives, a podcast of the Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics (“SCCE”) and the Health Care Compliance Association (“HCCA”), to discuss the issue of fraud associated with the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”). Mr. Getnick explained how businesses are committing fraud through various means – such as…
Partner Margaret J. Finerty Chairs Webinar on Fraud, Waste, and Abuse Involving COVID-19 Financial Relief Funds
G&G Partner Margaret J. Finerty is the Chair of Taxpayers Against Fraud’s COVID-19 Finance Subcommittee. On February 9, 2021, the Finance Subcommittee will present a legal education webinar addressing the various financial assistance programs that the Government has made available to individuals and businesses in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Among other things, the webinar…