Getnick & Getnick LLP and co-counsel Labaton Sucharow LLP have secured a major settlement in the second stage of the largest ever tax whistleblower recovery in New York state history. New York Attorney General Barbara Underwood announced the $30 million settlement today. It follows a related $40 million settlement in April 2017, bringing the total…
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Neil V. Getnick: Keynote Qui Tam Roundtable at Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Compliance Congress
On Tuesday, November 7, 2017, Neil V. Getnick will participate in the Keynote Qui Tam Roundtable at the 18th Annual Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Compliance Congress in Washington, D.C. The Congress is the oldest and largest gathering of pharmaceutical and medical device compliance professionals and in-house counsel who come together annually to discuss best practices…
G&G Partners Play Leading Roles at TAF-EF Conference
Getnick & Getnick partners Neil V. Getnick, Margaret J. Finerty, and Lesley Ann Skillen will again play leading roles in this year’s annual Taxpayer’s Against Fraud Educational Fund conference. This is the 17th annual TAF-EF conference, the nation’s preeminent professional conference for whistleblower attorneys. Mr. Getnick, Chairman of TAF, will moderate a panel entitled, “Whistleblower…
Neil V. Getnick Named NLJ Elite Boutique Trailblazer
Neil V. Getnick has been named to The National Law Journal’s inaugural list of Elite Boutique Trailblazers, an honor awarded to those who have “shown a deep passion and perseverance in pursuit of their mission, having achieved remarkable success along the way.” Noting Getnick & Getnick’s dedication to promoting business integrity and fighting fraud, the…
Neil V. Getnick Named “Legal Lion” By Law360
Law360’s “Weekly Verdict: Legal Lions & Lambs” column named Neil V. Getnick a “legal lion” in connection with the firm’s recently announced record-breaking hedge fund tax case: “New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman on Tuesday announced that Getnick & Getnick LLP and Labaton Sucharow LLP had secured the largest ever tax whistleblower recovery in New…
Getnick & Getnick Secures Record-Breaking Settlement For Whistleblower Client In Hedge Fund Tax Case
Getnick & Getnick LLP and co-counsel Labaton Sucharow LLP have secured the largest ever tax whistleblower recovery in New York state history. New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced the $40 million settlement today. The whistleblower, whose identity remains protected, will receive 22 percent of the settlement ($8.8 million), the largest amount and percentage…
Neil V. Getnick Debates Chamber of Commerce at Cornell Law School to Oppose “Capping” Whistleblower Rewards
Neil Getnick debated Peter Hutt, who represented the the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, on the merits of the Chamber of Commerce’s proposal to amend the False Claims Act to “cap” whistleblower rewards at 15% of the government’s recovery. The debate was hosted at Cornell Law School. Getnick cited, among other things, a key report by…
Partner Lesley Ann Skillen Leads Charge to Protect Australian Whistleblowers
Getnick & Getnick Partner Lesley Ann Skillen, touted as a “top Australian-American lawyer,” urged Australian authorities to create a US-style whistleblower reward and protection program. As she stated in her submission to the Australian government, “There is no more compelling argument for the introduction of a US-style whistleblower-for-reward law modeled on the False Claims Act…
Neil V. Getnick Delivers Opening Remarks for G&G’s Cornell Law School Whistleblower Class
Neil Getnick inaugurated the 2017 Cornell Law School Whistleblower Class with remarks to students on the critical role whistleblowers and whistleblower reward programs play in terms of ensuring and promoting business integrity and corporate compliance.
Gregory Krakower and Bernie Madoff Whistleblower Harry Markopolos Address Cardozo Law School
Getnick & Getnick Counsel Gregory Krakower was joined today by Harry Markopolos, the whistleblower that first reported the massive $65 billion Ponzi scheme being run by Bernie Madoff, as part of Cardozo Law School’s “Whistleblower Statutes and Corporate Fraud” class. The class has been taught by Mr. Krakower since 2015.