Practice areas: Business Litigation, Employment & Labor, Business & Corporate; view more
Licensed in New York since: 1979
Education: Cornell University Law School
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2011, 2013 - 2025 Attorney Neil V. Getnick is the managing partner of the Getnick Law (Getnick & Getnick LLP) law firm in New York, New York. A top-rated and award-winning trial lawyer with more than 48 years of experience, Mr. Getnick provides exceptional counsel and support to clients throughout the New York City metro and surrounding areas, as well as nationwide and internationally, who have legal needs involving any of the following:
· False Claims Act (qui tam) issues
· Whistleblower representation
· RICO claims
· Civil & human rights violations
Leading his firm's anti-fraud litigation and business integrity practice, Mr. Getnick has achieved remarkable success investigating and prosecuting False Claims Act and whistleblower claims. He has a 100% success rate for criminal convictions for every RICO case he and his law firm have filed. Among his other notable successes, he has helped secure hundreds of millions of dollars in recoveries for health care fraud and other serious violations, and he has become a pioneer in the concept of independent investigations and corporate monitoring.
He and his law firm have scored record-breaking recoveries under the IRS whistleblower program. He is now educating others and advocating for the recently initiated HMRC, the British taxing authority, informant rewards program in the United Kingdom, modeled on the IRS whistleblower program.
Moreover, Mr. Getnick helped develop the "Whistleblower Law: Involving Private Citizens in Public Law Enforcement" course at Cornell Law School, and he has taken on many leadership roles in his legal community, including the development of monitoring projects in various industries as well as for the clear-up efforts following the 9/11 terrorist attacks. In addition, he has led civil and human rights efforts both domestically and internationally.
Mr. Getnick has served as an executive committee member of the New York State Bar Association Commercial and Federal Litigation Section, and as chair of the Section’s Civil Prosecution Committee. He also served as chairman of the Board of Taxpayers Against Fraud and continues to serve as a member of the President's Council of The Anti-Fraud Coalition (TAF), a leading national whistleblower advocacy and educational organization. He also serves as the chairman and president of the International Association of Independent Private Sector Inspectors General (IAIPSIG). He has served on the faculty of the National Institute of Trial Advocacy, and he is a member of many other local, state and national bar organizations.
Mr. Getnick has written extensively and conducted lectures and continuing legal education seminars across the country on a variety of topics related to his practice areas, and he has appeared on numerous television (including 60 Minutes) and radio news programs as well as in various national publications, including the New York Times, Financial Times, Forbes Magazine, the American Lawyers, and others.
A 1975 magna cum laude graduate of Cornell University, Mr. Getnick obtained his Juris Doctor from Cornell Law School in 1978. He is the 2012 recipient of Cornell Law School’s Exemplary Public Service Achievement Award. He received the Taxpayers Against Fraud Education Fund’s Lifetime Achievement Award in 2011 and its Leadership Award in 2022. He has also been a finalist for the Public Justice Fund's Trial Lawyer of the Year in 2004 and 2011. The National Law Journal named him in its Inaugural List of Elite Boutique Trailblazers in 2017. He was a finalist for The New York Law Journal Innovative Lawyers Award in the individual category in 2024. He was shortlisted by Financial Times in its list of the top ten Innovative Lawyers in North America in the individual practitioner category in 2025.
Practice areas
Business Litigation, Employment & Labor: Employee, Business/CorporateFocus areas
Business Organizations, Whistleblower
- 40% Business Litigation
- 40% Employment & Labor: Employee
- 20% Business/Corporate
First Admitted: 1979, New York
Professional Webpage: https://getnicklaw.com/our-team/neil-v-getnick/
Bar / Professional Activity
- Chair, Civil Prosecution Committee, Commercial & Federal Litigation Section, New York State Bar Association
- Executive Committee member, Commercial & Federal Litigation Section, New York State Bar Association Commercial and Federal Litigation Section
- Chairman & President, International Association of Independent Private Sector Inspectors General (IAIPSIG)
- Member, American Bar Association, Federal Bar Association, New York City Bar Association, & New York County Lawyers Association
Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results)
- $263 million IRS Whistleblower recovery, 2024
- $11 million IRS Whistleblower recovery, 2025
Videos
- Getnick Law Managing Partner Neil Getnick, in 2022, represented a boutique hotel in labor negotiations that produced a collective bargaining agreement vital to the hotel’s ongoing success. On April 15, 2023, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference of Southern California featured the negotiated resolution at its Annual Labor & Community Awards Luncheon as an example of a business and community coming together to create change. In doing so, the organization debuted a video featuring Getnick, SCLC-SC-Pastor Smart, and the union local's president., Award-winning labor dispute resolution (representing hotel in boutique hotel group) , 2023
Representative Clients
- Whistleblowers (Federal & NYS False Claims Act, IRS, SEC, U.S. Treasury Anti-Money Laundering & Sanctions) , 2026
- Health care insurance companies (Anti-fraud litigation), 2026
- Boutique hotel group (Business integrity counsel), 2026
Transactions
- Award-winning labor dispute resolution (representing hotel in boutique hotel group) , 2022
Special Licenses / Certifications
- Chambers USA, False Claims Act - Tier 1 (Getnick Law), 2025
- Chambers USA, Regional Spotlight Guide, New York State, Dispute Resolution, Getnick Law, 2024
- Martindale-Hubbell, AV Rated, 2026
Pro bono / Community Service
- The Anti-Fraud Coalition (TAF), President's Council member, Regulatory Committee Chair, 2026
- Taxpayers Against Fraud (TAF), Chairman of the Board, 2021
- Cornell Law School, Dean's Advisory Council, Member, 2026
- International Association of Independent Private Sector Inspectors General (IAIPSIG), Chairman & President, 2026
- 40 East 88 Owners Inc. (Building co-operative), Director, Board of Directors, 2026
- African Leadership Academy, Arts Advisory Committee, Co-Chair, 2026
- Ujima Subukia Fund, Co-Founder, CEO & President
Educational Background
- Cornell University, B.A., Magna Cum Laude, Government and with Distinction in All Subjects, 1975
Scholarly Lectures / Writings
- Guest Professor for the Civic University of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference which "aims to bring an educational enlightened experience to the community, [and] the leaders . . . who are committed and passionate about building a tool kit on what is happening across the justice ecosystem." This 1/11/26 event was part of SCLC-SC's MLK Jr. 2026 Event Schedule., Guest Professor, Civic University, SCLC-SC Facebook, 2026
- Authored an Op Ed published by Reuters on 12/8/25 on "U.K. strengthens tax informant rewards program to fight fraud and raise revenue.", Author, U.K. strengthens tax informant rewards program to fight fraud and raise revenue, Reuters, 2025
- Interviewed by the Corporate Crime Reporter which on 12/8/25 published the transcript and accompanying front page article "Neil Getnick on the UK’s Strengthened Whistleblower Rewards Program.", Interviewee, Neil Getnick on the UK’s Strengthened Whistleblower Rewards Program, Corporate Crime Reporter, 2025
- At the 2025 Annual Conference of The Anti-Fraud Coalition (TAF), moderated a panel of former whistleblowers, who told their stories of finding the courage to blow the whistle on their companies’ wrongdoing and navigating their cases with the help of their attorneys. , Moderator, Whistleblower Perspectives Panel, Getnick Law website posting, 2025
- Moderated a plenary workshop panel in September of 2025 at the prestigious annual Cambridge University International Symposium on Economic Crime on “HMRC’s New Tax Whistleblower Initiative: Applying the Successful U.S. Whistleblower Award Model to the U.K. and E.U.”, Moderator, HMRC’s New Tax Whistleblower Initiative: Applying the Successful U.S. Whistleblower Award Model to the U.K. and E.U., Getnick Law website posting, 2025
- Instructed NYU Law School Business Crimes class, Guest lecturer, NYU Law School Business Crime class, N/A, 2025
- Authored an Op Ed published by Bloomberg Law on 4/18/25 on "LA Should Model Disaster Recovery Efforts on Post-9/11 New York.", Author, LA Should Model Disaster Recovery Efforts on Post-9/11 New York, Bloomberg Law, 2025
- At the 2024 Annual Conference of The Anti-Fraud Coalition (TAF), moderated a panel of former whistleblowers, all of whom were veterans, who told their stories of finding the courage to blow the whistle on their companies’ wrongdoing and navigating their False Claims Act qui tam cases with the help of their attorneys., Moderator, Whistleblowers Perspectives Panel, Getnick Law website posting, 2024
- Interviewed by the Corporate Crime Reporter which on 9/30/24 published the transcript and accompanying front page article "Whistleblower Pulls in $263 Million IRS Recovery.", Interviewee, Whistleblower Pulls in $263 Million IRS Recovery, Corporte Crime Reporter, 2024
- Panelist at the December 2023 Wharton School Zinklin Center on Governance and Business Ethics Conference panel on Corporate Compliance and Monitorships., Panelist, Corporate Compliance & Monitroships, Getnick Law website posting, 2023
- At the 2023 Annual Conference of The Anti-Fraud Coalition (TAF), moderated a panel of former whistleblowers, who told their stories of finding the courage to blow the whistle on their companies’ wrongdoing and navigating their cases with the help of their attorneys. , Moderator, Whistleblower Perspectives Panel, Getnick Law website posting, 2023
- Instructed NYU Law School Business Crime class, Guest lecturer, NYU Law School Business Crime class, Getnick Law website posting, 2023
- Presentation on "Business Integrity Programs and the False Claims Act" on 9/12/23 to the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) General Counsel meeting., Speaker, Business Integrity Programs and the False Claims Act, Getnick Law website posting, 2023
- At the 2022 Annual Conference of the Taxpayers Against Fraud Education Fund (TAF), moderated a panel of former whistleblowers discussing their experiences., Moderator, Whistleblower Perspectives Panel, Getnick Law website posting, 2022
- Co-authored article published by Law 360 on 6/1/22 on "“Critiques Of NY Tax Whistleblower Bill Are Untenable.” , Co-Author, “Critiques Of NY Tax Whistleblower Bill Are Untenable”, Getnick Law Website Posting, 2022
- Co-authored article published by Law 360 on 5/7/22 on "Global Tax Chiefs Should Look to US Whistleblower Programs.", Co-author, Global Tax Chiefs Should Look to US Whistleblower Programs, Getnick Law website, 2022
- At the 2021 Annual Conference of the Taxpayers Against Fraud Education Fund (TAF), moderated a panel of former whistleblowers discussing their experiences., Moderator, Whistleblower Perspectives Pane;, Getnick Law website posting, 2021
- Authored the Foreword to treatise: The False Claims Act - Whistleblower Litigation (Eighth Edition), Author, Foreword to Treatise: The False Claims Act - Whistleblower Litigation (Eighth Edition), Getnick Law website, 2021
- Interviewed on the Compliance Perspectives podcast of the Society of Corporate Compliance (SCCE) and the Heath Care Compliance Association (HCCA) on 4/1/21 about fraud associated with the COVID-19 Stimulus Paycheck Protection Program., Interviewee, Fraud associated with the COVID-19 Stimulus Paycheck Protection Program, Getnick Law website, 2021
- Authored article published by Law 360 on 1/6/21 on "FCA Whistleblowers Are More Important Than Ever Before.", Author, FCA Whistleblowers Are More Important Than Ever Before, Law 360, 2021
Other Outstanding Achievements
- Featured speaker, Southern Christian Leadership Council of Southern California, Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Annual Legacy Awards and Benefit Gala, 2026
Honors
- The top ten shortlisted lawyers "stand out for making breakthroughs in their own area of applying the law." Source: Financial Times, December 9, 2025 , Financial Times Innovative Lawyers North America 2025 - Individual Practitioner Top Ten Shortlist, Financial Times, 2025
- Honoring innovative efforts by individual lawyers and legal professionals., New York Law Journal Individual Innovation Award Finalist, New York Law Journal, 2024
- For dedication to building a Beloved Community that is fair, equal and just to all people., Beloved Community Award, Southern Christian Leadership of Southern California, 2024
- For exceptional Leadership, Vision, and Commitment to the Mission of TAF., Leadership Award, Taxpayers Against Fraud (aka The Anti-Fraud Coalition), 2022
- Inaugural List of Elite Boutique Trailblazers, described by the National Law Journal as 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.”, Elite Boutique Trailblazer, National Law Journal, 2017
- Award to Cornell Law School alumni & students for outstanding contributions in the public interest, Exemplary Public Service Achievement Award, Cornell Law School, 2012
- For exceptional leadership, vision, and commitment.., Lifetime Achievement Award, Taxpayers Against Fraud (aka The Anti-Fraud Coalition), 2011
- Awarded to the attorney(s) who made the greatest contribution to the public interest within the past year by trying or settling a precedent-setting socially significant case. , Public Justice Foundation Trial Lawyer of the Year Finalist, Public Justice Foundation, 2011
- Awarded to the attorney(s) who made the greatest contribution to the public interest within the past year by trying or settling a precedent-setting socially significant case. , Public Justice Foundation Trial Lawyer of the Year Finalist, Public Justice Foundation, 2004
- For dedication and determination leading to excellence in the area of public interest advocacy., Public Citizenship Award, New York Public Interest Research Group
These comments were made by fellow attorneys during the annual nomination process.
“Neil is a terrific lawyer and leader in the Qui Tam bar. One of his many strengths is his ability to forge consensus among hostile parties.”
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2011, 2013 - 2025
