Atty. Richard J. Dircks
Richard J. Dircks, a partner at Getnick Law, is actively involved in all aspects of the firm’s dedicated anti-fraud litigation and business integrity practice.
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Richard J. Dircks is a Partner based in New York, New York, practicing at Getnick Law. They have 28+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1998. Their practice focuses on business, federal crimes, whistleblower, and litigation. Admitted to practice in New York (1998), U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York (2001), and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York (2001). Educated at University of Southern California (J.D., 1996) and Cornell University (B.S., 1993). Active member of New York State Bar Association (Member, Executive Committee, Commercial and Federal Litigation Section, 2007— Co-Chair, Committee on Civil Prosecution, 2007—) American Bar Association The Association of the Bar of the City of New York Federal Bar Council. Serands clients in New York, NY and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Richard J. Dircks, a partner at Getnick Law, is actively involved in all aspects of the firm’s dedicated anti-fraud litigation and business integrity practice
- Mr. Dircks has experience representing individuals, businesses, and government entities in a variety of areas, including fraud investigation and litigation, False Claims Act qui tam litigation, IRS and SEC whistleblower claims, corporate monitoring/Independent Private Sector Inspector General (IPSIG) projects, and business litigation in both federal and state courts
- Mr. Dircks’ fraud investigation and litigation work on behalf of defrauded entities includes multi-million dollar matters successfully resolved in Federal and State courts for both domestic and international clients
- Mr. Dircks’ whistleblower practice, broad across industries and programs, includes groundbreaking cases and innovative results
- For example, he played a key role in the successful civil prosecution of two New York False Claims Act cases that resulted in record relator share recoveries for Getnick Law clients while at the same time uniquely leveraging and expanding the reach of the NYFCA: the first was a consumer fraud case that led to a parallel criminal prosecution resulting in the payment of full restitution to consumer victims (in addition to the State’s FCA recovery)
- and, the second was an electric utility fraud case, the resolution of which included an agreement by the Government to use a portion of the case proceeds to provide utility-related aid to low- and moderate-income New Yorkers
- In addition, Mr. Dircks was a member of the Getnick Law legal team nominated for “Trial Lawyer of the Year” recognition in connection with a $750 million case against GlaxoSmithKline that, for the first time, used the False Claims Act to hold drug makers accountable for selling adulterated pharmaceutical products to government health plans
- In the area of corporate monitorships, Mr. Dircks has held a number of leadership positions on significant Getnick Law engagements, including the World Trade Center Disaster Site Recovery and Clean-up, and the Federal-Court appointed monitorship over The New York Racing Association, Inc. Mr. Dircks has organized or participated in a number of Continuing Legal Education programs, and has authored articles relevant to the firm’s anti-fraud and business integrity practice
- Mr. Dircks is a member of several professional associations, including the New York State Bar Association
- Mr. Dircks serves on the Executive Committee of the New York State Bar Association Commercial and Federal Litigation Section, and for many years was Co-Chair of the Section’s Civil Prosecution Committee
- Prior to joining Getnick Law, Mr. Dircks served as the judicial law clerk for the Honorable James M. Ideman of the United States District Court for the Central District of California
- Mr. Dircks is a member of the New York Bar and is also admitted to practice in the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York
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Business attorneys advise founders and growing companies on entity formation, contracts, financing, M&A, and dispute resolution.
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