Margaret J. Finerty is a partner at Getnick & Getnick LLP. Ms. Finerty’s practice focuses on Federal and State False Claims Act qui tam cases, as well as IRS and SEC Whistleblower matters. She coordinates the firm’s IRS Whistleblower practice, as well as its IPSIG (Independent Private Sector Inspector General) and monitoring work. She also represents private clients in addressing fraud, business integrity and compliance matters. Ms. Finerty has creatively applied the New York False Claims act in cases against a major electrical utility company, and an upstate New York heating fuel company which was stealing funds from both government entities and private individuals. The whistleblowers in each of these cases received an award of 23.5% of the recovery to New York State.
