- J.D., University of Southern California
- M.B.A., St. John’s University
- B.S., Cornell University
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.
Educationv
Recognitionsv
- Nominee-Finalist, Public Justice Foundation, Trial Lawyer of the Year Award, 2011 (member of legal team)
- Super Lawyers, Rising Stars: 2011, 2012
Publications & Mediav
- Co-Author, “Federal False Claims Act and SEC Whistleblower Program Practice Points,” NYSBA Litigator, Spring 2014
- Co-Author, “Death Cancels Everything But Truth: Survivability of False Claims Act Qui Tam Claims”, The False Claims Act and Qui Tam Quarterly Review, April 2005
- Co-Author, “The Upward Spiral: A U.S. Outlook on International Anti-Bribery Efforts in the New Millennium,” published in the International Law Practicum, Vol. 14 No. 1 (2001)