Lesley Ann Skillen

Lesley Ann Skillen is a partner in Getnick Law. She is the coordinator of the firm's False Claims Act qui tam practice and has been representing qui tam whistleblowers since the early 1990s. Notable cases include a $750 million recovery from GlaxoSmithKline relating to the sale of adulterated drugs to Medicaid and other government health programs, a $251 million settlement with Bayer pharmaceuticals relating to drug pricing and a $182 million recovery from Laboratory Corporation of America alleging that Labcorp billed the government for unnecessary blood tests. Ms. Skillen is a frequent speaker on qui tam at bar association events and has written numerous articles on qui tam and business integrity related issues, including articles published in the New York Times, the New York Law Journal, and Pharmaceutical Executive magazine. She is a past Co-Chair of the American Bar Association Qui Tam Subcommittee and Co-Chair of the Conference Committee of Taxpayers Against Fraud, a Washington, D.C. based public interest organization supporting the False Claims Act and other incentivized integrity programs. Ms. Skillen joined Getnick Law in 1992 after completing a Churchill Fellowship exploring advanced civil remedies for complex corporate fraud. She has 30 years of experience investigating and prosecuting cases in that area. In addition to her qui tam practice, she has conducted internal corporate investigations, business integrity projects and civil fraud litigations for corporate clients, working together with investigators and forensic accountants. Ms. Skillen has managed independent monitoring projects and played a leading role in the development of the independent monitoring concept. She co-authored the foundation paper on the Independent Private Sector Inspector General (IPSIG) concept in 1993 and was the principal draftsperson of the International Association of IPSIG's Code of Ethics. Ms. Skillen is a member of the New York Bar and is admitted to practice in the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and the Northern District of California. Prior to joining Getnick Law, she was the Director of Policy and International Relations for the Australian Securities Commission in Sydney, the national corporate and securities regulatory agency. Between 1983 and 1991, Ms. Skillen was an assistant federal prosecutor and a legal advisor to the Australian National Crime Authority, where she coordinated complex investigations of business and taxation fraud, money laundering and organized crime activity. Ms. Skillen received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Monash University in Australia in 1974 and her Bachelor of Laws with Honors and Master of Laws degrees from Monash Law School in 1978 and 1983 respectively. She was admitted to the New York bar in 1994. Awards and Honors Super Lawyers® Selectees Lesley Ann Skillen included in a Super Lawyers® list Other Sources of Feedback About Lesley Ann Skillen Included on the 2025New York Metro Super Lawyers list Past Lists 2024 New York Metro Super Lawyers list 2023 New York Metro Super Lawyers list 2022 New York Metro Super Lawyers list 2021 New York Metro Super Lawyers list 2020 New York Metro Super Lawyers list 2015 New York Metro Super Lawyers list 2014 New York Metro Super Lawyers list 2013 New York Metro Super Lawyers list 2011 New York Metro Super Lawyers list

• Partner, since 1992

• Australian Securities Commission, Director of Policy and International Relations

• New York, 1994
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York
• U.S. District Court Southern District of New York
• U.S. District Court Northern District of California

• Qui Tam Subcommittee of the American Bar Association White Collar Crime Committee (Past Co-Chair)
• American Bar Association Criminal Justice Section (Member)
• New York City Bar Association (Member)
• Taxpayers Against Fraud Education Fund (Conference Committee Co-Chair)