Background
Ann Skillen, Lesley was born on April 2, 1955 in Sydney, Australia.
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Lesley Ann Skillen
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Monash University (Bachelor of Arts, 1976. Bachelor of Laws, with honors, 1978. Master of Laws, 1983).
Career
Worked at Getnick & Getnick (New York, New York) specializing in Commercial Counselling, Litigation. Civil Prosecution of Commercial Fraud (RICO. False Claims Acts/Qui Tam).
Criminal Defense of Complex Business Crime. Admitted to the bar, 1979, Victoria, Australia.
1994, New York; 1995, United States.
District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New New York Northern District of California. Churchill Fellow, 1991.
Managing Editor, Civil Prosecution News, Clark Boardman Callaghan, 1994-1996.
Company-Author: "The False Claims Acting: Enlisting Citizens in Fighting Fraud Against the Government," New York Litigation, Volume 2 Number. 2 (1996); "Structural Reform: The Front Lincolnshire Fight Against Business Crime," New York Litigator, Volume 1 Number.
2 (1995). "Corporate Heroes for Uncle Sam," New York Times, December 3, 1995.
"Combatting Industry-Wide Corruption," New York Law Journal, Volume 212 Number. 10 (1994); "The Independent Private Sector Inspector General," New York State Bar Association Commercial and Federal Litigation Section (1994).
Member: Association of the Bar of the City of New New York New York State (Member, Civil Prosecution Committee.
Commercial and Federal Litigation Section, 1992) and American (Member: Health Care Fraud and Abuse Subcommittee, White Collar Crime Committee, Section of Criminal Justice.
Procurement Fraud Committee, Public Contract Section). New York Women"s Bar Associations. Getnick & Getnick serves as general and litigation counsel to individual, business and government clients.
The firm handles all forms of commercial counselling and litigation with a recognized expertise in the area of commercial fraud.
Achievements
Membership
Member: Association of the Bar of the City of New New York New York State (Member, Civil Prosecution Committee. Commercial and Federal Litigation Section, 1992) and American (Member: Health Care Fraud and Abuse Subcommittee, White Collar Crime Committee, Section of Criminal Justice.
Procurement Fraud Committee, Public Contract Section).
New York Women"s Bar Associations.
