 
Getnick & Getnick serves as compliance counsel for corporations
and other organizations, advising clients on appropriate and effective
responses to internal and external acts of fraud, conducting internal
investigations and business integrity audits, and designing compliance
programs to prevent and detect fraud.
In September 2001, for example, Getnick & Getnick was retained
as compliance counsel by a major publicly held corporation that
does business in the public, commercial and residential construction
industry in New York City and the Northeast U.S. This retention
includes undertaking business integrity assessments; helping develop
business codes of conduct; monitoring and investigating business
practices and operations to determine that the company's subsidiaries
comply with the business codes of conduct and otherwise operate
lawfully; and recommending changes regarding business practices
consistent with the foregoing. Working together with investigators
and forensic accountants, Getnick & Getnick has investigated a
number of specific integrity-related matters referred to it by
the company and has reported both on the specifics of the matter
and on any systemic compliance problems arising therefrom. Getnick
& Getnick has also undertaken a comprehensive business integrity
review covering all of the corporation's subsidiaries operating
in unregulated industries.
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