Courtney Finerty-Stelzner - New York, NY
Attorney at Getnick Law
Whistleblower Lawyers in New York, NY
630 5th Ave 20th Floor New York, NY 10111
- Free Consultation
- 1 Super Lawyers®
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12
Years
Experience
New York Whistleblower Lawyer
Updated: 02/16/2026
Areas of Practice
- Whistleblower
- False Claims Act, Qui Tam
- Business Litigation
- RICO
- Independent Monitoring
Litigation: 90%
Attorney Information
Overview
Courtney Finerty-Stelzner is an associate at Getnick Law, where she is actively involved in the firm’s whistleblower, anti-fraud litigation, and business integrity practices.
Courtney represents clients in a range of matters in federal and state court, including whistleblowers in qui tam cases under the federal and New York False Claims Acts, commercial disputes, and complex anti-fraud cases. For example, she was a key member of the team that represented approximately 40 health insurers in a lawsuit against GlaxoSmithKline, LLC, alleging that GSK knowingly manufactured drugs under conditions that violated federal manufacturing standards, which was settled in 2019.
Prior to joining the firm, Courtney was a litigation associate at Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP, where she represented clients in complex commercial litigation matters and served on the Monitoring Team for the Newark Police Division, responsible for overseeing NPD’s compliance with a Consent Decree entered into with the U.S. Department of Justice. Prior to that, she served as a law clerk to the Honorable Raymond J. Dearie of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
Awards and Honors
Other Sources of Feedback About Courtney Finerty-Stelzner
Included on the 2026 New York Metro Super Lawyers list
Education
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Legal Education
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Cornell Law School,
Ithaca,
New York
Juris Doctor
Honors: Winner, CALI Excellence for the Future Award in Trial Advocacy
Honors: Cum Laude
Law Journal: Cornell International Law Journal, Editor-in-Chief
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Cornell Law School,
Ithaca,
New York
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Non Legal Education
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Cornell University
B.A.
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Cornell University
Current Employment Position(s)
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Partner
Bar Admissions
- New York, 2014
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York
- U.S. District Court Southern District of New York
Other Affiliations
- The Anti-Fraud Coalition (Chair, Young Lawyers Division Board; Member, Government Relations Committee and DEIJ Committee)
- New York State Bar Association (Chair, Commercial and Federal Litigation Section, Civil Prosecution Committee)
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Contact
630 5th Ave
20th Floor
New York, NY 10111
Phone: 212-651-0595
Fax: 212-292-3942
Email: Send a message
Website: https://getnicklaw.com/
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