Eric is a nationally recognized trial lawyer, global corporate investigator, and board advisor. Eric specializes in complex white collar criminal defense matters, internal and government investigations, crisis management and bet-the-company civil litigation. Eric splits his time between Washington and New York.
Eric defends multinational companies and their officers and directors against allegations of bribery/Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) violations, money laundering, securities and accounting fraud, insider trading, antitrust violations, terrorist financing, tax evasion, and violations of the World Bank's Integrity Compliance Guidelines. He also frequently advises boards of directors and audit committees regarding complex cross-border litigation and investigations and develops strategies to favorably resolve those matters short of litigation.
Eric has been consistently and highly ranked by such leading publications as Chambers, Legal 500, and as one of LawDragon's top 500 Leading Global Litigators. He was also named a "Litigation Star" by Benchmark Litigation, where clients lauded him as "extremely smart, very experienced, and easy to work with." Clients also called Eric "a superstar" who has "creative ideas," "credibility with the DOJ and SEC," and is "very good at seeing around corners and anticipating the issues that may come up." Eric has been further recognized by Washingtonian magazine as one of Washington's best white collar defense attorneys and by the National Law Journal as a "White Collar Defense Trailblazer."
While in government, Eric served as Counselor to the Attorney General of the United States and advised the Attorney General on all of DOJ's complex white collar cases, cross-border criminal investigations and national security investigations, including cybersecurity, terrorism and espionage matters. Additionally, he served as Senior Counsel to the Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division at the DOJ, advising on complex issues arising from securities fraud and insider trading cases, as well as a variety of national security matters.
Eric also served for more than 10 years as a federal prosecutor in the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York where he successfully tried a wide range of cases, including complex white collar frauds, international terrorism cases and high-profile national security matters.
Updated Oct 2025
