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Eric Corngold
Work Department
Partner, White Collar
Position
Eric Corngold is co-head of Friedman Kaplan’s white collar department. He represents businesses, their executives, and their employees during federal and state criminal investigations, as well as in regulatory matters involving the Securities and Exchange Commission and other federal and state government agencies. He also conducts internal investigations for corporations and other institutions on behalf of officers, boards of directors, and audit committees.
Career
Mr. Corngold brings tremendous insight from the enforcement perspective. Prior to joining Friedman Kaplan, he spent sixteen years as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York (with two of those years as Chief Assistant U.S. Attorney and six years as Chief of the EDNY’s Business and Securities Frauds Unit) and three years as Executive Deputy Attorney General for Economic Justice in the New York Attorney General’s Office where he was the principal advisor on litigation and policy concerning financial markets, antitrust matters, corporate and consumer fraud, and housing.
His recent notable work includes representing the New Jersey Economic Development Authority in connection with the year-long task force investigation being conducted by Governor Phil Murphy’s Task Force on Tax Incentives, and related civil and criminal matters.
In addition to his significant work on behalf of clients, Mr. Corngold serves as a Trustee of the State University of New York and is the Chair of the New York State University Construction Fund. He is also an adjunct Professor of Law at St. John’s University School of Law where, for 20 years, he has taught a course on white collar law.
Education
Yale Law School, J.D. (1984)
Swarthmore College, B.A., Phi Beta Kappa (1980)
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
Friedman Kaplan Seiler Adelman & Robbins LLP frequently conducts internal investigations for audit committees and boards of directors. The team is also recommended for clients needing advice on compliance programs and requirements. The team is co-led by Eric Corngold and Mary Mulligan. Corngold has deep experience navigating investigations conducted by the DOJ and SEC. Mulligan has broad capabilities with representing clients on a range of allegations, including FCPA violations, tax offenses, and healthcare fraud, among other matters. Mala Ahuja Harker and Timothy Haggerty are both active in New York and New Jersey. Harker and Haggerty are both seasoned litigators who routinely act for clients on a variety of white-collar criminal matters. Bonnie Baker is another key member of the team who has experience with investigations connected to wire fraud, money laundering, and insider trading. The team is strengthened by the addition of Rahul Agarwal, who joined the firm in January 2024 with extensive in the US Attorney’s Office. Agarwal splits his time between New York and New Jersey. Unless otherwise stated, lawyers mentioned are based in New York.