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Mr Eric J. Belfi
Work Department
Securities Litigation
Non-U.S. Securities Litigation
Antitrust and Competition Litigation
Financial Products and Services Litigation
Consumer Protection Litigation
Client Monitoring and Case Evaluation
Position
Partner
Career
Eric J. Belfi is a Partner in the New York and London offices of Labaton Keller Sucharow LLP and a member of the Firm’s Executive Committee. An accomplished litigator and former prosecutor, Eric represents many of the world’s foremost pension funds and other leading institutional investors. His practice actively focuses on domestic and international securities and shareholder rights litigation. Beyond his litigation responsibilities, Eric leads the Firm’s Client Development Group and is an integral member of the Firm’s Case Analysis Group. He is actively engaged in initial case evaluation and providing counsel to institutional investor clients on potential claims. Eric has successfully handled numerous high-profile domestic securities cases and spearheads the Firm’s Non-U.S. Securities Litigation Practice, exclusively dedicated to assessing potential claims in non-U.S. jurisdictions and offering guidance on the associated risks and benefits. Additionally, he advises domestic and international clients on complex ESG issues.
Widely recognized by industry observers for his professional achievements, Eric has been recognized by Chambers USA as a “notable practitioner” in the Nationwide Securities Litigation Plaintiff category and by Lawdragon among the top “500 Global Plaintiff Lawyers” and as one of the country’s “500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers.”
Prior to joining Labaton Keller Sucharow, Eric served as an Assistant Attorney General for the State of New York and as an Assistant District Attorney for the County of Westchester. During his tenure as a prosecutor, he specialized in investigating and prosecuting white-collar criminal cases, with a particular emphasis on securities law violations.
Eric is a member of the National Association of Public Pension Attorneys (NAPPA) Securities Litigation Working Group and the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Corporate Advisory Board.
Memberships
Education
St. John’s University School of Law
J.D., 1995
Georgetown University
B.A., 1992
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: plaintiff
The securities litigation practice at Labaton Keller Sucharow LLP in New York has undergone many changes in the last year, as the mantle of leading the practice has been passed on a younger generation. Firm chair Christopher Keller and head of litigation Jonathan Gardner still oversee the practice, but the leadership role is now in the hands of highly respected litigators Carol Villegas and Michael Canty. Clients note that they are ‘very responsive to any questions that arise, and handle matters in a very professional manner’. Villegas, is currently leading a securities class action against PayPal Holdings, Inc., which alleges that the company touted strong growth to get new accounts but was fueling this growth by essentially paying people to sign up, and that ‘bot farms’ were used to create fake accounts. Working with Eric Belfi, Villegas also secured a $73m recovery in a case against data analytics company Nielsen, which was alleged to have misrepresented the strength of its consumer purchasing measurement business, and the impact of European data privacy regulations. Canty’s recent track record includes working with Michael Rogers to secure a $125m settlement in a case against Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Up-and-coming partner James Christie also plays a key role in the practice. Thomas Dubbs and James Johnson recently retired from the firm.