Erin Pamukcu

Erin Pamukcu is an associate in Hughes Hubbard’s Litigation Department. Erin represents corporate and individual clients with federal and state law enforcement authorities and regulatory agencies, including the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Her practice focuses on white-collar defense, investigations, complex financial fraud, and antitrust. Erin has experience in matters involving suspected market abuse, manipulation, and fraud, in particular cases involving complex financial transactions and instruments.

Erin has experience litigating in state and federal courts, including trial experience in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Erin also has experience with state and federal appellate courts.

Erin maintains an active pro bono practice, providing counsel to non-profit and arts organizations. She Erin has also represented individual pro bono clients in administrative law hearings, family court, immigration court and immigration proceedings, including asylum, Special Juvenile Immigration, UVisa and other applications.

While at the University of Michigan Law School, Erin served as Managing Editor of the Journal of Gender of Law and President of the American Constitution Society (ACS). She also worked at the University of Michigan Innocence Clinic for two years, where she investigated innocence claims, filed appeals and federal habeas petitions. As an undergraduate, Erin interned at The White House and the U.S. House of Representatives.

• Representation of Danish Tax Authority in federal and state courts seeking to recover over $2 billion wrongfully obtained through a scheme involving fraudulent tax refund claims, including successful jury verdict for over $500 million dollars in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. (In re Skat Tax Refund Scheme Litigation, 18-md-02865-LAK)
• Representation of a former public company executive in Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) enforcement action alleging fraud and ethics violations.
• Representation of a commodities broker in action alleging fraudulent and self-dealing transactions totaling over $10 million dollars.
• Representation of a cooperating executive in Department of Justice prosecution for multi-million dollar, global crypto-fraud scheme.
• Representation of former bank executive in civil lawsuit alleging fraudulent misappropriation of investor assets totaling at least $5.4 million dollars.
• Representation of investor in Department of Justice investigation alleging “pump-and-dump” securities fraud scheme and market manipulation.
• Advised a major financial institution concerning technology company’s antitrust liability with regard to digital payment platform.
• Advised a generic pharmaceutical company with regard to an internal investigation concerning price fixing allegations and antitrust liability.
• Representation of a global religious organization in a campaign to recover ancient art work stolen during World War II, including litigation in the United States District Court of New Jersey and negotiation of long-term loan agreements.
• Representation of a professional artist in an action against gallery and gallery owners to recover stolen works of art; resulting in a complete victory, including an award of punitive damages.
• Advised a nonprofit arts organization concerning reorganization precipitated by COVID pandemic.
• Representation of a nonprofit environmental advocacy organizations in amicus brief to New York Appellate Division’s First Department.