Eric focuses his practice on business litigation.  He has represented litigants in all phases of complex commercial litigation in state and federal trial and appellate courts, both in Florida and nationwide.  He has a broad range of experience, including cases involving civil RICO, FDUTPA, the Sherman Act, breaches of contract, restrictive covenants and trade secrets, employment discrimination, ERISA, the Fair Labor Standards Act, construction law, commercial foreclosure, and multidistrict litigation.  Eric has extensive experience litigating class actions.

Additionally, Eric has been involved in bankruptcy litigation on behalf of debtors such as Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc., General Motors Corp., SemGroup, L.P., and LandSource Communities Development LLC.

Before joining Meland Russin & Budwick, Eric spent five years at Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, where he was a member of the firm’s Complex Commercial Litigation practice group.

Rrepresentative Experience

Represented UnitedHealth Group in several nationwide, multidistrict class actions asserting RICO, antitrust, and state consumer-protection law violations.

Represented American Airlines, Inc. in litigation relating to the North Terminal Development Project at Miami International Airport.  

Represented Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. in a nationwide race-discrimination class action.

Represented Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. and Lehman Commercial Paper, Inc. in multiple adversary proceedings involving several billion dollars in loans.

Represented Oxford Health Plans LLC in a statewide class action alleging violations of FDUTPA.

Education

J.D., summa cum laude, University of Miami School of Law, 2004

University of Miami Law Review

Order of the Coif

B.A., Emory University, 2001

Bar Admission

Florida

Southern District of Florida

Middle District of Florida

Northern District of Florida

United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Memberships

Member, Section of Litigation, American Bar Association

Member, Trial Lawyers Section, Florida Bar

Member, Dade County Bar Association

Awards & Recognition

Florida Super Lawyers, Rising Star – Business Litigation, 2010-2011

Lawyers for Children America’s John Edward Smith Child Advocacy Award, 2006

Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP’s Pro Bono Service Award, 2005, 2006, 2007